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June  17,  1910. 
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Feeding  a  Balanced  Ration 
Live  stock  foods  aro  roughly  divided  Into  four  classes  of  substaneftfl  - protein,  or  Icon  most  or  muscle  makers;  carbohydrates, 
which  nte  starch  or  fat  formers  ;  pure  fat ;  and  fiber,  the  latter  being  tough,  indigestible  matter.  The  protein  cannot  take  the 
place  of  enrlw'hydraios  and  fat,  and  the  theory  of  a  balam-ed  ration  fe  to  combine  the  two  ctnesoe  of  food  bo  that  there  will  be 
the  least  was  to  and  still  giv«  the  animat  what  it  needs.  The  "  nutritive  n»tiok*  means  the  ratio  between  protein  and  combined 
carbohydrates  and  fut.  One  part  of  protein  to  throe  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 
Digestible  j 
Fro  to  in  Cnrbn. 
Feeding  8tu(T 
Dry  Matter 
Fat 
Digestible 
Protein  Garbo. 
Corn  Fodder,  green 
•  20.7 
.6 
1.0 
ami  Fat 
12.  H 
87.H 
Dimmed  Meal,  O.  P. 
90.2 
7.8 
80.2 
and  Fat 
47.6 
Corn  Fodder,  cured 
67.6 
1.6 
2.6 
Hominy  Chon 
Buckwheat  Middling:! 
90.4 
8.0 
6.8 
77.2 
Mixed  Hny 
84.7 
2.6 
4.2 
44.9 
87.2 
6.8 
22.7 
61.2 
Red  Clover 
81.7 
3.5 
7.1 
41.9 
Brewers'  Grains,  dry 
91.3 
6.7 
20.0 
45.7 
Timothy 
86.8 
2*fi 
2.8 
46.9 
Gluten  Moul 
90.5 
6.6 
29.7 
66.2 
Alfnlfn  Hay 
91.9 
2.1 
10.5 
42.5 
Gluten  Feed 
9H.8 
bJ 
21.3 
59.3 
Corn  Meal 
86.0 
8.8 
6.7 
Oats 
89.6 
4.8 
10.7 
62.3 
Distillers'  Grains,  dry 
92.4 
12.2 
22.8 
66.8 
Barley 
89.2 
1.8 
9.4 
75.9 
Wheat.  Bran 
88.1 
4.0 
11.9 
47.6 
Rye 
91.8 
1.9 
9.6 
72.1 
Cottonseed  Meal 
98.0 
10.2 
87.6 
43.0 
Feeding  Value  of  Pumpkins 
Will  you  give  the  feeding  value  of 
pumpkins?  That  is,  what  are  they  worth 
per  ton  to  feed  Logs  or  cattle?  M.  E.  l. 
Center  llelpre.  O. 
According  to  the  last  edition  of  “Feeds 
and  Feeding.”  by  Henry  and  Morrison, 
2.5  tons  pumpkins,  seeds  and  all,  are 
equal  to  one  ton  of  corn  silage  for  dairy 
cows.  The  value  of  pumpkins  per  ton 
could  then  be  set  by  local  values  placed 
on  corn  silage.  This  price  usually  ranges 
from  .$2.50  to  $5  per  ton,  making  pump¬ 
kins  worth  $1.50  to  $1.75  per  ton.  They 
have  been  fed  more  successfully  to  hogs 
raw  than  cooked,  Seeds  should  not  lie 
removed,  since  they  are  rich  in  nutriment 
and  should  not  he  wasted.  H.  F.  J. 
Grain  With  Alfalfa 
I  have  a  heifer  weighing  a  little  less  than 
700  lbs. ;  gives  about.  12  quarts  of  milk  a 
day.  I  am  feeding  Alfalfa  hay  and  union 
feed,  t  do  not  like  the  taste  of  the  but¬ 
ter.  It  seems  a  little  hitter.  Would  you 
give  me  a  good  grain  ration?  Is  it:  good 
to  feed  all  Alfalfa  hay?  c.  it. 
New  York. 
A  very  satisfactory  ration  for  your  cow 
would  he  12  to  15  lbs.  of  Alfalfa  hay 
daily  together  with  one  pound  of  the  fol¬ 
lowing  grain  mixture  for  each  two  quarts 
of  milk :  2  parts  cornraenl  or  hominy 
feed,  2  parts  wheat  bran.  1  part  wheat 
middlings,  *4  part  linseed  oil  meal,  1  per 
cent.  salt.  EC-  F.  J. 
Feeding  Calf  and  Hogs ;  Roup 
1.  Will  you  give  me  a  good  grain  ration 
for  a  four-months-old  heifer  calf?  I  am 
feeding  about  two  quarts  of  middlings  and 
14  quarts  of  water  a  day.  It  is  getting 
all  the  rowon  it  will  eat.  2.  I  have  a  pig 
also  which  is  getting  2%  quarts  of  mid¬ 
dlings  anti  4 *4  quarts  of  milk,  and  six 
quarts  of  water  a  da.v.  The  pig  is  514 
months  old  and  weighs  about  .100  pounds. 
We  expect  to  butcher  it  for  our  own  use 
next  ]>ceember.  l’lense  improve  this  ra¬ 
tion.  3.  Some  of  our  hens  have  been 
troubled  with  a  disease  which  showed  in  a 
swelling  round  the  eye  and  weakness. 
Vermont.  n.  d. 
1.  An  excellent  grain  ration  for  your 
calf  could  he  made  up  of  equal  parts  of 
cornmeal.  ground  oats  and  bran.  Feed 
what  the  calf  will  clean  up  readily  twice 
a  day.  feeding  it  dry.  Never  leave  any  in 
the  feed  box  if  calf  does  not  clean  it  up 
soon  after  feeding. 
2.  Since  you  expect  to  keep  your  pig 
until  next  December,  it  would  be  very 
desirable  if  you  could  pasture  him  on 
some  clover  this  Summer,  supplementing 
this  with  the  feed  you  are  now  giviug, 
what  he  will  clean  up.  In  the  late  Fall 
give  him  some  whole  corn  or  add  some 
cornmeal  to  your  present  ration  to  get 
him  in  a  fat  condition  for  slaughtering. 
3.  It  is  probable  that  your  bens  are 
troubled  with  roup.  If  you  get  them  out 
in  the  sun  on  some  of  the  warm  days  they 
should  recover.  The  damp  weather  lias 
been  very  conducive  to  this  disease. 
H.  F.  J. 
Summer  Ration 
I  would  like  a  balanced  ration  for  a 
Jersey  cow  just  purchased;  weight  (esti¬ 
mated)  750  pounds;  comes  in  about  Au¬ 
gust  1st.  Cow  gives  only  2  to  3  quarts 
milk  a  day;  milk  is  extremely  rich,  almost 
like  cream.  After  skimming  it  will  “get" 
a  little  more  cream.  The  milk  has  been 
slightly  ropy,  with  a  strong  taste, 
although  these  faults  are  diminishing.  It 
is  not  possible  to  get  any  beet  pulp ;  could 
you  suggest  something  to  supply  the  nec¬ 
essary  succulence?  F.  A.  A. 
New  .Jersey. 
We  have  to  depend  on  silage,  roots  and 
beet  pulp  for  succulence  in  our  Winter 
rations.  1  do  not  see  how  you  can  get 
this  sueeujeuce  unless  you  can  send  to 
some  dealer  not  in  your  vicinity  and  get 
some  dried  beet  pulp.  1  note  your  cow  is 
to  freshen  in  August.  If  you  are  to  put 
her  out  to  pasture  soon  you  will  need  to 
feed  little  or  no  grain  until  after  freshen¬ 
ing.  For  the  present,  feed  her  what  hay 
she  will  clean  up.  Since  this  hay  is  low 
in  protein  your  grain  ration,  in  order  to 
balance,  will  have  to  he  made  up  of  our 
high  protein  feeds,  cottonseed  meal  and 
distillers’  grains.  Mix  these  at  rate  of 
two  parts  cottonseed  meal  to  one  of  dis¬ 
tillers’  grains  and  feed  two  to  three 
pounds  daily.  If  you  have  to  keep  the 
cow  in  all  Summer  .and  feed  her  on  hay, 
should  change  grain  ration  after  she  dries 
off  to  one  part  gluten  feed,  one  part  bran, 
one  part  cornmeal.  Feed  very  little  of 
this  immediately  after  cow  dries  oft,  grad¬ 
ually  increasing  the  amount  to  three  to 
five  pounds  daily  until  she  is  in  good  con¬ 
dition  for  calving.  After  calving,  proba¬ 
bly  a  more  desirable  ration  could  be 
worked  out,  as  I  imagine  you  will  have 
different  roughage  on  hand  to  feed. 
u.  F.  J. 
Ration  With  Limited  Pasture 
My  cow,  Jersey  and  Ayrshire,  2V> 
years  old,  came  fresh  last  October.  Will 
you  give  me  a  ration  for  her?  I  have  to 
buy  all  my  feed,  and  will  have  but  little 
pasture  for  her  this  Summer.  She  is  in 
good  condition  at  present.  m.  C.  o’l. 
New  York. 
The  kind  of  grain  to  feed  your  cow  de¬ 
pends  entirely  upon  the  kind  of  hay  you 
have  to  feed.  Quite  a  different  ration 
would  he  necessary  with  Alfalfa  or  clover 
hay  from  that  with  mixed  or  Timothy 
hay.  Assuming  that  the  hay  is  mixed, 
your  grain  will  have  to  he  two  parts  cot¬ 
tonseed  meal  and  one  part  distillers' 
grains  to  balance  the  ration.  Some  dried 
beet  pulp  would  he  very  desirable  to  feed 
if  you  have  no  silage  or  roots.  For  the 
Summer  what  pasture  you  have  will  sup¬ 
ply  this  succulence.  Iu  the  Fall  if  you 
have  to  buy  hay,  buy  some  Alfalfa  and 
then  by  feeding  beet  pulp  you  could  fix 
up  a  very  palatable  graiu  ration. 
it.  f.  j. 
Thin  Cows;  Cattle  Lice  ;  Depraved 
Appetite 
1.  Will  you  give  me  a  good  grain  ra¬ 
tion  for  rather  thin  cows?  For  rough- 
age  I  am  feeding  cornstalks  and  bean 
fodder.  2.  What  is  the  best  wash  for  lice 
on  eows?  Two  of  my  cows  are  losing  the 
hair  around  head  ami  necks  and  base  of 
tail,  hut  I  cannot  see  any  lice.  3.  Why 
do  my  cows  cat  the  dirty  bedding  from 
horse  stable  and  sometimes  clear  horse 
manure?  "  o.  c.  E. 
1.  If  your  eows  are  milking  you  must 
feed  a  high  protein  grain  ration  since 
your  roughage  is  very  poor  and  very  low 
in  protein.  Try  a  ration  made  up  of; 
Three  parts  cottonseed  meal,  two  parts 
linseed  oil  meal,  one  part,  dried  distillers’ 
grains  (Ajax  Hakes).  Feed  this  grain 
at  rate  of  one  pound  to  3(4  pounds  of 
milk.  It  would  be  a  good  plan  for  you 
to  feed  some  dried  beet  pulp,  feeding  two 
to  four  pounds  daily.  Soak  the  beet  pulp 
in  warm  water  and  feed  wet.  One  pound 
of  dried  pulp  will  take  up  about  three 
pounds  of  water. 
2.  As  to  the  best  remedy  for  cattle  lice, 
that  is  an  undecided  question.  Sine* 
these  lice  disappear  when  the  cows  are 
put  out  on  grass  the  best  tiling  to  do 
now  is  to  make  a  strong  soapsuds  and 
scrub  infested  parts  with  it,  applying  it 
with  a  brush. 
3.  The  longing  of  your  cows  for  some 
succulent  or  juicy  food  probably  causes 
them  to  eat  the  horse  manure  and  bed¬ 
ding  when  they  can  get  at  it.  Soaked 
beet  pulp  will  probably  remedy  this. 
H.  F.  J. 
Grain  and  Silage 
Will  yon  give  me  formula  of  a  bal¬ 
anced  ration  from  the  following:  Bran, 
wheat  or  flour  middlings,  oil  meal,  corn¬ 
meal,  cottonseed  meal,  hominy,  gluten  and 
oats;  can  get  Boston  mixed  feed  and 
commercial  feed.  I  have  grade  Hol¬ 
stein  COWS ;  feeding  two  bushels  of  sil¬ 
age  and  good  clover  hay,  but  do  not 
seem  to  get  my  graiu  feed  balanced  just 
right.  E.  E.  B. 
New  York. 
I  note  that  you  are  feeding  two  bush¬ 
els  of  silage.  I  put  this  at  40  pounds. 
The  weight  of  a  bushel  of  silage  varies 
greatly  according  to  the  variety  and  ma¬ 
turity  of  the  silage,  and  as  to  whether 
the  measure  is  down,  or  the  silage  is  just 
thrown  into  it.  loosely.  Figuring  it  at 
40  pounds  and  the  clover  hay  at  10 
pounds,  it  is  impossible  to  balance  a  very 
satisfactory  grain  ration.  Two  pounds 
of  cottonseed  meal  and  two  pounds  of 
dried  distillers’  grains,  mixed  together, 
come  the  nearest  to  it.  By  figuring  the 
silage  at  30  pounds,  however,  which  may 
after  all  he  nearer  the  amount  you  are 
feeding,  the  following  grain  ration  is 
balanced  from  feeds  mentioned.  This 
grain  ration  is  for  use  then  with  30 
pounds  silage  and  ten  pounds  clover  liay: 
One  part  cottonseed  meal;  one  part  oil 
meal;  one  part  gluten  feed;  one  part 
middlings;  two  parts  bran;  one  per  cent, 
salt. 
Feed  at  rate  of  one  pound  grain  to 
four  pounds  milk.  H.  F.  J. 
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TIME  by  hours  over  any  gravity  system,  and  as  well  over  any 
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