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February  12,  191G. 
Feeding  a  Balanced  Ration 
Live  stock  foods  ore  roughly  divided  into  four  classes  of  substances- protein,  or  lean  meat  or  muscle  makers:  carbohydrates, 
which  are  starch  or  fat  formers  ;  pure  fn*  ;  and  fiber,  the  latter  beinsf  tough,  indfirestible  matter.  The  protein  cannot  lake  the 
place  of  carbohydrates  and  ,  and  the  theory  of  a  balanced  ration  w  to  combine  the  two  classes  of  food  so  that  there  will  be 
the  least  waste  and  still  ffiv»*  the  animal  what  it  needs.  The  ”  nutritive  ratio”  means  the  ratio  between  protein  and  combined 
carbohydrates  and  fat.  One  part  of  protein  to  three  of  the  other  would  be  a  **  narrow”  ratio,  while  one  part  to  eight  would  be  a 
”  wide  '  ratio. 
■  ■  ■  The  following  analyses  are  used  in  figuring  rations  :  ■ 
Feeding  Stuff 
Dry  Matter 
Fat 
Dijgeatibte  1 
Protein  Car  bo. 
Feedhur  Stuff 
Dry  Matter 
Fat 
Digestible 
Protein  Carbo. 
Corn  Fodder,  green 
T10.7 
.5 
1.0 
ami  Fat 
12.8 
Lfnseod  Meal,  O.  P. 
90.2 
7.8 
30.2 
and  Fat 
47.6 
Com  Fodder,  cured 
67.6 
1.6 
2.6 
87.3 
Hominy  Chop 
Buckwheat  Middling* 
90.4 
8.0 
6.8 
77.2 
Mixed  Hay 
84.7 
2.5 
4.2 
44.9 
87.2 
6.8 
22.7 
51.2 
Red  Clover 
84.7 
8.3 
7.1 
41.9 
Brewers*  Grains,  dry 
91.3 
6.7 
20.0 
45.7 
Timothy 
86.8 
2.5 
2.8 
46.3 
Gluten  Meal 
Gluten  Feed 
90.5 
6.6 
29.7 
56.2 
Alfalfa  Hay 
91.9 
2.1 
10.5 
42.5 
90.8 
3.5 
21.8 
59.3 
(Tom  Meal 
Distillers*  Grains*  dry 
85.0 
3.8 
6.7 
72.2 
Oats 
89.6 
4.8 
10.7 
62.8 
92.4 
12.2 
22.8 
65.8 
Barley 
89.2 
1.8 
9.4 
75.9 
Wheat  Bran 
88.1 
4.0 
11.9 
47. C 
Rye 
91.3 
1.9 
9.5 
72.1 
Cottonseed  Meal 
93.0 
10.2 
37.6 
43.0 
Wholesale  Prices  for  Standard  Feeding:  Stuffs. 
Cottonseed 
Bran,  Middlings.  Gluten  Food.  Corn  Meal.  Meal. 
New  York  .  23.00@26.00  26.50@29.00  3I.00@32.00  31.00©32.00  41.00@42.00 
Philadelphia  .  22.50@25.00  25.50@27.00  31.00©32.00  3MW@81.60  41.00@41.50 
Cleveland  .  21.50@22.00  23.00(3)26.00  30.00@31.00  30.00@31.00  40.00(541. 00 
Buffalo  .  22.00@28.50  23.00(525.00  30.00@30.50  30.50@31.00  39.00@40.00 
Pittsburgh  .  22.00@22.60  23.00@26.00  30.00®31.00  30.00@31.00  40.00@41,00 
TOTAL  PRICES. 
St.  Anthony,  Ind.,  corn  meal.  100  lbs.,  $1.80; 
wheat  bran,  $1.25;  middlings,  $1.35;  oats,  bu., 
$.35;  oorn,  $.70. 
LambertviUe,  N.  J,,  bran,  100  lbs.,  $1.35; 
middlings,  $1.70;  corn  meal,  $1.70;  gluten,  $1.60; 
hominy,  $1.60, 
Chateau gay,  N.  Y.,  corn  meal,  ton,  $33;  mid¬ 
dlings.  $2.;  bran.  $26:  cottonseed  meal.  $40. 
Danville,  Ill.,  wheat  bran,  ton,  $25;  white 
middlings,  $27;  hominy  hearts.  $30:  shorts,  $30. 
Blooiningdalo,  Ohio,  bran,  ton.  $32:  middlings, 
$30  to  $34;  corn  meal,  $33  to  $34;  oil  meal,  $40; 
cottonseed  meal,  $40. 
Concord,  N.  H.,  wheat  Iran,  ton,  $26;  corn 
meal,  $33:  middlings,  $34:  oats,  bu..  $.62, 
West  Hopkinton,  N.  H.,  bran,  ton,  $85:  mid¬ 
dlings,  $26;  gluten  food,  $30;  beet,  pulp,  $27.15: 
stock  feed,  $31;  dist,  grain,  $33;  corn,  bu., 
$.86  Vi . 
Cambridge  City,  Ind.,  wheat  bran,  ton,  $26; 
middlings,  $28  to  $30:  corn  meal,  $36, 
Center  Bridge,  Pa.,  bran,  ton,  $27:  middlings, 
$32;  gluten,  $33;  corn  meal,  $36:  cottonseed 
me.al,  $40;  hominy,  $32;  dried  brewery  grains, 
§26. 
Miola,  Pa.,  wheat  bran,  ton,  $30;  middlings, 
$32;  mixed  chop,  $35. 
Florin.  Pa.,  wheat  bran,  ton,  $34;  white  mid¬ 
dlings,  $25;  standard  middlings,  $34;  gluten. 
$28.50, 
Chelsea,  N.  Y.,  bran,  ton,  $28;  middlings, 
$29;  corn  meal,  $34;  crushed  oats,  $37 ;  gluten. 
$36;  Alfalfa  meal,  §29. 
Denmark,  N.  Y.,  wheat  bran,  ton,  $25  to  $27; 
middlings,  loose,  $24;  sacked,  $27  to  S28;  corn 
meal,  $30  to  $31. 
Ration  for  Fattening 
I  would  like  a  balanced  ration  for  fat¬ 
tening  steers,  also  one  for  putting  flesh 
on  dry  cows  that  are  due  to  freshen  with¬ 
in  the  next  throe  months.  I  have  for 
roughage  good  corn  silage,  well-matured, 
ears  cut  in  ;  hayed  oats,  line  hay,  with 
some  clover  in  it.  I  feed  silage  twice 
a  day  and  once  of  oats  or  hay ;  feed 
grain  on  silage.  Price  of  grain  here  is 
as  follows:  Wheat  bran,  $25;  corn  meal. 
$30:  cottonseed  meal  (on  hand)  45%, 
$33.50;  gluten  feed.  $30.75;  distillers4 
grains,  $3, 3.50 ;  oil  meal,  $43:  whole  oats. 
53c  per  bushel.  a.  g.  b. 
Vermont. 
To  get  your  cows  in  good  condition 
feed  25  to  30  pounds  corn  silage.  10 
pounds  bay.  six  to  eight  pounds  follow¬ 
ing  grain  mixture  (daily  for  each  1,000 
pounds  live  weight)  : 
1  part  hominy, 
2  parts  gluten  feed. 
1  part  ground  oats, 
1  part  distillers’  grains, 
2  parts  bran. 
JFor  fattening  steers  I  would  suggest 
25  to  30  pounds  corn  silage,  10  pounds 
oats  or  mixed  hay.  eight  to  10  pounds 
cornmeal,  three  pounds  cottonseed  meal 
daily  per  1,000  pounds  live  weight. 
ii.  F.  j. 
A  Dairy  Ration 
Will  you  give  rne  ration  for  dairy  cow 
from  following  feeds?  Corn  or  corn 
chop,  bran,  linseed  meal,  corn  silage, 
Timothy  hay.  Corn  crop.  $1  per  cwt. ; 
oil  meal,  $2.20 ;  bran,  $1.25.  I  have  an 
abundance  of  rich  corn  silage  and  Timo¬ 
thy  hay.  w.  S.  j. 
Missouri. 
A  satisfactory  ration  for  dairy  cows  in 
milk  would  be  composed  of  the  following 
ingredients  at  the*  prices  quoted:  Corn-  j 
meal,  300  pounds ;  wheat  bran,  100 
pounds;  linseed  meal.  150  pounds. 
Feed  one  pound  of  this  grain  mixture 
for  each  four  pounds  of  milk  produced 
per  day  by  animals  in  average  flesh.  In 
addition  give  them  all  of  the  corn  silage 
that  they  will  clean  up  with  relish  twice 
daily,  and  12  pounds  of  Timothy  liny  dur¬ 
ing  the  middle  of  the  day.  The  grain 
should  be  fed  in  two  equal  feeds,  morn¬ 
ing  and  evening,  preferably  placed  on 
the  corn  silage,  while  the  roughage,  Timo¬ 
thy  bay,  ns  suggested,  or  corn  fodder 
should  be  fed  in  such  quantities  as  they 
will  clean  up  with  relish  during  the  mid¬ 
dle  of  the  day.  Timothy  bay  is  not  very 
well  adapted  for  feeding  dairy  animals. 
It  might  be  advantageous  to  exchange 
this  product  for  either  clover  or  Alfalfa 
hay  if  it  can  be  done  without  too  great 
cost.  However,  the  use  of  silage  and 
oil  meal,  as  suggested,  will  make  the  ra¬ 
tion  a  very  satisfactory  one,  F.  c.  M. 
Improving  a  Ration 
I  am  just  a  “suburbanite”  who  keeps 
one  cow — half  Jersey.  When  fresh  she 
gives  16  to  18  quarts  of  milk  per  day. 
I  pasture  on  vacant  lots,  and  have 
to  keep  her  on  a  chain.  She  has 
been  fresh  more  than  five  months, 
and  now  gives  about  nine  quarts  per  day. 
I  feed  her  all  the  hay.  of  fair  quality, 
that  she  will  eat.  and  twice  each  day  a  I 
mash  of  about  font  quarts  bran  and  two  j 
pounds  of  hominy  chop.  She  seems  to 
grow  thin  on  this,  ami  I  would  like  the 
opinion  of  some  of  your  readers  of  ex¬ 
perience  in  feeding  as  to  what  would  be 
a  better  balanced  ration  to  feed.  She 
is  a  large  cow  and  a  heavy  feeder.  Drinks 
40  to  50  quarts  water  daily.  It  pays 
to  feed  her  well,  as  she  returns,  when 
fresh,  as  high  as  $50  per  monfh  for  her 
milk,  which  is  taken  from  me  for  in¬ 
valids  and  children,  and  every  one  is 
pleased  after  years  of  experience  in  get- 
ling  it.  1  intend  to  raise  some  roots  to 
feed  next  Winter.  Which  would  you  ad¬ 
vise.  mangel-wurzel  or  sugar  beet?  How 
much  sliced  roots  of  either  would  be  a 
fair  quantity  to  feed  once  a  day? 
SUBURBANITE. 
Your  cow  is  not  now  receiving  enough 
nutriment  to  produce,  nine  quarts  of  milk 
and  still  maintain  her  normal  body 
weight.  A  grain  ration  made  up  of  three 
parts  distillers’  grains,  two  parts  hominy 
and  one  part  cottonseed  meal  makes  a 
palatable  ration  for  one.  which,  when  fed 
at  the  rate  of  one  pound  for  each  three 
to  3 D>  pounds  milk,  along  with  about  18 
pounds  mixed  hay  daily,  will  supply  the 
cow  with  the  necessary  nutriment.  I 
should  advise  the  growing  of  mangels  in 
preference  to  sugar  beets.  Figure  on 
feeding  your  cow  15  to  20  pounds  daily. 
You  will  find  that  roots  will  help  out 
immensely  on  the  amount  of  milk  your 
Cow  will  produce,  even  ou  a  less  amount 
of  grain.  When  one  has  only  mixed  hay 
for  roughage,  the  grain  feeding  must  be 
heavy  and  the  feeds  must,  for  the  most 
part,  be  of  a  high  protein  nature. 
H.  F.  J. 
Balancing  a  Ration 
Would  you  help  me  to  balance  a  ration 
from  the  following  feeds?  I  have  plenty 
of  silage  and  a  poor  quality  of  hay. 
corn  and  cob  meal  ground  with  oats,  and 
ground  barley.  What  should  I  buy  to 
help  this  out?  Also  tell  me  how  to  get 
the  acreage  of  a  field.  A.  c. 
New  York. 
Your  lioiue-grown  feeds  are  all  low  in 
protein  and.  while  well  adapted  to  keep¬ 
ing  a  cow  in  good  flesh,  will  not  produce 
the  maximum  flow  of  milk  of  which  the 
cows  are  capable.  You  have  the  foun¬ 
dation.  however,  of  a  balanced  ration,  and 
need  only  to  add  one  or  more  of  the  high 
protein  feeds  to  supply  the  laefc  of  the 
protein  element.  With  your  silage  and 
hay  for  roughage,  you  need  a  grain  ra¬ 
tion  rather  rich  in  protein ;  your  corn 
and  cob  meal,  oats  and  barley  are  all 
low  in  this  element,  and  must  be  rein¬ 
forced  by  the  addition  of  such  feeds  as 
the  wheat  products,  gluten  feed,  cotton¬ 
seed  meal,  etc.  Which  ones  you  should 
use  depends  chiefly  upon  their  relative 
prices,  though  price  is  not  the  only  thing 
to  be  considered.  Palatabiiity  is  of  im¬ 
portance,  and  some  feeds  seem  to  have 
a  value  not  measured  by  their  protein 
and  carbohydrate  content.  A  good  grain 
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ground  oats  in  any  desired  proportion  as 
one  part,  mixed  wheat  feed  as  a  second 
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