FARM DAIRYING 



tight, let it stand till morning, and added meal 

 and a sprinkling of salt when feeding. He said 

 this method reduced the cost of milk production 

 one-third. 



With regard to the meal ration, that depends 

 on the amount of milk the cow is giving, and the 

 kinds of grain used. If it is a good mixed meal, 

 one pound of meal to every four pounds of milk 

 given by the cow is considered about right. Cows 

 giving a good flow of milk usually get from five to 

 ten pounds of meal per day. Several kinds of 

 grain mixed together are better than feeding one 

 straight grain; but if limited to one, choose 

 chopped oats. 



The selection of grains depends on their mar- 

 ket price and what is grown on the farm. Equal 

 parts of oats, peas, barley, and bran make an 

 excellent and cheap mixture. Some of the more 

 concentrated foods, such as oil-cake, cotton-seed 

 meal, or gluten meal, may be substituted or added. 

 These are high in protein, and stimulate the milk 

 flow. In using these concentrates we are adding 

 greatly to the manure value and get much of our 

 expended money back in increased yield of crop. 

 It is interesting to note in this connection that 

 many of the large landowners in England allow 



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