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tliat the ton of oats contained. Tte 1,250 

 pounds of gluten meal fed with corn meal will 

 hring better returns in milk than the ton of 

 oats. I find that I cannot dispense with gluten 

 meal as a part of my cows' rations. 



The kiln-dried by-products of the glucose 

 factories and whiskey disitilleries are valuable 

 and economical cow feed when bought intelli- 

 gently. Insist upon reliable information as to 

 the analysis of them. Many of the states have 

 laws that are respected, and these feeds are 

 pretty sure to contain more protein than is 

 guaranteed, but it may not be so always in 

 states which have no laws requiring any guar- 

 antee from the manufacturers. 



Keep the Mangers Clean. — ^It may be said in 

 this connection that whatever the food, all that 

 is rejected by the cows should be removed and 

 fed to the dry cows, the young cattle or the 

 horses. Do not leave it in the cows' mangers. 

 Eemember always that your profit comes from 

 what food you can induce the cow to consume 

 above what she must have to sustain herself 



