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coarser and more starchy the foundation of a ration the 

 greater must be the per cent, of albuminoids in the grain^ 



The purchase of corn meal by milk and butter producers 

 has been and is to-day, a great hindrance to succes'sful 

 dairying. 



A ton of gluten feed is worth probably 50 per cent, 

 more than a ton of corn meal, when fed with ensilage or 

 hay or other coarse fodder, and yet they cost the same money. 



The following tables give some standard mixtures of 

 grain and standard rations for cows weighing 1000 lbs. alive. 



STANDARD GRAIN MIXTURES. 



No. 1 — Corn meal, 100 lbs.; middlings, 100 lbs.; cotton- 

 seed, 100 lbs. 



No. 2 — Corn meal, 200 lbs.; middlings, 400 lbs.; gluten, 

 300 lbs. 



No. 3 — Corn meal, 300 lbs.; cotton-seed, 300 lbs.; gluten, 

 150 lbs. This is for butter making particularly. 



No. 4 — Corn meal, 200 lbs.; cotton-seed, 300 lbs.; shorts, 

 300 lbs. 



No. 5— Gluten, 100 lbs.; cotton-seed, 100 lbs.; shorts 

 100 lbs. 



No. 6 — Gluten, 100 lbs.; cotton-seed, 200 lbs.; shorts, 

 100 lbs. 



STANDARD RATIONS FOR COWS WEIGHING 1,000 LBS. 



No. 1 — Hay, 11 lbs.; corn fodder, 11 lbs.; grain mixture 

 No. 3, 9i lbs., or 7 qts. 



No. 2 — Hay, 11 lbs.; corn fodder, 11 lbs.; grain mixture 

 No. 4, 10 i lbs., or lOi qts. 



No. 3 — Hay, 12 lbs.; oat straw, 8 lbs.; grain mixture. No. 



3, 9 lbs.; or 7 qts. 



* No. 4 — Hay, 12 lbs.; oat straw, 7 lbs.; grain mixture. No- 



4, 10 lbs., or 10 qts. 



No. 5 — Ensilage, 50 lbs., or two bushels ; hay, 5 lbs.; 

 grain mixture, No. 3, 7i lbs., or 5i qts. 



No. 6 — Ensilage, 50 lbs., or two bushels; hay, 5 lbs.; 

 grain mixture. No. 4, 8 lbs., or 8 qts. 



