101G. 
Feeding  a  Balanced  Ration 
Live  stock  foods  are  roughly  divided  into  four  c|*a«c*  of  substances-  protein,  or  lean  meat  or  muscle  mak* 
which  are  starch  or  fat  formers - - - “**'  <ru . 
Blace  of  carbohydrates  and  fat 
le  least  waste  and  still  §rive  *' 
carbohydrates  and  fat. 
“wide  ratio. 
The  following  analyses  ai 
Digestible 
Dry  Matter  Fat  Protein  Garbo. 
and  Fat 
20.7  .5  1.0  12.8  Linseed  Meal,  O.  P. 
B7.fi  1.6  2,6  37, a  Hominy  Chop 
84.7  2.5  4.2  44.3  Buckwheat  Middling# 
84  7  3.3  7.1  41.3  Brewers*  Grains,  dry 
86.8  2.5  2.8  45.3  Gluten  Meal 
91.9  2.1  10.5  42  5  Gluten  Food 
85.0  3.8  6.7  72.2  Oats 
92.4  12.2  22.8  65.8  Barley 
88.1  4.0  11.9  47.6  Rye 
93.0  10.2  87  6  43.0 
_^«ra  ;  carbohydrates, 
protein  cannot  take  the 
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the  animal  whnt  it  needs.  The  *  *  nutritive  ratio" '  means  the  ratio  between  protein  and  combined 
>ne  part  of  protein  to  three  of  the  other  would  be  *  “  narrow*'  ratio,  while  one  part  to  eight  would  be  a 
in  figuring  rations  :  = 
Digestible 
Protein  Oarbo. 
and  Fat 
30  2  47.6 
6.8  77.2 
Feeding  Stuff 
Feeding  Stuff 
Corn  Fodder,  green 
Corn  Fodder,  cured 
Mixed  May 
Red  Clover 
Timothy 
Alfalfa  Hay 
Corn  Meal 
Distillers*  Grains,  dry 
Wheat  Bran 
Cottonseed  Meal 
Wholesale  Prices  for  Standard  Feeding  Stuffs, 
Cottonseed 
Meal. 
41.00@42.00 
41.00(1)42.00 
39.00(5  41  00 
40.00-541.00 
40.00@41.00 
Gluten  Feed. 
3l.00@32.00 
31.00@32.00 
29.00@30.00 
29.00@29.50 
29.50@30.00 
Corn  Meat. 
32.00033.00 
31  00@32.00 
30;00@31.00 
30  00@  30.50 
30.00@31.00 
Middlings, 
25.00@28.00 
26.00@28.00 
25.00027.50 
24.00@27.00 
25.00@27.50 
Bran. 
23.00@24.50 
23.50@25,50 
22.00@24.00 
22.00023.00 
22.00@23.00 
New  York 
Philadelphia 
Cleveland  . 
Buffalo  . .  . 
Pittsburgh 
Get  all  your  Cows  Earn 
Every  milch  cow  in  your  herd  earned  a  nice 
profit  for  you  that  your  separator  failed  to  deliver. 
Where  did  the  money  go  ?  Let  us  show  you. 
Every  separator  (except  the  New  Sharpies) 
loses  cream  if  not  turned  at  the  exact  speed  marked 
on  its  crank.  Experiment  Stations  and  independent 
researches  have  brought  out  the  surprising  fact 
that  19  out  of  every  20  separator  users  turn  their 
machines  under  speed  and  thus  lose  $2.40  to  $12 
per  cow  per  year.  (See  Purdue  Bulletin  No.  116). 
The  New  Sharpies  skims  clean  whether  turned 
fast  or  slow .  It  will  get  you  this  extra  profit 
your  cows  make  for  you,  but  which  your  fixed- 
feed  Separator  throws  away. 
the  food  is  fed  before  milking,  there  is  no 
doubt.  Just  recently  I  examined  the  milk 
of  six  different  cows  In  a  certain  herd, 
and  found  a  pronounced  grain  feed  fla¬ 
vor  in  the  milk.  On  questioning  the  pro¬ 
ducer,  I  found  that  be  was  taking  all 
the  precautions  to  produce  a  high  grade 
milk,  hut.  he  was  feeding  grain  just  be¬ 
fore  milking.  Another  interesting  point 
was  to  note  that  the  flavor  was  very 
slight,  in  the  milk  of  two  cows  and  strong 
in  the  other  four  samples.  This  would 
seem  to  indicate  that  perhaps  individual 
cows  differ  in  the  way  they  transmit  feed 
flavors  to  their  milk.  Of  course,  these 
two  cows  might  have  received  less  of  the 
grain,  and  possibly  that  entered  in.  If 
the  distillers'  grains  are  fed  alone  or  in 
mixture  after  milking  I  do  not  believe 
there  is  any  chance  of  their  flavoring  the 
milk.  H.  F.  J. 
LOCAL  PRICES. 
Port  Bvron,  N,  Y.,  bran,  ton.  $26.75;  mid¬ 
dlings,  $27.75;  gluten  feed,  $32;  distillers’ 
grains,  $34;  cottonseed  meal,  $39.50;  white  mid¬ 
dlings.  $33,50. 
Potterville,  Pa.,  wheat  middlings,  100  lbs,, 
$1,65  to  $1.80;  wheat  bran,  $1.35  to  $1.45; 
gluten,  $1.41;  eornmeal,  $t,70;  corn,  $1.61;  oats, 
bush..  $.62;  seed  oats,  $.80. 
Middlchury,  Conn,,  oats,  ton,  $37.50  to  $39; 
gluten,  $34;  corn  tneal,  $36;  bran,  $29;  mid¬ 
dlings,  $38. 
Cheshire,  Conn.,  wheat  hran,  ton,  $26;  mid¬ 
dlings,  $28;  eornmeal,  $35;  gluten  feed,  $31; 
distillers’  dried  grains,  $34;  cottonseed  meal, 
$38. 
Ionia,  N.  Y,,  bran,  ton,  $25;  middlings,  $26; 
eornmeal,  $34. 
Benedict,  N.  Y.,  corn  and  eornmeal,  100  lbs,, 
$1.76;  bran,  $1.35;  middlings,  $1.45. 
Camden,  N.  J.,  wheat  bran,  ton,  $25,75;  white 
middlings,  $31.50;  eornmeal.  $32.60:  gluten  feed, 
S31.50;  distillers’  dried  grains,  $29.50;  cotton¬ 
seed  meal,  $40.50. 
De  Ruyter,  N.  Y.,  winter  wheat  bran,  100 
lbs..  $1.40;  spring  wheat  bran,  $1.25;  middlings, 
51.80 ;  eornmeal,  $1.60;  gluten,  $1.45;  distillers' 
grains,  $1.60;  cottonseed  meal.  $1.80;  molasses 
feed,  $1.35;  seed  oats,  bu.,  $.75. 
Improving  Restricted  Ration 
I  have  a  fair-sized  cow  which  fresh¬ 
ened  a  few  days  ago,  and  is  supposed  to 
give  about  16  quarts.  Can  I  feed  her 
Ajax  flakes  alone  for  grain,  and  if  so 
how  much  by  measure  should  she  get  per 
day?  I  have  Timothy  and  Red-tup  hay 
for  roughage.  What  grain  and  how  much 
should  she  have  when  she  gots  out  on 
pasture?  I  should  like  to  limit  graiu  to 
one  or  two  kinds,  as  I  have  no  room  to 
spare  for  grain  bins,  etc.  I  want  to  get 
all  the  milk  I  can  without  forcing  bet*  to 
do  any  harm.  She  is  four  years  old  and 
this  is  her  second  calf.  H.  \v.  c. 
Massachusetts. 
Since  your  roughage  is  lacking  in  pro¬ 
tein,  Ajax  Hakes  fed  alone  will  make  the 
ration  too  wide,  that  is  lacking  in  pro¬ 
tein.  The  only  way  to  balance  a  ration 
where  Timothy  hay  is  the  sole  roughage 
is  to  feed  almost  entirely  of  our  highest 
protein  concentrate,  cottonseed  meal. 
Many  people  are  prejudiced  against  the 
use  of  large  amounts  of  cottonseed  meal 
because  of  danger  of  udder  trouble.  I 
think  there  is  little  or  no  danger  in  this. 
I  have  tried  it  out  on  our  herd  with  no 
trouble,  and  f  know  of  several  herds 
where  cottonseed  is  the  only  grain  feed 
fed.  You  would  better  make  your  grain 
ration  then  about  four  parts  cottonseed 
meal  and  one  part  Ajax  flakes  and  feed 
a  quart  of  this  mixture  to  two  quarts 
of  milk  produced  daily.  When  on  pasture 
grain  may  be  eliminated  gradually  if 
pasture  is  good.  When  pasture  dries  up, 
feed  some  graiu.  bringing  her  up  to 
amount  recommended  above.  H,  r.  j. 
Grain  Ration  With  Rye  Straw 
Can  you  give  me  a  balanced  grain  ra¬ 
tion  for  milch  cows  where  cut.  rye  straw 
is  fed  in  the  morning,  hay  at.  noon,  fod¬ 
der  corn  at  night?  Straw  is  dampened 
and  four  quarts  of  grain  mixed  with 
straw.  Grain  is  200  lbs.  hominy.  200 
lbs.  bomeoline,  250  lbs.  Ajax,  200  wheat 
If  ran,  mixed  together.  Grain  is  fed  clear 
at  night,  four  quarts  to  each  cow.  Cows 
weigh  about  900  lbs.  Do  I  feed  enough 
protein?  Cows  are  giving  25  lbs.  milk 
daily  of  4.2%  fat.  a.  j.  M. 
New  York. 
Y'ou  are  not.  feeding  nearly  enough 
protein.  Assuming  that  the  hay  you 
speak  of  is  mixed  hay,  your  roughage 
contains  practically  no  protein,  that  is. 
it  is  of  a  carbohydrate  nature.  This  be¬ 
ing  true,  carbohydrates  such  as  hominy 
and  homcoline  can  have  no  place  in  flip 
ration.  The  grain  ration  must  he  made 
up  largely  of  the  oil  meals  and  Ajax 
Hakes.  I  suppose  you  feed  about  20  lbs. 
daily  of  the  roughage.  This  being  the 
case,  feed  at  rate  of  one  lb.  to  four  lbs. 
of  milk  of  the  following  grain  mixture: 
Three  parts  cottonseed  meal:  one  part 
linseed  oil  meal:  two  parts  Ajax  flakes; 
omi*  per  cent.  salt. 
Cottonseed  meal  seems  high  in  cost, 
but  it  is  necessary  to  use  it  to  balance 
the  ration,  and  where  the  manure  is 
cared  for  properly,  it  is  really  a  cheap 
feed  at  $10  per  ton,  because  of  the  high 
fertilizer  value  of  the  manure  from  a 
cow  fed  cottonseed  meal.  if.  f.  j. 
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Separator  feeds  the  milk  into  the  bowl  in  exact 
proportion  to  the  separating  force.  At  45  revolu¬ 
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and  at  35  revolutions  it  skims  equally  clean  and 
always  with  even  quality  cream.  No  other 
separator  has  these  two  valuable  features — clean 
skimming  and  unchanging  density  of  cream 
at  varying  speeds. 
The  Suction-feed  Separator 
has  other  important  advantages. 
The  hollow  tubular  bowl  is  easy  ~7\ 
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the  large  supply-can  is  only  two  \ 
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