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Among the most economical concentrates high in 

 ' Economical protein may be mentioned cottonseed meal, malt 

 Feeds. sprouts, gluten products, dried distillers' and brew- 



ers' grains, flour middlings and red dog flour. 

 Expensive Wheat bran contains only 13 per cent of digestible 

 Feeds. protein, and 35 to 40 per cent of indigestible matter. 



The long distance transportation of substances con- 

 taining such a large amount of inert material, is an important factor 

 in making the nutrients they contain relatively expensive. While it 

 is a safe feed and most excellent for diluting or " lightening up " the 

 more concentrated by-products, it is believed that farmers generally 

 feed it in excess to their pecuniary disadvantage. For milkmen it 

 often furnishes a partial cheap substitute for hay, when the latter is 

 expensive. The above remarks apply to New England conditions, 

 as this product is undoubtedly among the cheapest feeds for western 

 farmers. Linseed meal while a desirable milk-producing feed, is as 

 a rule an expensive one. It is not economical for the average 

 farmer to purchase corn meal for milk production : it should be 

 grown upon the farm. Milk producers who are obliged to purchase 

 all of their feed can on the contrary often feed grain mixtures con- 

 taining one-third corn or hominy meal to advantage. Among other 

 very expensive concentrates may be mentioned oat feeds, and the 

 various mixtures containing an excess of oat offal. 



GRAIN MIXTURES FOR DAIRY COWS. 



Mixtures to be fed with one bushel of silage* and hay, or with 

 corn stover and hay. 



100 lbs. bran. 100 lbs. bran or mixed feed. 



100 lbs. flour middlings. 150 lbs. gluten feed. 



150 lbs. gluten feed. Mix and feed 9 quarts daily. 

 Mix and feed 7 quarts daily. 



4. 



100 lbs. bran. 200 lbs. malt sprouts. 



100 lbs. flour middlings. 100 lbs. bran. 



100 lbs. gluten or cottonseed meal. 100 lbs. gluten feed. 



Mix and feed 7 to 8 quarts daily. Mix and feed 10 to 12 quarts daily. 



♦To reduce cost of grain, try 35 quarts of 100 pounds cottonseed meal and 100 pounds gluten 



feed, ?it!xed with silage. 

 **'With silage and hay. 



