has been repeatedly demonstrated that is does not pay to grind or 

 cook com for pigs. While there is a slight increase, they require 

 more pounds of feed to make a given amount of gain. 



Corn Silage vs. Corn Fodder 



The results of the Vermont Station experiments are as follows: 



Pounds 



24,858 lbs. of green fodder corn when dried and fed with a uniform daily, 



ration of hay and grain, produced, of milk 7,888 



24,858 lbs. of green fodder corn when converted into silage and fed with 



the same daily ration of hay and grain, produced, of milk 8,525 



The experiment shows 837 pounds of milk, or 11 per cent in favor 

 of silage. 



At the Wisconsin Station the results were as follows: 

 "From 29,800 pounds of green fodder 24,440 pounds of silage was 

 obtained. It was fed with 1,648 pounds of hay and 2,884 pounds 

 of grain producing 7,496 pounds of milk containing 340.4 pounds of 

 butter-fat. From 29,800 pounds of green fodder were obtained 

 7,330 pounds of field-cured fodder corn, which fed with 1,567 pounds 

 of hay and 2,743 pounds of grain, produced 7,119 pounds of milk 

 containing 318.2 pounds of fat, or 377 pounds of milk and 7 per cent 

 more of butter-fat in favor of the silage." 



A Weil-Balanced Ration 



The Illinois Station gives the following for a cow weighing 1200 

 pounds giving 30 pounds of milk daily: 



20 pounds of clover hay 

 8 pounds of ground corn 

 6 pounds of wheat bran 



This ration contains one pound of protein to 6.4 pounds of carbo- 

 hydrates and fat. 



Frank Byers, the very successful manager of the Deere Midvale 

 Dairy, is not governed by any fixed rules in his feeding operations. He 

 gives the cows as much alfalfa hay and silage as they will clean up. In 

 the matter of concentrates, he is governed by the requirements of each 

 individual cow. By keeping a daily record of the milk production of 

 each cow and closely observing the results obtained from different mix- 

 tures and quantities of feed, he is able to secure maximum returns. The 

 kind of concentrates depends somewhat upon the price and availability. 

 He used cotton seed meal, bran, shorts, ground oats, barley and corn, 

 mixing them to meet the requirements of the individuals. If a cow is 

 inclined to be thin, he increases the corn meal. If she is taking on too 



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