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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
January  1,  1910, 
Feeding  a  Balanced  Ration 
I '  v*  ■  J’-todt  foods  arc*  roucrhly  dividod  Into  four  classes  of  substances- -protein,  or  lean  mentor  mnaclo  makers;  carbohydrates, 
which  are  starch  or  fat  fni'mcrs  ;  pure  fat ;  and  liber,  the  latter  being-  tough,  indigestible  matter.  The  protein  cannot  take  the 
j  lace  "t  earbohy  lira  lee  and  fat,  and  the  theory  of  a  balanced  rau.»n  is  to  combine  the  two  classes  of  food  so  that  there  will  be 
the  waste  an.)  still  k»v*»  the  animal  what  it  needs.  The  ' *  nutritive  ratio"  means  t‘  ' 
exirbohydratci*  ami  fat.  Une  part  of  protein  to  three  » l  the  other  would  be  a  "  narrow* 
‘ ‘  wide"  ratio. 
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Diirestlblo 
Protein  t’arbo. 
and  Pat 
1.0  12.8  Linseed  Meal,  O.  P. 
2.5  .17.. 1  Hominy  Chop 
4.2  44.0  buckwheat  Middlings 
7.1  41.0  Growers’  Grains,  dry 
2  8  45.3  Gluten  Meal 
10.5  42.5  Gluten  Feed 
6.7  72.2  Oats 
22  8  65.8  Barley 
11.9  47.6  Kye 
37.6  43.0 
Feeding  Staff 
Dry  Matter  Fat 
Feeding  Stuff 
Dry  Matter  Fat 
Protoin  Garbo, 
and  Fat 
30.2  47.6 
6.8  77.2 
22.7  61.2 
20.0  45.7 
29.7  66.2 
21.3  69.3 
10.7  62.3 
9.4  75.9 
9.5  72.1 
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good  balanced  ration,  which  will  be  suit- 
aide  for  Jersey  cows  giving  rich  milk. 
You  must  remember  that  it  is  u< >t  wise 
to  make  any  radical  change  in  the  ra¬ 
tion  at  once,  as  i|  would  be  sure  lo  cause 
a  shrinkage  in  milk,  even  though  it  were 
a  change  for  the  better.  Any  change  in 
feed  should  be  made  very  gradually,  ex¬ 
tending  over  a  period  of  about  two  weeks 
if  the  best  results  are  expected. 
LOCAL  PRICES. 
Bolivar.  Ohio,  middlings,  car  lots,  $28  to  $29; 
cotton  seed  meal,  $35.50;  hominy,  S28  to  $29. 
Charlemont,  Mass.,  bran,  ton,  $26;  mixed 
feed  (wheat),  $29:  hominy,  $30:  corn  meal.  $33. 
B'ossvale,  N.  Y,,  corn,  100  lhs.,  $1.60;  oats. 
$1.60;  cracked  corn,  $1.60;  meal,  $1.60,  coarse 
middlings,  $1.36;  white  middlings,  $1.60:  Spring 
bran,  $1.25:  winter  bran,  $1.40. 
Ernery  Mills,  Maine,  oats,  bag  (8h  lbs.).  $1.25; 
corn,  bush.,  $.85;  meal,  100  lbs.,  $1.55;  mixed 
feed,  $1.65;  cotton  soed  meal,  $1.85;  bran,  ton, 
$25. 
Bockport,  Ind..  wheat  bran,  ton.  $24;  ship- 
stuff,  $29;  mixed  feed,  $26. 
Rliodc-sitale,  Md.,  bran,  ton.  $26  to  $28;  mid¬ 
dlings,  $30;  corn  moal,  bn..  76c. 
Coalville,  Ohio,  wheat  bran,  100  lbs.,  $1.30; 
brown  middlings,  $1.45;  white  middlings.  $1.60; 
red  dog  flour,  $1.70. 
Canaan,  Conn.,  wheat  bran,  ton,  $30,  flour 
middlings,  $39:  screened  middlings,  $32;  gluten, 
$30;  cornmeal.  100  lbs.  $1.60;  oil  meal,  $2,30. 
Rogers,  Ark.,  wheat  bran,  ton,  $22:  vheat 
middlings,  $25;  corn  chops,  $26;  cotton  seed 
meal.  $32. 
Norwood,  Ohio,  wheat,  bu..  $1.13;  bran,  ton, 
$23  to  $24;  middlings,  $25  to  $26;  corn  ineal, 
$27. 
Clearfield,  Pa.,  bran,  ton,  $28;  middlings,  $30; 
corn  and  oats,  $35. 
Bartlett,  N.  Y.,  corn  and  oats,  ton,  $32; 
cracked  corn,  $32;  Spring  bran,  S25:  winter 
bran,  $28;  meal,  $32;  coarse  middlings,  $27; 
white  middlings,  $32;  gluten,  $30;  cotton  seed 
meal,  $40. 
Cuttingsville,  Vt..  bran,  ton,  $26;  corn,  $32: 
middlings,  $30;  red  dog,  $34:  cotton  seed  meal, 
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Ration  for  Milch  Cows 
Will  you  give  me  a  balanced  ration  for 
milch  cowsV  I  expect  to  feed  cottonseed 
meal.  Buffalo  corn,  gluten,  dairy  feed  aud 
oat  chop.  I  have  considerable  quantity 
of  oats  on  hand.  I  also  feed  silage, 
Pennsylvania-  w,  w.  g. 
With  silage,  corn  stover  or  mixed  hay 
and  clover  for  roughage,  a  well-balanced 
ration  may  be  made  from  one  part 
ground  oats,  or  oats  and  corn  ground  to¬ 
gether.  or  cornmeal  alone;  one  part  wheat 
middlings,  wheat  bran  or  wheat  feed; 
and  one  part  of  cottonseed  meal  or  of 
gluten  feed,  These  proportions  are  by 
Weight  and  the  mixture  will,  contain  three 
different  grains  unless  the  coni  aud  oat 
chop  is  used,  when  it  will  contain  four. 
The  particular  feeds  to  be  chosen  de¬ 
pend  upon  their  relative  price;  buy  the 
one  in  each  group  which  is  cheapest. 
As  a  further  choice,  ground  barley  may 
replace  corn  or  oats,  corn  and  cob  moal 
may  replace  pure  cornmeal,  buckwheat 
middlings,  or  brewer’s  or  distillers’  dried 
grains  or  malt  sprouts  may  replace  glu¬ 
ten  feed  or  cottonseed  meal.  vr.  b.  d. 
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Figuring  Balanced  Ration 
1  have  been  interested  in  the  balanced 
ration  tables  you  are  publishing  each 
week,  but  I  cannot  get  just  the  ration  I 
wish,  so  I  am  writing  you  asking  how  to 
get  a  balanced  ration  with  oats  as  the 
basis  to  feed  for  milk  production.  I  have 
silage  and  hay  to  use,  and  all  standard 
feeds  are  available.  Also  could  you  give 
me  the  rule  for  figuring  out  balanced  ra¬ 
tion  of  grains  as  taken  from  the  analysis 
each  week?  c.  s.  v.  s. 
Carthage,  N.  Y. 
A  good  dairy  ration  for  feeding  under 
ordinary  conditions  with  hay  and  silage 
for  roughage  can  be  mixed  as  follows: 
5  lbs.  corn  and  oats  ground  together, 
equal  parts  by  weight. 
2  lbs.  dried  distillers’  grains! 
2  lbs.  cottonseed  meal. 
To  figure  a  balanced  ration  from  the 
analyses  given  each  ’week  you  do  not  use 
the  first  two  columns  headed  dry  matter 
and  fat  respectively.  Simply  multiply 
the  number  of  pounds  of  each  feeding 
stuff  used  by  tbe  percentage  of  digestible 
protein  which  it  contains,  and  then  mul¬ 
tiply  the  same  number  of  pounds  by  the 
percentage  of  digestible  carbohydrates 
and  fat  which  it  contains.  Repeat  this 
operation  with  each  ingredient  and  place 
the  products  in  two  columns — one  beaded 
protein  and  the  other  headed  carbohy¬ 
drates  and  fat.  Then  divide  the  sum  of 
the  carbohydrates  and  fat  by  the  sum  of 
the  protein,  and  the  result  will  be  the 
last  figure  in  the  ratio ;  the  first  figure 
always  being  one. 
Perhaps  it  should  be  further  explained 
that  (he  figures  in  the  table  show  pounds 
of  protein,  carbohydrates  and  fat  in  100 
pounds  of  feeding  stuff,  and  to  reduce 
this  to  percentage  it  is  necessary  to  move 
the  decimal  point  two  places  to  the  left 
before  multiplying.  Fur  example,  in  ooru- 
nie.-il  there  are  11.0  pounds  of  protein  in 
100  pounds  of  meal,  or  11.0  per  cent, 
which  is  written  .110  when  multiplying 
by  the  number  of  pounds  of  meal,  because 
there  is  one  hundred  and  nineteen  thou¬ 
sandths  of  a  pound  of  protein  in  one 
pound  of  cornmeal.  The  same  rule  will 
apply  to  the  carbohydrates  and  fat. 
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Average  Pasture  Feed 
Will  you  tell  me  what  you  would  con¬ 
sider  a  cow  eats  in  a  day  in  the  average 
New  England  pasture,  containing  land 
that  has  been  in  pasture  a  long  time  to¬ 
gether  with  average  feed?  I  have  under¬ 
stood  a  cow  eats  anywhere  from  25  to 
SO  pounds  per  day.  Wbat  would  you 
consider  an  accurate  amount?  Will  you 
give  me  a  ration  of  pasture  feed,  dry  corn 
stover,  and  grain  from  the  following: 
Ajax  flakes,  cottonseed  meal  and  wheat 
bran.  The  cows  (A.vrshires)  average 
000-1000  pounds,  are  in  good  condition, 
and  I  am  not  feeding  cornmeal.  The 
corn  fodder  for  past  two  months  and 
next  two  months  keeps  them  fat  enough. 
Would  you  add  any  other  grain,  say 
ground  oats?  My  mixture  has  been  250 
Ajax,  150  cottonseed,  200  bran,  but  I 
cannot  gauge  what  they  get  in  the  pas- 
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will  be  gone  about  Feb.  1.  Dairy  test 
5.0,  one  cow  7.G.  one  7.4,  one  7%. 
Pennsylvania.  G.  H.  w. 
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