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unsound or decaying food. We may expect the results given by Wolff 

 only when conditions are favorable and within our control. 



But, we may ask, why bother with a standard when so many things 

 may reduce the effect of the balanced ration? 



But such conditions exist regardless of the ration, whether balanced 

 or not, and when the balanced ration is used better results are had thun 

 when an unbalanced ration is used. Then, too, if a man will go to the 

 trouble to figure out a dairy ration he will be almost sure to talie better 

 care of his cows, look after their comfort and get better returns. 



President: If there is any one that wishes to discuss tliis subject, we 

 will hold it open for a few minutes. 



Mr. Barrett: I would like to ask Mr. Newsom a question.^ He has 

 named three important grain feeds. Bj' that I mean bran, meal and 

 hominy meal, and three derived from the stalk part of the vegetable. 

 I would like to have him name them in the order of their importance. 



Mr. Newsom: The silage is perhaps the most important feed, but that 

 is not sufficient. There is no one feed that is sufficient. Of the feeds 

 we have here, I should recommend, if a person was gomg to confine him- 

 self to three feeds, silage, clover hay and bran. I will not attempt to name 

 the order in which they should come, but ir I was confined to three 

 feeds, those would be the three. 



Mr. Burnside: I Avould like to ask Mr. Newsom, in feeding his cows 

 to supply them with suflicieut protein, what he considers best at present 

 prices? 



Mr. Newsom: I think gluten leed about as cheap a protein as we can 

 buy now. 



Mr. Burnside: I don't agree with you. 1 would like to ask if he ever 

 used cottonseed meal as a source of protein? 



Mr. Newsom: Yes, sir. 



Mr. Burnside: What do you pay for bran now? 



INfr. Newsom: I pay about .$22 a ton; that is aliout all it is worth, and 

 that is one reason why I name gluten feed. At taat price the protein in 

 bran would be 6, 7 or 8 cents a pound, and in gluten feed it would run 

 3% cents a pound; but gluten feed, the cows won't eat by itself. 



President: Why not feed gluten meal? It is richer in protein, al- 

 though it is not more palatable. 



Mr. Burnside: In my experience gluten meal is very palatable. Our 

 cows will take hold of it right away. 



