238 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



A Delegate : — What would you think of weighing every 

 tenth clay ? 



Mr. Glover: — That would give a very good result. By 

 weighing every day, you can watch the variations of your herd 

 a little more closely than when you weigh every tenth day. You 

 will note little things that may be overcome, that you would not 

 notice if you did not weigh every day. 



A Delegate : — I would like to ask you what a good ration 

 for a dairy cow is? 



Mr. Glover : — Can you tell me what feed you have on your 

 farm ? 



A Delegate : — I have cow peas and crushed corn ; good 

 cow-pea hay, rich in cow peas, well cured, and crashed corn and 

 cob. I have that on my farm. What kind of ration will it De, 

 and how much is a ration ? 



Mr. Glover : — I should not want to feed just cow peas and 

 corn to my cows, although they would make nearly a balanced 

 ration, but it would lack variety. You should acid some bran. 

 How much milk are you cows giving? 



A Delegate : — A considerable flow of milk ; more than ever 

 before. 



Mr. Glover : — Are they producing on the average a pound 

 of butter per day? 



Delegate : — I am not making any test ; but my wife opened 

 the cupboard when I started and showed she had the shelves 

 pretty well filled with butter. 



Mr. Glover : — I would suggest the following ration for a 

 cow weighing 1,000 pounds and producing a pound of butter fat 

 a clay: 4 pounds of bran, 3 pounds of corn and cob meal. I 

 believe you have corn stover you would like to get rid of? 



Delegate : — Some corn stover, but not much in the barn. I 

 have pea hay with a little crab grass in it. Pea hay and crushed 

 corn is what they have been eating for the last four weeks, and 

 they have done exceedingly well. 



