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RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
June  24,  191G. 
“This  is  for  you,  girls! 
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Ration  for  Dairy 
Will  you  give  me  a  ration  for  .ny 
pow'9?  I  liave  Japanese  millet  for  rough¬ 
age,  silage  made  from  well-grown  corn, 
well  eared.  Cows  are  good  large  grade 
Tlolsteins.  have  been  in  milk  about  three 
* 1 1*  fs *tir  months.  1  have  been  feeding 
silage  and  millet  for  roughage.  1  mix  100 
:■  s.  bran.  ISO  lbs.  flour  middlings,  and 
feed  eight  unarts  to  each  cow  per  day. 
W  ith  that  I  feed  two  o  n  Is  of  glut  n 
and  >ne  quart  ot  cottonseed.  (lint  ti 
costs  $1.75  p*'r  c  at.,  cottonseed  $1,110. 
middlings  St. (JO,  bran  $1.45,  Cows  have 
seom  ed  lately  on  this  feed.  Have  good  feed 
and  also  have  eight  feet  of  silage  left  in 
bottom  of  a  l-l-ft.  silo  which  1  wish  to 
feed.  How  .shall  I  feed  to  get  good  re¬ 
sults?  Should  I  feed  some  grain?  In 
the  latter  part  of  July  and  August  pas¬ 
ture  will  I ie  scarce.  What  would  you 
think  he>t  for  me  to  do?  I  have  some 
calves  two  and  three  months  old.  which 
I  wish  to  turn  out  to  pasture,  "What 
grain  rations  would  you  advise  to  feed 
this  Summer?  If  I  flinch!  wet  down  top 
of  silage  in  warm  v  •atinu-  when  in  use 
would  it  ln>ep  from  molding?  j.  n. 
Connecticut. 
with  camphorated  "il  until  the  swelling 
and  hardening  of  the  quarter  of  the  ud¬ 
der  subsided.  The  milk  became  normal 
but  (lie  quarter  seemed  to  lose  its  func¬ 
tion.  so  that  we  could  not  get  more  than 
a  quarter  pint  of  milk  a  day.  I  had 
about  mad  •  up  my  mind  to  keep  at.  milking 
this  tear  (  we  only  have  two  cows l  when 
J.  Tt..  Kentucky,  on  page  1258.  advised 
to  do  so  and  also  recommended  other 
remedies.  Now  it.  is  the  f'sult,  which 
nay  be  of  interest,  which  I  wish  to  re¬ 
po  f  on. 
We  k<*pt  on  milking  this  affected  teat 
from  last  calving  up  to  ties  calving  two 
weeks  ago.  every  day.  getting  a  table- 
spoonful  up  to  the  quarter  pint  each 
time.  We  fed  her  sparingly  before  calv¬ 
ing  and  bad  dried  her  off  four  weeks  be¬ 
fore.  Rut  we  kept  on  milking  this  teat, 
and  when  udder  enlarged  we  rubbed 
with  camphorated  oil.  Now  this  teat 
two  w>*el;s  after  calviug  is  all  right,  gives 
as  much  milk  as  the  others,  and  we  had 
absolutely  not  a  bit.  of  trouble  this  time. 
The  cow  is  fining  well  in  milk,  the 
udder  and  teats  are  of  perfectly  normal 
dimension;  the  only  indication  that  any¬ 
thing  was  wrong  is  that  the  teat  when 
milking  sprays  .somewhat.  The  good  ad¬ 
vice  that  J.  U.  gave  and  our  persever¬ 
ance  brought  on  this  good  result,  in  our 
ofdtiion.  r..  r:. 
Pennsylvania. 
It's  the  most  wonderful  separator  I  ever  saw.  I  just  brought 
it  from  Johnson’s  Hardware  Store  where  they  were  demon¬ 
strating  it.  You  can’t  guess  what  it  will  do.” 
“I  think  I  know,  father.  You  told  me  last  week  about 
the  loss  of  cream  in  our  old  separator  when  I  turned  it  too 
slow.  You  stood  back  bhere  and  timed  me  and  pretty  near 
scolded  me  when  you  found  I  was  turning  37  revolutions 
instead  of  50. — It’s  a 
SHARPLES 
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Mary  is  a  smart  girl,  mother — she  guessed  it.  You  re¬ 
member  what  we  read  about  the  SHARPLBS  and  we  agreed 
that  it  must  be  a  wonderful  separator.  Well  —  it  is!  We  all 
helped  to  test  it  and  it  skimmed  to  a  trace  when  turned  as  slow 
as  36  and  equally  clean  when  turned  as  fast  as  55  turns.  It 
simply  skimmed  faster  when  we  turned  it  faster.  And  the 
cream  remained  at  35  r/o  thruout  the  varying  speeds.” 
Why,  father  —  then  we  will  know  exactly  what  the  cream 
check  will  be  each  week,  wont  we?” 
“Indeed  we  will,  mother.  —  Now  watch.  I’ll  lift  up  the 
covers  and  unscrew  the  bowl — just  like  that.  It’s  a  plain 
straight  tube  with  a  small  ring  like  a  napkin  ring  in  it  —  that’s 
all  there  is  to  it.” 
Goody  I  see  where  I’ll  get  thru  washing  up  in  a  jiffy.” 
“Yes.  Mary,  and  note  how  easy  it  oils.  Just  pour  a  little 
oil  in  the  top  once  a  month  —  here.” 
The  most  inviting  thing  to  me  is  the  low  supply  can, 
because  there  is  no  lifting  at  all,  simply  pouring  the  milk  in.” 
“Yes  girls,  it  has  any  other  separator  I  ever  tried,  beat  a 
mile.  It  actually  seems  to  do  its  own  thinking.  But  then — it’s 
made  by  the  oldest  and  largest  Separator  Works  in  America,  the 
Sharpies  Separator  Co.  -  West  Chester,  Pa. 
■Ask  for  Catalog  Velvet ”  for  Dairymen. 
Branches:  Chicago  San  Francisco  Portland  Toronto 
The  Wheat  Yield 
Tells  the  Story 
of  Western  Canada’s  Rapid  Progress 
The  heavy  crops  in  Western  Canada  have  caused  new 
records  to  oe  made  in  the  handling  of  grains  by  railroads. 
For  while  the  movement  of  these  heavy  shipments  has 
been  wonderfully  rapid,  the  resources  of  the  different 
roads,  despite  enlarged  equipments  and  increased  facili¬ 
ties,  have  been  strained  as  never  before,  and  previous 
records  have  thus  been  broken  in  all  directions. 
The  largest  Canadian  wheat  shipment  s  through  New  York 
ever  known  arc  reported  lor  the  period  up  to  October  15th, 
Upwards  of  four  and  a  quarter  million  bushels  being  exported  in  less  than  six  weeks, 
_ _ .  and  this  was  but  the  overflow  of  shipments  to  Montreal,  through  which  point  stup¬ 
id  -  JK  nients  were  much  larger  t  han  to  New  York. 
I  Vieltis  as  high  »a  fiO  hughel*  of  wheat  per  uerg  are  reported  from  all  part3  of  the 
^  aBWc-V  country;  while  yields  .it  15  huahels  per  acre  are  common 
Thousands  of  American  farmers  have  taken  part  fn  this  wonderful  production.  Land 
pricex  are  still  low  and  free  homestead  lands  are  ea  i]y  secured  in  ttoud 
N  localities,  co— — ‘  . - *—  •  -  •  *- 
UT  V  There  is 
no  wnr  tas  ou  luatl  and  no  conscription. 
Write  for  illustrated  pamphlet,  reduced  railroad  rates 
arid  other  information  to 
CANADIAN  GOVERNMENT  AGENT 
301  E.  GENESEE  ST  .  SYRACUSE.  N.  Y. 
NO  PASafoilTS  ARE  NECESSARY  TO  ENTER  CANADA. 
At  present  wholesale  grain  prices,  the 
most  economical  ration  to  feed  with  mil¬ 
let  and  silage  is  ns  follows:  200  parts 
dried  distillers'  grains,  100  parts  flour 
wheat  middlings.  100  parts  linseed  oil 
meal,  and  100  parts  gluten  feed,  .mixed 
with  one  per  cent.  salt.  On  basis  of  a 
1.200  pound  cow,  giving  4%  milk,  yon 
should  feed  12  lbs,  of  millet  30  lbs. 
corn  silage,  and  eight  lbs.  of  the  grain 
mixture  daily.  If  vonr  pasture  is  good. 
I  should  stop  feeding  silage,  because  you 
can  use  this  to  good  advantage  when  pas¬ 
tures  dry  up.  Cover  the  silage  with 
straw  dampened  and  sow  ou  a  few  oats. 
This  should  protect  silage  with  a  mini¬ 
mum  amount  of  spoilage.  "When  cows 
are  on  pasture.  watch  your  milk 
sheet  closely,  and  if  you  feel  cows  will 
respond  economically  to  some  grain,  add 
1‘lrt  lbs.  cottonseed  meal  t« *  ration  ree- 
■  'tmuended  and  feed  four  to  five  lbs.  ac¬ 
cording  as  cows  respond. 
r.ir  ynur  calves  a  ration  made  up  of 
10(1  lbs.  of  corn,  ground  oats,  and  bran 
and  50  lbs.  of  oil  meal  Should  keep  them 
in  trim.  They  will  not  need  much  grain 
if  pasture  is  good.  Feed  according  to 
their  rendition  perhaps  one  pound  or  so 
per  head  per  day.  it.  F.  j. 
Feeding  Calf 
T  have  a  cow  four  years,  nearly  five, 
with  calf  three  weeks  old.  Calf  recent¬ 
ly  commenced  scouring,  and  refused  to 
stick  at  night  upon  return  of  cow  from 
pasture.  I  have  been  feeding  clover  hay 
night  and  morning  and  lately  pasturing 
on  tie  chain  during  day;  also  cormneal, 
bran  and  cottonseed  meal  at  milking  time. 
I>oes  the  cottonseed  sometimes  cause 
scouring  when  fed  while  pasturing  is 
new?  Cow  is  not  a  big  milker  but  gave 
good  rich  milk  until  this  last  calf  came, 
when  we  find  the  milk  has  not  been  near¬ 
ly  as  rich  in  cream  as  previously.  Cow 
receives  about  three  quarts  of  feed  twice 
a  day,  and  cats  well,  also  gives  around 
10  or  11  quarts,  all  of  which  the  calf 
has  except  nights  when  I  milk  for  our 
own  use  about  two  quarts,  it.  c.  f. 
New  York. 
The  apparent  reason  for  your  calf 
having  scours  is  over-feeding  and  along 
with  this  the  feeding  of  grass.  The  grain 
ration  you  are  feeding  is  all  right  for 
tlm  cow.  but  for  the  calf  I  should  rec¬ 
ommend  the  feeding  of  a  ration  made  up 
of  equal  pails  cornmeal.  bran  and  ground 
oats.  If  I  were  raising  a  calf  I  should 
take  from  the  mother  when  two  or  three 
days  old  and  feed  it  10  to  14  pounds 
of  milk  daily,  depending  on  size  of  calf. 
At  end  of  two  weeks  1  should  substitute 
one  pound  of  whole  milk  with  one  pound 
of  skim-milk,  and  do  this  daily  until 
calf  was  <‘u  skim-milk.  At  two  to  three 
weeks  of  age  should  put  mixed  hay  in 
front  of  call'  and  let  it  eat  what  it  want¬ 
ed.  Should  feed  grain  mixture,  dry; 
about  one  quarter  pound  after  calf  drinks 
its  milk.  Always  keep  the  calf  a  little 
hungry.  If  your  calf  has  a  bad  case  of 
scours  take  him  off  green  grass  and  away 
front  his  dam.  Feed  the  calf  boiled  milk 
and  give  him  only  a  little  of  this,  t- 
get  her  with  a  small  amount  of  grain  and 
bay.  until  he  gets  on  his  feet  again.  Do 
not  make  the  calf  eat  if  it  does  not  want 
to.  and  do  not  give  it  all  it  wants  for 
awhile. 
Trouble  With  Teat  (Mammitis) 
On  page  111  of  last  year’s  issue  1 
asked  for  advice  as  to  trouble  I  had  with 
a  purebred  Jersey  heifer  coming  into 
milking  first  time,  whose  rear  teat  be¬ 
came  affected,  and  also  quarter  of  udder. 
The  trouble  began  about  two  days  after 
calving  by  the  point  of  teat  becoming 
sore.  We  had  a  great  deal  of  trouble 
in  milking.  We  tried  a  milking  tube,  but 
as  milk  was  thick  and  stringy  would  not 
work,  so  we  kept  milking  by  hand.  We 
also  fomented  with  hot  water  and  rubbed 
Ration  With  Limited  Pasture 
I  l'fivo  fi \-r>  Jersey  rows  weighing  000 
to  1.1,  i <  pounds,  producing  from  25  to 
.25  pounds  of  5.5  milk  daily.  Pasture  is 
only  fair.  I  have  mixed  hay.  cornmeal. 
bran,  gluten,  dried  brewers  grains  n:> 
meal,  cottonseed,  ground  oats.  Will  y  o 
balance  a  ration  from  all  or  any  of  t!” 
above,  whichever  will  be  cheapest?  t 
desire  best  results  for  Imtrerfat.  and 
after-results  in  manure.  F.  w  E. 
Michigan. 
The  following  would  make  a  balanced 
ration  for  your  cows,  using  the  feeds 
you  have  on  hand.  This  is  figured 
on  tin  basis  of  a  thousand-pound  cow 
producing  20  pounds  of  5.5  milk: 
Daily  Ration. — IS  lbs.  mixed  bay;  5 
lbs.  cormneal;  2  lbs.  bran;  2  lbs,  dried 
brewers’  grains;  2  lbs.  cottonseed  meal: 
1  lb.  oil  meal;  1  lb,  gluten  feed:  1*2 
salt  in  grain  mixture. 
I  do  not  have  Michigan  grain  quota¬ 
tions  at  hand,  but  assume  corn  is  much 
cheaper  with  you  than  here  in  the  East 
Oats  are  usually  expensive,  and  are  not 
included.  Since  your  cows  are  on  pas¬ 
ture.  the  amount  to  feed  is  a  problem 
which  Hie  man  in  charge  of  the  cows  and 
milk  record  sheet  must  solve.  I  note  that 
you  say  the  pasture  is  poor.  This  being 
the  case,  try  feeding  half  the  hay  rec¬ 
ommended  given  at  night.  Mix  grain 
ration  in  proportion  recommended,  and  if 
cows  respond  well,  feed  at  rate  of  one 
pound  of  grain  to  four  pounds  of  milk. 
As  pasture  gets  poorer  later  in  Summer, 
the  cows  will  need  practically  the  Winter 
ration.  H.  F.  j. 
Cow  with  Indigestion 
What  am  I  to  do  for  my  cow?  She 
has  indigestion  and  does  m>t  chew  her 
end  much  and  is  constipated.  I  have 
given  her  epsom  salts  twice  daily,  one 
pound  at  a  dose,  for  two  days,  and  then 
give  her  one  dose  of  two  pounds  before 
I  got  any  results  and  in  a  day  or  two 
she  was  constipated  again.  What  can  I 
do  for  her  to  correct  the  trouble?  Would 
an  unbalanced  ration  cause  this  trouble? 
Maryland.  o.  w. 
Tuberculosis  is  not  an  uncommon  cause 
of  such  symptoms,  the  liver  being  affected. 
Have  the  cow  tested  with  tuberculin.  If 
she  does  not  react  feed  wheat  bran,  flax¬ 
seed  meal,  roots  and  Alfalfa  hay  which 
feeds  tend  to  maintain  activity  of  the 
bowels.  Make  her  take  exercise  out  of 
doors  every  day.  Twice  daily  mix  in  the 
feed  one  teaspoonfnl  of  powdered  mix 
vomica  and  gradually  increase  the  dos> 
until  her  bowels  are  released.  If  any  ill 
effect  is  seen  go  back  to  the  first  dose  and 
repeat.  It  may  prove  necessary  to  feed 
the  bran  and  flaxseed  meal  in  the  form  of 
a  mash.  A.  s.  a. 
Lice 
1.  Can  you  give  us  a  good  cure  for  lice 
on  cows  and  hogs?  They  seem  to  be  do¬ 
ing  well,  but  we  find  a  few  small  white 
lice  around  the  tail.  2.  We  have  a  cow 
that  at  times  has  kicking  spells,  first 
with  one  hind  foot,  then  with  the  other. 
At  times  she  seems  to  be  in  good  health, 
but  eats  a  lot  of  salt.  She  is  farrow  and 
we  are  Feeding  her  corn  fodder,  straw, 
hay  and  about  four  quarts  of  grains. 
New  York.  c.  K.  A. 
1.  Apply  a  1-100  solution  of  coal  tar 
disinfectant  made  creamy  with  (lowers  of 
sulphur  and  allow  it  to  dry  upon  the 
skin.  Repeat  the  application  as  often  as 
round  necessary.  Cleanse,  disinfect  and 
whitewash  the  stable  and  have  it  light, 
dry  and  well  ventilated.  2.  (Jive  the  cow 
her  liberty  in  a  roomy  box  stall  or  shed 
and  reduce  her  feed.  Keep  her  bowels 
active  with  soft,  succulent  or  laxative 
feed.  If  necessary  give  four  ounces  of 
glauber  salts  in  water  once  a  day  for 
constipation.  \.  s  \. 
