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It is unwise to feed heavy nitrogenous concentrates 



Grain mixt- unless diluted with some bulky feed, for the reason 



ures should be that they are likely to be imperfectly chewed, digested 



bulky. and assimilated, and are frequent causes of digestive 



disturbances. Wheat bran, distillers' grains, malt 

 sprouts and even chopped hay or silage will serve as proper distribu- 

 ters. In the types of grain mixtures given below, one-third wheat 

 bran has been used in most of the combinations. Some very suc- 

 cessful feeders maintain that the most satisfactory rations should con- 

 tain one-half bran, but the writer is of the opinion that such a mixt- 

 ure would be too expensive for the average feeder. Grain rations 

 should be so compounded that a quart of the combination should 

 not weigh over one pound or even a little less. 



The following mixtures are offered as types, any 

 Types of grain one of which it is believed will prove satisfactory. 

 mixtures for 

 dairy animals. 



I. 2. 



loo lbs. bran. loo lbs. bran or mixed wheat feed, 



loo lbs. flour middlings. 150 lbs. gluten feed. 



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

 Mix and feed 7 quarts daily. 



3- 4- 



100 lbs. bran. 100 lbs. dried distillers' grains. 



100 lbs. flour middlings. 75 lbs. flour middlings. 



100 lbs. cottonseed, linseed or gluten Mix and feed 6 quarts daily. 



meal. 

 Mix and feed 7 to 8 quarts daily. 



5. 6. 



100 lbs. cottonseed or gluten meal. 100 lixs. dried distillers' grains. 

 150 lbs. corn and cob or hominy meal. 100 lbs. corn and cob or hominy meal. 

 100 lbs. bran. Mix and feed 5 to 6 quarts daily. 



Mix and feed 7 to 8 quarts daily. 



The types suggested are intended for cows weighing from 800 to 

 1000 pounds yielding from 12 to 14 quarts of milk daily. For cows 

 producing less than 12 quarts of milk the amount can be somewhat 

 reduced. For heavy milking Holstein cows the quantity in many 

 cases can be doubled or increased according to the judgment of the 

 feeder. Owing to the present high prices for grain, many farmers 

 will prefer to increase the roughage somewhat and decrea.se the daily 

 grain ration. 



In suggesting the above, the writer has endeavored to present com- 

 binations that will furnish both the required protein and bulk. Many 



