THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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■which  is  rather  coarse,  for  grain  I  can 
get  dry  brewers'  grains.  $27.50  per  ton, 
bran  $27,  middlings  $28.  corntneal  $31, 
cottonseed  meal  $37.  gluten  $31,  oilmoal 
$42,  beet  pulp  $27.50  and  chops  or  hom¬ 
iny  $20.  1  would  like  to  get  a  ration 
that  would  give  good  results  and  he  eco¬ 
nomical.  I  am  getting  a  satisfactory 
price  for  milk  and  want  good  production 
at  as  low  cost  ns  possible.  2.  Also  please 
give  all  the  information  possible  on  the 
feeding  and  care  of  cows  on  test  and  the 
composition  of  a  good  ration  regardless 
of  price.  3.  Can  I  winter  young  stock, 
year  tings,  on  silage  twice  a  day  and  corn 
fodder  at  noon,  and  what  grain  ration 
should  1  feed  to  keep  them  growing  well? 
4.  What  is  the  best,  way  to  trim  cows’ 
hoofs,  which  have  grown  to  unnatural 
size  by  standing  on  the  door ?  The  hoofs 
are  very  hard  and  brittle.  I  tried  a 
Chisel  and  mallet,  and  also  a  horse  hoof 
paiing  cutter,  without  success. 
Connecticut.  T.  j.  c. 
1.  In  figuring  a  ration  for  your  Ayr¬ 
shire  cows.  1  have  figured  on  the  basis  of 
an  1100-pound  cow.  producing  30  pounds 
of  four  per  cent,  milk  daily.  The  follow¬ 
ing  would  make  a  good  ration  : 
35  pounds  corn  silage  and  10  pounds 
Alfalfa  hay  daily,  the  grain  ration  to  be 
made  up  as  follows :  100  pounds  dried 
brewers'  grains,  200  pounds  middlings, 
200  pounds  hominy,  200  pounds  gluten, 
100  pounds  bran. 
Feed  one  pound  of  this  grain  ration  for 
each  3%  to  four  pounds  milk  produced 
daily. 
2.  The  following  ration  is  a  good  one 
to  feed  cows  which  are  on  test  :  One-half 
part  hominy,  three  parts  gluten,  one  part 
bran,  two  parts  dried  distillers’  grains, 
one  part,  middlings,  one  part  cottonseed 
meal. 
For  roughage  there  is  nothing  better 
than  Alfalfa  hay.  silage  and  mangels. 
About  the  only  difference  in  feeding  cows 
which  are  on  yearly  tests  from  the  feed¬ 
ing  of  the  rest  of  the  herd  is  perhaps  to 
handle  them  a  little  more  carefully,  feed 
them  a  little  heavier  if  they  will  stand 
it,  and  sacrifice  the  price  of  the  ration 
for  variety  and  palatability. 
3.  A  good  ration  for  your  yearling  heif¬ 
ers  would  be  15  to  20  pounds  silage,  10 
to  12  pounds  corn  fodder,  and  three  to 
live  pounds  of  the  grain  ration  which  I 
have  recommended  for  your  cows. 
4.  In  regard  to  the  trimming  of  an 
overgrown  cow’s  hoof,  I  would  say  that 
I  have  seen  the  horse  hoof-paring  cutter 
successfully  used.  Since  you  have  ex¬ 
perienced  s  >me  difficulty  in  trying  this 
and  the  hoof  seems  particularly  horny, 
you  might  try  to  file  it  off  with  an  ordin¬ 
ary  blacksmith’s  rasp  file.  It.  F.  j. 
Utilizing  Corn  and  Buckwheat 
I  have  considerable  corn  on  the  cob. 
Silver  Hull  buckwheat  and  oats.  In  ad¬ 
dition.  I  have  corn  fodder,  oat  and  buck¬ 
wheat  straw.  What  in  addition  to  the 
grain  do  I  need  for  a  balanced  ration, 
for  my  milch  COWS,  my  growing  heifers, 
my  growing  pigs,  sheep  and  young  colt? 
Would  I  get  more  value  selling  my  buck¬ 
wheat  at  $1.70  and  buying  other  grain 
in  its  stead,  also  can  T  use  the  buckwheat 
straw  in  any  way?  Is  there,  any  virtue 
in  the  corn  cob?  p.  e.  r. 
Warrensburgh,  N.  Y. 
Your  evident  need  is  some  purchased 
feeds  that  will  balance  the  one-sided  pro¬ 
ducts  of  your  farm,  and  enable  you  to 
utilize  to  the  best  advantage  the  rather 
inferior  coarse  fodders  at  your  disposal. 
To  consider  these  latter  first,  the  corn 
fodder  is  the  best,  and  may  he  fed  to 
the  milch  cows  in  connection  with,  or  as 
a  substitute  for,  hay.  It  possesses  about 
one-third  the  feeding  value  of  good  mixed 
hay  (Henry)  when  fed  uncut,  but,  if 
cut,  shredded  or  made  more  palatable  ljy 
softening  with  hot  water,  most  farmers 
would  rate  it  much  higher  than  its  an¬ 
alysis  would  indicate  or  feeding  experi¬ 
ments  show.  This  fodder,  in  connection 
with  some  grain,  may  also  bo  fed  to  ad¬ 
vantage  to  your  young  stock.  The  oat 
"ttaw  is  next  in  value,  and  will  he  eaten 
b.v  your  cows,  young  stock  and  sheep. 
Milch  cows  will  not  make  very  good  use 
of  it  unless  it  is  fed  in  connection  with 
succulent  food,  like  silage  or  roots,  and 
then  only  in  limited  quautity.  Its  chief 
value  is  in  feeding  idle  horses  and  stock 
that  is  being  “roughed”  through  the  Win- 
i"!'  without  expectation  that  they  will 
make  an  immediate  return  for  their  food. 
Some  grain  should  be  fed  with  it.  The 
buckwheat  straw  is  of  least  value  but 
may  he  utilized  as  is  the  oat  straw  where 
hotter  roughage  is  not  available.  Stock 
wintered  upon  it,  however,  will  cast  grid- 
tron  shadows  in  the  Spring  sun. 
With  your  corn,  oats  and  the  mill  feeds 
that  can  be  obtained  in  exchange  for 
your  buckwheat,  you  can  make  good 
gram  rations  for  nil  your  stock.  Cows 
in  milk  will  not,  do  anything  like  their 
liest  without  some  succulent  food.  Dried 
beet  pulp  is  a  fair  substitute  for  silage 
or  roots,  and  you  may  find  it  profitable 
to  purchase  this  for  such  cows.  Equal 
parts  of  corn  and  oats  ground  together, 
fine  part,  mixed  wheat  feed  one  part, 
gluten  feed  one  part,  will  make  a  good 
grain  ration,  to  which  the  beet  pulp  mav 
be  added.  Buckwheat  middlings,  brew¬ 
ers’  or  distillers’  dried  grains  or  cotton¬ 
seed  meal  may  replace  tbc  gluten  feed  if 
sold  at  a  price  which  makes  them  cheaper 
as  a  source  of  protein.  The  ground  corn 
and  oats,  with  or  without  the  addition  of 
some  wheat  bran,  will  give  the  heifers 
the  concentrates  that  they  need.  Feed 
enough  to  keep  them  growing  but  do  not 
attempt  to  keep  them  fat.  There  is  prob¬ 
ably  nothing  better  for  the  colt  than 
whole  <»ats,  though  the  ground  corn,  oats 
and  bran  mixture  will  also  be  suitable 
for  him.  The  addition  of  a  little  oil  meal 
to  the  colt’s  ration  will  repay  its  cost. 
Were  its  use  not  restricted  by  its  high 
cost,  it  would  be  equally  valuable  for  the 
other  stock  ns  its  laxative  and  generally 
tonic  effect  would  help  to  counterbalance 
the  poor  quality  of  the  roughage.  Oats, 
corn  and  the  wheat  by-products  will 
nourish  the  sheep,  though  these  animals 
will  well  repay  the  use  of  such  clover 
hay  as  you  may  have.  If  a  little  is  avail¬ 
able,  it  should  be  given  the  sheep  pre¬ 
vious  to  and  through  lambing  time. 
Growing  pigs  need  ground  oats,  wheat 
middlings  and  corn  meal.  A  good  mixture 
would  be  equal  parts  of  these,  to  each  100 
pounds  of  which  mixture  five  pounds  of 
oil  meal  is  added.  No  attempt  to  state 
exact  quantities  has  been  made,  as  the. 
amount  of  both  grain  and  coarse  fodder 
to  be  fed  each  class  of  live  stock  must 
depend  upon  the  results  obtained  with 
them.  Here,  nothing  can  replace  the 
judgment  of  the  feeder  who  has  the  stock 
constantly  under  his  eye.  ir.  b.  I). 
Cheapening  a  Ration 
Will  you  tell  me  whether  I  can  im¬ 
prove  upon  this  ration  fir  use  a  cheaper 
one?  I  feed  one  pound  of  grain  for  three 
pounds  of  milk.  Corntneal  $1.50;  gluten 
$1.50;  cottonseed  $1.85;  linseed  $2;  bran 
$1.55.  My  ration  is  200  pounds  bran, 
200  corn  meal,  100  gluten,  100  linseed, 
100  cottonseed.  n.  t, 
Maine. 
It  is  impossible  to  give  you  an  econom¬ 
ical  grain  ration  from  the  feeds  men¬ 
tioned  without  knowing  the  roughage  you 
have  on  hand.  I  have  figured  a  ration 
using  corn  silage  and  clover  hay,  and  also 
one  using  corn  silage  and  mixed  hay.  The 
difference  in  the  composition,  notably  the 
protein  content  of  the  two  hays,  determ¬ 
ines,  as  you  can  see,  the  kinds  of  grains  to 
use.  For  example,  the  nutrients  re¬ 
quired  by  a  1000-pound  cow,  giving  25 
pounds  of  4  per  cent,  milk,  and  2.3 
pounds  protein  and  12.8  pounds  carbo¬ 
hydrates  and  fat;  30  pounds  of  corn  sil¬ 
age  and  10  pounds  of  clover  hay  supply 
1.13  pounds  of  protein,  and  8.8!)  pounds 
of  carbohydrates  and  fat,  while  30  pounds 
of  corn  silage  and  10  pounds  of  mixed 
hay  .supply  .84  pounds  of  protein  and  0.2 
pounds  of  fat.  A  narrower  grain  ration 
is  required  in  this  latter  case  than  in  the 
first.  The  grain  ration  in  the  first,  case 
could  he  one  pound  cottonseed,  three 
pounds  gluten,  two  pounds  enrnmeal.  and 
one  pound  of  bran.  In  the  second  case, 
it  would  be  two  pounds  cottonseed,  two 
pounds  bran,  two  pounds  gluten,  and  one 
pound  cornmeal.  Either  of  these  rations 
is  cheaper  than  the  one  you  are  feeding. 
Linseed  meal  at  present  price  is  out  of 
the  question  in  the  ordinary  ration. 
n.  f.  j. 
Rations  for  Cows  and  Sheep 
Would  you  balance  rations  for  the  fol¬ 
lowing  stock?  Twelve  Holstein  milkers, 
weight  1200,  large  milkers;  24  Holstein 
heifers,  which  will  freshen  during  Win¬ 
ter  and  early  Spring;  250  Western  lambs 
and  200  old  ewes.  For  roughage  Alfal¬ 
fa,  corn  silage,  first  and  second  cutting 
clover  and  mixed  hay,  also  bean  pods. 
For  grains,  barley,  salvage  wheat,  distil¬ 
lers’  dry  grain.  $30.25  per  ton.  Hour  mid¬ 
dlings  $23  per  ton,  wheat  bran  $21. 
Batavia,  N.  Y.  g.  a.  c. 
For  the  enws  in  milk,  using  the  grains 
that  you  mention,  a  well-balanced  ration 
might  be  composed  of  silage,  35-40  pounds 
per  day;  mixed  hay,  or  Alfalfa,  or  clover, 
15-20  pounds;  one  pound  of  the  follow¬ 
ing  grain  mixture  to  each  three  to  four 
pounds  of  milk  given  daily;  ground  bar¬ 
ley.  wheat  bran  and  distillers’  dried 
grains,  all  in  equal  parts  by  weight. 
With  the  Alfalfa  and  clover,  less  grain 
may  be  used  than  with  mixed  hay  or 
Timothy.  The  heifers  will  do  well  on 
clover  and  Alfalfa  hay,  with  some  mixed 
hay,  and  a  moderate  grain  ration  of 
ground  barley  and  wheat  bran:  but  little 
grain  will  be  needed  if  the  supply  of 
clover  and  Alfalfa  is  ample,  A  moder¬ 
ate  amount  of  silage  will  be  appreciated 
by  the  heifers,  also.  Its  succulence  and 
laxative  qualities  give  it  a  value  to  young 
stock  out  of  proportion  to  its  actual  food 
value.  Again,  if  the  old  ewes  can  have 
an  ample  supply  of  clover  or  Alfalfa  hay, 
they  will  do  well  on  a  moderate  grain  ra¬ 
tion  ;  oats,  barley,  corn  and  bran  being 
suited  to  them,  one-fourth  to  one-half 
pound  of  grain  daily  to  each  being  suf¬ 
ficient.  Breeding  ewes  should  not  have 
a  large  quantity  of  corn,  neither  should 
their  ration  be  composed  exclusively  of 
high  protein  foods,  like  Alfalfa,  wheat 
bran  or  distillers'  grains.  Silage  is  Ami- 
liable  for  sheep,  as  it  is  for  most  all 
stock.  Corn  and  barley  are  the  chief 
grains  used  in  fattening  lambs;  oats  and 
wheat  are  next  in  value,  though  inferior 
to  the  first  named.  Silage,  clover  and 
Alfalfa  hay  and  mixed  hay,  as  avoII  as 
corn  fodder  are  all  utilized  to  good  ad¬ 
vantage  by  sheep  and  lambs;  propor¬ 
tions  of  these  and  of  the  various  kinds  of 
grains  being  dependent  upon  the  purpose 
for  which  sheep  and  lambs  are  kept,  I 
whether  for  fattening  or  for  breeders. 
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When*  you  write  advertisers  mention  Tfie 
it.  N.-Y.  and  you'll  get  a  quick  reply  and  a 
“square  deal."  See  guarantee  editorial  page. 
Deep  Seedbeds 
Properly  Prepared 
— That’s  what  you  get  when  you  use 
the  deep-cutting,  double-turning,  level¬ 
ing  and  compacting 
"Acme”  Pulverizing  Harrow 
‘The  coulters  do  the  work” — you  should  s<:o 
them  mix  thu  Boil,  cut  clods,  weed*  »nrt  trash 
and  make  the  whole  into  a  firm  rot  mellow  swxhI- 
bc-d  several  inehafiiWp,  The  "Acme'*  is  simple, 
durable  and  easy  to  pull.  Si«os3  ft.  to  17  i-'i  ft. 
wide.  Thousands  in  use,  Hen, I  forbooklet  now. 
Duane  il.  Nash  Inc. 
35  T  tni  ^  Millington 
Elm  Street  New  Jersey 
No.  23  6',2  ft.  wide 
Uaa  LIME  — 
q/iSLCiXsiJL  CROPS 
R***tli«  K  IMI2  ;•  It  wivl  yield  picker  *nd 
t* siiMx  Hi&ti  t-VMi  t*nrtu»*rv  -»ri>nn**r  nr  ?|rtic.  And 
i  "  ■  '  •-  til 
hi«t  '*,-t  prtjrt:  #ir.  i.uerujiiuiul  Agricultural  Corporation 
CALEDONIA  MARL  BRANCH 
808  MARINE  BANK  BLDG.,  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 
-In  Advance  on  This  Great 
60  Days  Feeding  Offer 
want  every  farmer  and  stockman  to  see  for  himself,  before  be  pays, 
vhat  SAL-VET  will  do  for  his  own  farm  animals.  I  want  you  to  see  how  it  will  destroy 
I 
what  aAL-vbi  win  ao  ior  ms  own  tarm  animals,  l  want  you  _ 
the  ravenous  destructive  worms  that  are  eating  the  high  priced  feed  which  should  go  to 
nourish  your  animals — how  it  will  stop  your  losses  from  worms— how  it  will  aid  digestion 
making  your  stock  thrive  better— grow  faster — gain  in  weight  and  value.  I  want  to  prove  my 
claims  right  on  your  own  farm  before  you  pay  me  a  cent.  You  take  no  risk  whatever. 
The 
Great 
Worm 
Destroyer 
SAL^ETisnotonlysupermrtooth^  preparations  for  ridding  stock  of  worms 
and  aiding  digestion,  but  is  also  the  cheapest;  costing  only  ,Je  of  a  cent  a  day  for  each  sheep  or  hog  and 
only  3  of  a  cent  a  day  for  each  horse  or  head  of  cattle.  Requires  no  dosing— no  drenching 
—no  starving  no  trouble  to  feed.  It  is  a  medicated  salt  but  without  antimony.  Simply  give  your  farm 
animals  free  access  to  it  and  THEY  DOCTOR  THEMSELVES.  I  want  to  send  you  enough  to  last  all  your 
stock  60  days.  I  want  to  show  you  results  before  you  pay  a  penny.  I  get  thousands  of  letters  like  these:' 
“When  I  began  feeding  SAL- VET  to  my  pigs,  they 
were  very  wormy,  coughed  a  great  deal,  and  some 
were  runts.  I  have  now  fed  SAL-VET  for  about  seventy 
days.  a»d  1  assure  you  these  pigs  look  different. 
1  hey  arc  all  in  line  condition,  and  there  is  not  a  scrub 
in  the  bunch.” 
GEORGE  THORNTON.  Rt.  No.  2.;Brooklyn,  Wis 
Send  ISIo  Money— dust  the  Coupon 
Now  fill  out  the  coupon — tell  rne  how  many  head  of  stock  you  have  and  I  will  supply  you 
enough  to  last  all  your  stock  60  days;  you  pay  the  freight  charges  when  it  arrives  and  feed  it 
m  a  — .  I  .  M  ™  C  a  .1  - _  _ 1  * _ _ _ _  Y  C  O  AY  T  i  .a  ,  «  ■  .  . 
The 
Great  Live 
Stock 
Conditioner 
Our  sheep  became  infested  with  stomach  worms 
and  were  dying  almost  daily.  Reading  of  the  remark¬ 
able  cures  accomplished  by  SAL- VET  1  decided  to  try 
it.  Much  to  my  surprise  I  hove  not  had  the  loss  of  a 
single  sheep  since.  SAL-VET  does  exactly  as  you 
claim. 
JOHN  E.  TEMPLIN,  Blanchester,  Ohio. 
according  to  directions.  If  SAL-VET  does  not  do  what  I  claim  and  you  make  a  specific  report  in  sddpIv  m«  enough  sal- vet  to  u*t  etock 
60  days.  I’ll  cancel  the  charge;  you  won’t  owe  me  a  penny.  Address  SIDNEY  R.  FEIL,  Pres.,  J*  *&&&* -*■«=  «■*«*- 
w  THE  FEIL  MFC.  CO. 
D«pt.  115-1-8-16  Cleveland,  Ohio 
THE  FEIL  MFG 
.  CO.,  Chemise, 
Dept.  115  ,  CLEVELAND.  0. 
Prices  ^  ft:  fe  ’Loo 
Each  2(10  lb.  L>kiro.  9.(10 
I  have  tried  many  different  rein-  did  the  business.  Also  fed  it  to 
edien  for  worms  in  live  stock,  but  horses,  colts  and  oows,  and  they  are 
the  only  Micoossfiil  one  is  'Sal  all  doing  finely.’1 
Vxt  .  1  consider  it  a  .wonderful  L.  3.  ALLEN 
worm  destroyer."  Willseyville,  N.  Y. 
MINARD  SJVER 
It.  F.  P.  Cohoes.  New  York  _ _  .  ,  , 
“I  find  ‘Sal  Vet’  simply  great  for 
*•  'Sal  Vbt’  results  are  entirely  sat-  hogs  and  sheep,  a*  well  ns  for  other 
lsfactory.  1  bought  it  to  rid  my  stock.”  N.  K.  SHARP 
sheep  of  worms  and  it  certainly  Oxford,  N.  Y. 
No  ordcru  filled  for  lo**a  thmt  40  lb*, 
on  (hi*  CO-duy  triad  oil ar  tihlpniotit* 
dMV»  f/inl  lilo  boned  cm  lib  of 
oAL-VbT  for  uoch  Hh«n*p  or  bo*  and  4 
M,  for  c«ch  riorrio  or  Jmari  of  rnrtlc 
rhounumin  of  do.Uf-rr  BAL-VRTiit 
nbovo  prlceo  but  in  tin*  far  Wont  tmii 
South  th«  nrirotf  mo  u  little  higher  on 
account  of  the  uxtr*  freight  i-hurvr* 
,,  eixiy  ciaye.  IMTM  to  pay  Uie  rrmght,  feed  it  a a 
directed,  and  will  then  pay  for  it  if  it  done  what  you 
claim.  If  it  falls  and  1  ho  report  specifically  in  60  .lay., 
you  ere  to  cancel  the  choree  und  I  will  owe  you  nothin,,. 
1  have . ..ho  us . sheep. 
■  horses . cattle 
Name. 
P.  O. 
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