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E*/>e  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Various  Feeding  Problems 
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a  grain  ration  which  may  be  the  most 
economical  when  your  cow  freshens.  How¬ 
ever.  the  following  is  a  balanced  ration, 
considering  your  roughage : 
2  parts  dried  distillers’  grains, 
2  parts  hominy  or  cornmcal, 
•  1  part,  gluten  feed. 
1  part  wheat  middlings, 
part  cottonseed  meal, 
Add  1%  coarse  fine  salt. 
When  your  cow  goes  out  on  pasture  she 
will  need  little  or  no  grain  for  two  months 
if  pasture  is  good.  Weigh  the  milk  from 
your  cow  daily  and  watch  for  shrinkage 
during  Summer  months.  As  pasture  gets 
short  she  will  need  grain  practically  same 
as  for  Winter  feeding.  This  will  depend 
on  amount  of  green  food  given  in  barn. 
The  milk  sheet  is  tile  best  guide  to  feeding 
at  all  times,  more  especially  during  the 
Summer  months,  when  pastures  get  short. 
until  Spring  should  be  fed  a  small  amount 
of  grain  every  day  in  addition  to  bay  and 
cornstalks.  The  amount  varies  according 
to  the  horse.  Some  horses  will  keep  in 
good  condition  on  two  quarts  of  oats  per 
day,  while  others  require  four  to  six 
quarts.  Whole  oats  or  ground  oats  make 
a  good  safe  feed  for  horses  which  are  idle. 
Another  good  feed  may  he  made  by  mixing 
equal  parts  brail  and  middlings,  with  10% 
hominy  added. 
.‘1 — I ,ioe  usually  infest  stock  which  are 
in  poor  condition,  so  the  first  thing  to  do 
is  to  see  that:  they  have  proper  cure  and 
plenty  of  feed.  Illue  ointment  applied 
sparingly  around  the  roots  of  the  tail  and 
in  the  hollow  spot,  just  hack  of  the  horns, 
one  or  two  applications  will  usually  be 
sufficient.  As  this  is  very  poisonous  cure 
should  he  taken  to  keep  it;  where  no  dam¬ 
age  can  be  caused.  c.  s.  a. 
count  of  roughage  every  day  to  keep  her  Sudan  Grass  for  Horses 
restion  in  working  condition,  c.  s.  G.  ,,T  ,,  ,  c 
_ _  Would  like  to  hear  from  readers  of 
u  ,  D  The  It.  N.  Y.  who  have  had  experience 
Hard  tiutter  jn  feeding  Sudan  grass  to  horses.  Have 
Why  is  ray  butter  so  hard  in  Winter?  they  found  I that  it  has  any  injurious  of- 
<•  feed  silage  twice  a  day,  Htwnhrt  cut-  fends,  anu*  d  so,  what,  is  it  considered 
i g  of  clover  once  and  an  average  of  a  pood  horse  toed .  It  is  piaused  lip  as 
out  six  quarts  of  grain  a  day,  made  up  a  heavy  yielding  grass,  Imt  I  fail  to  him 
ground  outs.  Have  Jersey  rows  and  anything  in  regard  to  its  being  a  good 
aw  the  butler  11  miles  to  t.lm  city,  horse  hay.  0*  E.  w. 
hen  churned  the  cream  has  a  tempera-  Rose  land,  -V  . 
re  ol  I >8  degrees.  I  deliver  butter  evei y  yy,,  nppIM.  n,ii t  to  experienced  readers 
roe  weeks  and  keep  it  where  it  does  not  f(1|.  .mswi,r.  Wc  have  seen  two  opposite 
lvT'  V  -1-  K  1 '  statements.  One  claimed  this  grass  siipe- 
i\ew  x oi*k.  rior  for  horses — the  other  said  it  was  like 
From  the  information  given  I  cannot  millet  and  should  not  be  fed. 
Ration  for  Milch  and  Dry  Stock 
I  have  26  head  of  stock  composed  of 
Jerseys,  Uolsteins  and  Ayrshires,  of 
which  six  are  milking,  (’an  you  give  me  a 
suitable  ration  for  these  cows?  I  have 
no  silage,  and  1o  save  oil  my  mixed  hay 
I  am  feeding  to  each  cow  twice  a  day 
about  live  pounds  liny,  with  three  quarts 
Ill-flavored  Cream 
Will  you  tell  me  what  you  think  the 
trouble  is  with  my  cream?  I  take  the 
greatest,  care  of  the  milk  and  keep  the 
cream  from  three  to  four  days  before 
churning,  then  bring  it  into  n  warm  place 
over  night  lo  sour,  but  after  sometimes 
only  two  days  the  cream  turns  quite  dis¬ 
agreeably  acid  and  makes  very  had  but¬ 
ter,  which  cannot  even  he  used  for  cook¬ 
ing.  We  milk  four  Jersey  cows,  one  of 
which  has  just  freshened,  but  the  others 
are  rather  far  along  in  the  lactation  pe¬ 
riod.  Wc  feed  the  cows  the  usual  cow- 
feed  and  turnips  night  and  morning  and 
shredded  cornstalks  and  hay.  Could  it 
be  the  turnips?  H.  C.  w. 
New  York. 
If  you  are  feeding  turnips  just  before 
milking  this  is  very  likely  the  cause  of 
the  had  flavor  in  your  cream.  If  you  nre 
careful  in  the  production  of  your  milk, 
the  separation  of  your  cream  and  the 
storing  of  it,  I  can  see  no  other  reason 
why  your  cream  makes  butter  unfit,  for 
use,  If  turnips  nre  fed  after  milking 
they  should  cause  no  trouble.  It  is  pos¬ 
sible  that  one  or  more  of  your  cows  may 
have  some  udder  trouble,  which  would 
cause  a  had  flavor  to  develop  rapidly  in 
the  cream.  This  possible  source  should 
be  investigated.  It.  F.  J. 
Dairy  Ration  With  Little  Hay 
Can  you  give  me  some  advice  in  feed¬ 
ing  hay  to  milch  cows?  We  are  all  short 
of  hay  in  this  vicinity,  and  we  cannot 
buy  ordinary  hay  at  less  than  $22  per  ton. 
IIow  little  can  we  feed  per  day  and  keep 
the  cows  in  good  shape  for  flesh  and  rnilk? 
Can  we  feed  less  hay  and  more  grain,  and 
would  it  not  he  cheaper,  with  bran  at  $28 
per  ton  rind  other  grains  at  a  proportion¬ 
ate  price?  We  can  get  the  ordinary 
grains,  such  ns  bran,  gluten,  cottonseed, 
etc.,  hut  not  such  things  as  malt  sprouts 
or  beet  pulp.  We  have  no  silage  or  fod¬ 
der  of  any  kind.  f.  e.  a. 
Maine. 
Tf  by  ordinary  hay  reference  is  made  to 
mixed  hay.  i.  e..  Timothy,  clover  and  Tted- 
top,  bran  Is  a  belter  buy  at  $28  per  ton 
than  the  ha.\  at  $22  ,>cr  ton.  A  dairy  cow 
by  nature  requires  n  considerable  amount 
of  rouglmg  >  besides  grain.  I  ler  digestive 
tract  is  constructed  to  handle  it.  Some 
dairymen  feed  nothing  hut  hay  and  grain, 
or  silage  and  grain,  no  hay.  When  this 
is  done,  however,  tlm  roughage  is  sup¬ 
plied  in  liberal  amounts.  1  know  of  no 
experiments  which  have  been  carried  out 
to  show  liOW  little  hay  a  cow  will  do  well 
on  to  the  exclusion  of  any  other  roughage. 
T  should  say  the  average  cow  should  have 
10  pounds  per  day  at.  least,  plus  an  extra 
large  amount  of  grain  to  balance  the  ra¬ 
tion.  This  grain  ration  should  he  bulky 
and  from  the  feeds  you  mention  should 
contain  considerable  bran.  A  ration  of  10 
pounds  mixed  hay  and  t  wo  pounds  of  cot¬ 
tonseed  meal,  l1/^  pounds  of  gluten  feed 
and  four  pounds  of  bran  would  not  he  far 
from  a  balanced  ration  for  a  1,000-pound 
cow  producing  25  pounds  of  4%  milk 
daily.  ir.  F.  J. 
FORTIFIED  AGAINST  EXTREMES  OF  TEMPERATURE 
When  it  is  Summer 
When  the  cream  is  skimmed  by  a  U.  S. 
Separator,  it  keeps  longer,  for  its  the 
first  and  only  separator  remarkably 
fortified  in  sanitary  ways  from  top 
to  bottom.  Bacteria  are  “up  against 
it”  like  flies  in  January. 
When  it  is  Winter 
When  you  are  using  a  U.  S.  Cream 
Separator  you  don’t  have  to  heat  a 
a  kettle  of  water  to  start  the  skim¬ 
ming.  It  works  cold. 
When  the  oil  in  other  separators  has 
clogged  or  frozen  up,  the  U.  S.  Sepa¬ 
rator,  with  no  kinks,  bends,  or  goose 
necks,  in  its  oil  tube, — is  running 
smoothly  and  silently,  perfectly  lu¬ 
bricated. 
When  other  separators  get  “vile”  the 
U.  S.  is  sweet  and  clean,  with  no 
milk  drip  on  the  frame,  or  in  the 
gear  case,  or  in  the  iron  bowl  cham¬ 
ber.  The  removable  sanitary  liner 
prevents. 
When  ordinary  separators  are  turning 
the  new  batch  sour,  with  bowl  left 
full  from  the  previous  run,  the  U.  S. 
is  starting  fresh  and  dry,  the  bowl 
having  drained  itself  without  atten¬ 
tion. 
When  washing-up  time  comes,  there 
are  fewer  parts  to  clean.  With  the 
mechanical  washer  U.  S.  users  are 
through  in  one-third  the  time.  Time 
in  summer  is  especially  valuable. 
When  every  liquid  is  freezing  solid, 
you  don’t  have  to  worry  about  the 
bowl  of  the  U.  S.  Separator  being 
damaged  by  neglect.  It  empties 
itself  automatically — always! 
Ration  for  Cows  and  Horses 
1 —  What,  would  you  suggest  ns  a  bal¬ 
anced  ration  for  cows  weighing  about 
1,000  pounds,  giving  from  15  to  25  quarts 
of  milk  per  day?  They  have  been  fed 
since  early  Fall  oil  mangels  and  pumpkins 
(pumpkins  now  gone),  with  nil  they  will 
cat.  of  cut  cornstalks  for  fodder  (no  hay)  : 
also  eornmeal.  bran,  gluten  and  brewers’ 
grains  for  grain.  2—  Now  best  feed  horses 
that  will  not  have  to  work  until  plowing 
time?  I  have  been  giving  cut  cornstalks 
as  roughage  and  a  small  amount  of  com¬ 
mon  hay.  2 — Please  suggest  some  pow¬ 
der  or  solution  to  eradicate  lice  from 
stock.  F.  w. 
New  York. 
1  -A  good  ration  for  cows  weighing 
3,000  pouuds  each  and  giving  from  15  to 
25  quarts  of  milk  per  da.v  may  be  made 
as  follows:  Three  pounds  wheat  bran, 
three  pounds  dried  brewers’  grains,  two 
pounds  cottonseed  meal,  one  pound  gluten 
feed,  one  pound  oil  meal  and  two  pounds 
comment  or  hominy.  This  ration  to  he 
fed  with  all  the  cut  eornstalks  the  cows 
will  eat  three  times  a  day  and  mangels 
once  or  twice  a  day. 
2 —  Horses  which  will  not  have  to  work 
When  the  gas  engine  “ dies ”  if  you 
are  using  power,  the  U.  S.  has  a  hand 
crank  on  the  other  side*  and  you  can 
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