78 THE FARM pAIRY. 



Station to the dairy fanners of this state as espe- 

 cially suitable to southern conditions for cows of 

 1,000 lbs. weight. 



Kation No. 1 : Oom silage, 40 lbs. ; cottonseed meal, 

 8 lbs. 



Eation No. 2: Com silage, 40 lbs.; cotton seed 

 meal, 5 lbs. ; bran, 3 lbs. 



Ration No. 3: Hay (mixed grasses), 20 lbs.; corn 

 meal, 4 lbs. ; cotton seed meal, 3 lbs. 



Ration No. 4 : Cotton seed hulls, 20 lbs. ; cotton- 

 seed meal, 4 Ibs^ ; bran, 5 lbs. 



Ration No. 5 : 'Cotton seed hulls, 25 lbs. ; cotton 

 seed meal, 5 lbs. 



Ration No. 6 : Cow pea hay, 15 lbs. ; shredded corn 

 stalks, 10 lbs.; cotton seed meal, 2 lbs.; corn meal, 

 2 lbs. 



Mississippi Agricultural College. — J. S. 



Moore, Professor of Dairy Husbandry, Agricul- 

 tural College, thus sets forth the combinations 

 of food stuffs in favor in that state and recom- 

 mended by the college: 



The rations are designed to furnish materials in 

 about the proper proportions for the production of 

 milk by cows weighing from 800 to 1,000 lbs. and 

 yielding from 20 lbs. to 24 lbs. of milk a day. For 

 cows giving a larger amount the ration should be in- 

 creased and for cows falling under that yield it 

 should be reduced. 



Ration No. 1: Johnson grass hay, 13 lbs.; cotton 

 seed hulls, 15 lbs. ; cotton seed meal, 3 lbs. ; wheat 

 bran, 4 lbs. 



