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then I stopped. Over every cow I had the number of measures 

 of meal I wanted fed and I measure that way and they are fed 

 that way. 



Q : — You use silage ? 



A : — Yes sir. The corn in the silo 100 bu. per acre, 6 

 lbs. of concentrates besides that. A fairly liberal ration. 



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Q 



-Plenty of carbohydrates in that ration 



A : — Yes sir. 



Q : — You can get along without bran ? 



A : — Yes sir. The carbohydrates keep up the flow. If 

 the cows are using their energy running around to keep warm 

 tJhey can't put it into milk. 



Q : — ^I suppose there is more money lost in your state and 

 mine, by lack of good care and feeding than because of poor 

 cows? 



A: — A lot that have been condemned as poor cows never 

 had a decent chance of being anything else but poor cows. 



Q : — Do you w^ater your cows twice a day ? 



A : — I believe in having water where they can reach it and 

 get it when they want it. A small tank in the covered yard 

 supplied with good water is our way. It is the best policy to 

 have the water before them. 



Q : — Do you feed that grain twice a day ? 



A: — This grain twice a day. Put in the silage and the 

 grain on top and stir it in, and the grain will go among the silage. 

 It is all brought back and remasticated. Clover hay at noon. 



Q : — Do you give the grain before you milk ? 



A : — In the morning we give it after milking, and at night 

 we give it before we milk. 



Q : — Do you have trouble with ensilage flavor by giving it 

 before you milk? 



A : — No sir there is no odor in the milk. We are selling 

 milk to Borden's. At the condenser is a man who is the official 

 smeller, and he ought to have a good smell, and never a can of 

 milk returned for smelling of ensilage. We give it in the even- 

 ing before milking. Just as soon as the milk is drawn it is car- 

 ried from the barn. If you put corn in the silo when too green 



