Feeding Dairy Cattle 



size is very palatable and in this size is preferred by lamb 

 feeders to use as a supplement to corn. 



At one time the linseed oil was extracted from the flax 

 seed b}^ another process, the oil being dissolved out v\^ith 

 naphtha. The residue from this process w^as called new pro- 

 cess oil meal. Onl}? occasionally is such a meal encountered 

 now. The new process oil meal contained less fat and was 

 not as palatable. 



The healthful qualities of old process oil meal add to its 

 value. It is one of the finest high protein feeds we have and 

 in addition it is laxative and stimulating to appetite and milk 

 flow. There are 1558 pounds of total digestible nutrients to 

 the ton in oil meal which shows its high value as a feed com- 

 pared with all other feeds. Oil meal contains about 33 per 

 cent, total protein of which 30 per cent, is digestible. On 

 account of its valuable properties I should consider oil meal 

 in a mixture of concentrates fully as valuable pound for 

 pound as choice cottonseed meal or gluten feed. It makes 

 a fine combination with these feeds. The manurial value 

 of linseed oil meal would be somewhat less than that of the 

 higher grade cottonseed meals Ijecause of a less protein 

 content. 



Linseed oil meal can be fed in any quantity to any animal 

 provided that animal does not scour. Oil meal is laxative, 

 and therefore, the amount that can be fed is limited. This 

 feed is very useful in mixtures used for fitting cows for test. 

 Here as high as 25 per cent, is often used in the mixture. 

 In rations for milking cows or in production rations 20 to 30 

 per cent, can be used very well. It is a particularly fine feed 

 for all growing animals and is fine for. young calves with oats, 

 bran and hominy. This feed is so good as a conditioner that 

 it is often used as the base of so-called stock feeds and condi- 

 tion powders where a very high price is paid for it under a 

 fancy name. Well animals, with a little oil meal with other 

 good foods in their ration, do not need any stock feeds or 

 condition powders and it is a waste of money to buy them. 



(3ther flax plant by-products 



Flax feed consists of flax screenings and is not generallv 

 found on the market except as a component of mixed feeds. 



Flax plant by-product contains some of the stem, some 

 of the pods and some of the broken or immature flax seeds. 

 It has little if any feeding value and should be avoided as 

 such or as a component of mixed feeds. Sometimes the oil 

 may be extracted from the unscreened flax seed giving us 



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