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Where liberal grain rations are fed (1 pound of grain to 3 or 4 pounds of milk) 

 mixtures containing about 20 per cent of protein are to be preferred. If less grain is 

 fed in proportion to the milk produced, mixtures containing 24 per cent of protein are 

 likely to prove more satisfactory. 



The mixtures are expressed on a ton basis, but smaller amounts can be mixed by 

 reducing each ingredient by one-half, one-third or one-fourth. 



Suggested 

 Pounds. Cost. 



600 cottonseed meal . . . . $13 80 



600 wheat bran 8 70 



600 hominy feed 10 80 



200 ground oats 3 90 



Cost a ton, $37.20. 

 Minimum protein, 19 per cent. 

 Minimum fat, 5 per cent. 

 Maximum fiber, 9 per cent. 



Pounds. 



400 cottonseed meal 

 400 gluten feed 

 400 wheat bran 

 400 hominy feed . 

 400 ground oats 



Cost. 



$9 20 

 8 20 

 5 80 

 7 20 

 7 80 



Cost a ton, $38.20. 

 Minimum protein, 19 per cent. 

 Minimum fat, 4.5 per cent. 

 Maximum fiber, 8 per cent. 



Pounds. 



300 cottonseed meal 

 300 linseed meal 

 400 wheat bran 

 400 hominy feed 

 300 ground oats 

 300 gluten feed 



Cost. 

 $6 90 



Cost a ton, $39.70. 

 Minimum protein, 20 per cent. 

 Minimum fat, 5 per cent. 

 Maximum fiber, 9 per cent. 



Mixtures. 



Pounds. 



600 cottonseed meal 



700 gluten feed 



700 wheat bran 



Cost. 



$13 80 



14 35 



10 15 



Cost a ton, $38.30. 

 Minimum protein, 24 per cent. 

 Minimum fat, 4.5 per cent. 

 Maximum fiber, 10 per cent. 



Pounds. Cost. 



600 cottonseed meal .... $13 80 



500 gluten feed 10 25 



200 hominy feed 3 60 



700 wheat bran 10 15 



Cost a ton, $37.80. 

 Minimum protein, 23 per cent. 

 Minimum fat, 5 per cent. 

 Maximum fiber, 10 per cent. 



Pounds. 



400 cottonseed meal 

 300 linseed meal 

 600 wheat bran 

 300 gluten feed 

 300 ground oats 

 100 corn meal 



Cost. 

 $9 20 



7 80 



8 70 

 6 15 

 5 85 

 1 75 



Cost a ton, $39.45. 

 Minimum protein, 22 per cent. 

 Minimum fat, 5 per cent. 

 Maximum fiber, 10 per cent. 



In the above mixtures corn meal could be substituted for hominy feed in equal 

 amounts. As a general practice it is advisable to use hominy feed during the warmer 

 months unless corn is home grown. Any of these mixtures should prove satisfactory. 

 They are, however, merely suggested as types and admit of many variations. 



The figures given indicate that the dairy farmer can by home mixing prepare a 

 satisfactory ration and at the present time save on the average about $10 a ton. Why 

 is it not worth doing? Fluctuations in the market price of feeding stuffs and other 

 economic factors render it unwise to forecast what the saving may be in the future. 

 At the present time, however, the labor involved in home mixing is amply repaid. 



