7i 6 



MAIZE 



chap, proportion of protein and oil. The Geneva (N.Y., U.S.A.) 



XIV - Station (Bull. 166) reported the protein content to be about io-6 



per cent, and the starch and sugar 46 per cent, while if screenings 



and bits of cob are included the fibre content may equal 7 per 



cent. It is almost identical with " cerealine-feed ". 



682. Maize for Dairy Cows.— Henry (1) says that the 

 pre-eminence of the great dairy region of the Western 

 United States is "due in no small measure" to the use of 

 maize products for feeding dairy cows. "No article is more 

 palatable to the cow than maize in almost any form, and her 

 fondness for it has often led to its abuse " ; it should not 

 form more than one-half or three-fifths of the concentrates fed 

 to the dairy cow. It is better to feed the grain mixed with 

 roughage. 



" The relation of concentrates to roughage should always 

 be borne in mind. The rule should be to feed nearly as much 

 roughage as the cow will consume without overtaxing her; 

 then supply sufficient concentrates to bring the digestible 

 matter up to the required standard. About T 4 gths of the 

 digestible nutrient should be given in the form of concentrates 

 and /'jyths in the roughage. It will not do to feed all grain in 

 expectation of better returns. A satisfactory ration must pos- 

 sess a certain bulk or volume in order to properly distend the 

 abdomen. Without this the process of digestion cannot pro- 

 ceed normally. This should never be forgotten, even when 

 forcing cows in dairy contests." 



The dairy cow when yielding a liberal supply of milk 

 " should be regarded as an animal at hard labour. ■. . . The 

 work-horse must have more grain and less roughage as his 

 labour increases, and the same is true with the cow. A por- 

 tion of the provender must therefore take the form of grain or 

 concentrates. Moreover, if she is yielding a large amount of 

 milk, i.e. working hard, it is best to aid her by reducing the 

 grain to fineness by grinding. The ' dry ' cow is doing little 

 work and can subsist on less feed, and this may be coarser in 

 character." 



"Gluten meal, cream gluten, grain gluten, corn germ, and 

 other by-products of maize are all excellent articles for feeding 

 the cow, and their use is strongly recommended. Eastern 

 dairymen have learned to appreciate these articles and use 



