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Feeding  a  Balanced  Ration 
Live  stock  foods  ft.ro  rooifhly 'Hvided  into  four  clasNeM  of  substances- -protein,  ot  lean  moftt  or  musclo  makers;  carhohytlratos, 
which  are  starch  or  fat  formers  ;  pure  fat  ;  and  fiber  the  latter  boin*  tough,  indigestible  matter.  The  orot«>iii  cannot  lake  the 
place  of  carbohydrAfe^  and  fat.  am!  the  theory  of  a  balanced  ration  is  to  combine  the  two  cianse*  of  food  so  that  there  Will  ts 
the  least  waste  ftnrt  still  give  the  animal  what  it  needs.  The  *’  nutritive  ratio'  means  the  ratio  between  protein  ami  combine t 
carbohydrates  and  fat.  One  part  of  protein  to  three  of  the  other  would  bu  a  narrow  ratio,  while  one  part  to  eight  would  be  :i 
**  wide"  ratio.  #  t  . 
—  -  —  The  following  analyses  are  used  in  figuring  rations  :  - 
Digestible 
Protein  Garbo, 
and  Fat 
1.(1  12.8  I  Unwed  Meal.  O.  H. 
AWARDED 
Digestible 
Protein  Garbo, 
and  Fat 
50. 2  47  JS 
6.8  77.2 
22.7  61.2 
20.0  46.7 
29.7  6G.2 
21.3  69.3 
10.7  62.3 
9.4  76.9 
9.5  72.1 
Dry  Matter  Fat 
Feeding  Stuff 
Dry  Matter  Fat 
Feeding  StufF 
Corn  Fodder,  green 
Corn  Fodder,  cured 
Mixed  Hay 
Red  Clover 
Timothy 
Alfalfa  Hay 
Corn  Meal 
Distillers*  Grains,  dry 
Wheat  Bran 
Cottonseed  Meal 
Hominy  Chop. 
Buckwheat  Middlings 
Brewers’  Grain*.  dry 
Gluten  Meal 
Gluten  Feud 
Oats 
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Wholesale  Prices  for  Standard  Feeding  Stuffs, 
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Feeding  a  Brood  Sow 
Arc  potatoes,  bran,  middlings  and  lin¬ 
seed  meal,  suitable  fond  for  brood  sow 
that  is  to  farrow  in  two  months'  time? 
How  much  of  each  product,  to  feed  daily 
in  pounds  to  brood  sow  weighing  from 
250  to  335  pounds  live  weight? 
New  Hampshire.  N.  V.  M. 
The  combination,  potatoes,  bran,  mid¬ 
dlings  and  linseed  meal  make  an  excellent 
feed  for  a  brood  sow  carrying  pigs.  It 
is  practically  impossible  to  state  the 
amount  of  each  to  feed.  The  idea  should 
be  to  beep  the  sow  at  constant  weight 
and  not  let  her  lay  on  fat.  I  should  try 
five"  pounds  cooked  potatoes,  one  pound 
bra n.  two  pounds  middlings  and  one-half 
pound  of  linseed  meal.  Feed  this  in  form 
of  a  slop.  H.  F,  j. 
New  York 
Philadelphia 
Cleveland  . 
Buffalo 
Pittsburgh 
Ration  for  Cows  and  Horses 
If  corn  is  worth  $1  per  bushel  for 
feed,  tell  me  what  protein  is  worth,  carbo¬ 
hydrates.  etc-.,  all  the  animal  feed  it  con¬ 
tains.  I  wish  to  buy  feed  for  horses  and 
milch  cows,  that  is,  the  grain,  with  wheat 
straw  as  roughage,  and  if  I  can  find  out 
the  value  of  protein,  carbohydrates,  fat. 
etc.,  based  on  corn  at  $1,  I  then  think 
I  can  buy  if  in  many  things  that  may 
be  cheaper  than  corn.  1  believe  that  my 
milch  cows’  grain  rations  should  run  one 
pound  of  protein  to  25  carbohydrates. 
Also  give  list  of  feeds  for  horses  to  go 
with  11  ax  seed  meal,  and  either  hay  or 
wheat  straw.  T.  M.  P. 
West  Virginia. 
Corn  contains,  in  round  numbers.  10'/e 
protein,  70%  carbohydrates  and  59c  fat. 
As  per  cent,  for  our  purposes,  means 
pounds  in  a  hundred,  the  protein  (crude) 
in  corn  costs  $0,178  per  pound  when 
corn  is  $1.75  per  hundred  ;  the  carbohy¬ 
drates.  likewise,  cost  $0,025  per  pound 
and  the  fat  0.35  cents  per  pound.  As  fat 
serves  the  same  purpose  in  the  animal 
economy  as  carbohydrates  in  other  forms, 
but  is  more  digestible,  and  therefore  more 
available,  it  is  usually  multiplied  by  -V-t 
and  added  to  the  total  carbohydrates  in 
the  food. 
From  a  practical  standpoint,  we  are 
interested  chiefly  iu  the  cost  of  protein 
in  purchased  feeds.  Ilome-grown  foods 
contain  the  carbohydrates  that  we  need, 
but  most  of  them  are  deficient  in  pro¬ 
tein.  Being  compelled  to  purchase  this 
latter  element  to  balance  our  home-grown 
feeds,  we  wish  to  purchase  it  in  those 
foods  that  will  give  us  the  most  of  it 
for  the  least  money.  Of  the  grain  foods, 
corn  ordinarily  furnishes  us  carbohy¬ 
drates  in  the  cheapest  form,  but  it  is 
low  in  protein.  This  lack  we  make  up 
by  buying  such  products  as  wheat  bran, 
wheat  middlings  and  mixed  wheat  feed, 
all  containing  a  little  better  than  15% 
protein,  cottonseed  tmal  (45%).  gluten 
feed  (25%),  linseed  oil  meal  (34%), 
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Feeding  a  Dry  Cow 
I  have  a  Jersey  cow,  also  a  heifer, 
which  will  freshen  in  six  to  seven  weeks’ 
time,  and  would  like  to  know  what  ration 
would  be  best  to  feed  now  and  after  fresh. 
I  have  oat  hay  which  I  feed  chopped,  also 
plenty  of  mixed  hay,  and  for  roots,  ruta¬ 
baga  turnips.  All  mill  feeds  are  avail¬ 
able  except  brewers’  grains.  I  am  now 
feeding  the  oat  hay  only  as  I  wish  to  use 
it  up  before  spoiled  by  mice  which  are 
in  it.  Cow  has  been  dry  for  some  time. 
For  grain  I  am  feeding  to  each  two  quarts 
bran  per  day,  with  a  little  oil  meal. 
Maine.  w.  o.  w. 
Bran  and  oilmeal  are  excellent  feeds 
for  the  dry  cow  previous  to  calving.  Aim 
to  have  your  cows  calve  in  a  medium  fat 
condition.  If  they  are  not  getting  in  good 
enntjgh  condition  with  what  you  are  feed¬ 
ing  them,  add  one  part  hominy  or  corn- 
meal  to  the  ration  and  increase  the 
amount  of  the  grain,  so  the  cows  get 
four  or  five  pounds  daily  and  the  heifer 
two  or  three  pounds.  During  the  week 
previous  to  calving  this  can  la*  cut  down 
so  they  are  getting  one  or  two  pounds. 
After  calving  feed  10  pounds  mixed  hay. 
15  pounds  rutabagas,  and  one  pound  of 
the  following  grain  mixture  for  each  3*/> 
pounds  milk  produced  daily  :  Three  parts 
distillers’  grain,  two  parts  hominy  or 
corn  meal,  two  parts  gluten,  two  parts 
wheat  middlings.  The  cow  should  be  given 
a  hot  bran  mash  after  calving  and  be 
brought  on  to  full  feed  gradually.  The 
turnips  should  be  fed  after  milking  to 
avoid  possibility  of  flavoring  the  milk. 
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LOOMIS  DRILL  CO. 
TIFFIN,  OHIO 
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Shrink  of  Milk 
I  am  in  a  great  puzzle  and  come  to 
you  to  see  whether  you  can  solve  it  for 
me.  or  at  least  give  me  some  assistance. 
I  had  a  young  cow  freshen  three  days 
ago,  but  she  gives  hardly  any  milk.  This 
same  cow  last  year  at  her  calving  time 
gave  a  large  amount  of  milk,  gave  the 
calf  all  it  would  take  and  would  then 
milk  out  10  to  15  quarts.  This  year  her 
udder  doesn’t  fill  up  at  all.  just  a  little 
milk  like  a  cow  when  she  is  ready  to 
go  dry.  Daily  feed :  Morning,  about 
two  quarts  mangels,  one-half  pint 
wheat,  middlings,  one-half  pint  ground 
flaxseed  and  a  good  bunch  of  Alfafa  hay. 
At  noon  turned  into  pasture  with  sweet 
corn  fodder;  evening  again  sliced  man¬ 
gels,  with  one-lialf  pint  middlings,  one- 
half  pint  ground  flaxseed  mixed  with 
Alfalfa  hay.  I  fed  about  the  same  last 
year  with  good  success,  but  had  no  man¬ 
gels.  Can  they  he  the  cause?  During 
Summer  I  feed  no  flaxseed,  but  began  in 
Fall  after  pasture  gave  out.  Can  this 
flaxseed  left  over  from  last  year  be  at 
fault?  c.  P. 
At  such  a  distance  it  is  hard  to  diag¬ 
nose  the  trouble  you  are  having  with 
vour  cow.  I  do  not  .see  the  reason  for  her 
failing  to  come  in  to  full  flow  of  milk  un¬ 
less  she  has  not  had  sufficient  food  ;  hence, 
placing  her  in  a  poor  condition.  From 
what  you  say  you  are  feeding  I  should 
judge  the  cow  was  being  underfed.  I 
have  assumed  the  cow  to  weigh  900 
pounds  and  to  be  producing  normally, 
twenty  pounds  (twelve  quarts)  of  4% 
milk.  This  being  the  case,  the  follow¬ 
ing  ration  would  supply  the  necessary 
nutriment  daily:  Ten  pounds  Alfalfa 
hay.  twenty  pounds  mangels,  five  pounds 
corn  stover,  seven  pounds  grain  mixture, 
made  up  of  three  parts  hominy  or  corn- 
meal,  two  parts  dried  distillers’  grains 
and  two  parts  wheat  middlings.  This,  I 
judge,  is  considerably  more  than  you  have 
fed  tlie  cow  for  some  time.  The  food 
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