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•Pk RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April S, 1022 
(1) It Works in Harmony 
With the Cows 
A cow’s udder is extremely deli¬ 
cate and sensitive, and responds 
best to certain methods of milking 
—and it is due to the fact that the 
De Laval Milker works in harmony 
with the cow, in observance of the 
principles of milk secretion, that 
better results are obtained with it 
than with any other way of milking. 
(2) Uniform Pulsation Action 
Cows like and respond host to 
uniformity of pulsations or 
squeezes. Pulsation speed of the 
De Laval Milker is governed by a 
master control which is geared to 
the pump, and is as regular and 
uniform in its action as the pen¬ 
dulum of a clock. Every milker 
unit runs at exactly the same speed 
as the master control and cannot 
be changed at the whim of the 
operator. The De Laval is the only 
milker which has this feature. 
(3) Pulsator Close to Udder 
Vigorous and stimulating action, 
which cows like so well, is secured 
with the De Laval because the pul¬ 
sator is located close to the udder. 
Pulsations reach the teat-cups in 
the shortest possible time and pro¬ 
duce vigorous action and abrupt 
periods of release and massage so 
stimulating and soothing to the 
cows. The pulsator has only one 
moving part, is non-adjustable, re¬ 
quires no oiling, and will run for 
years without attention. No other 
milker has these features. 
(4) Alternating Action 
The alternating action of the De 
Laval causes milk to be drawn from 
two teats, while the other two teats 
are given a massage and brief rest 
period. In this manner an even 
and continuous flow of milk is 
drawn from the udder — another 
reason why the De Laval is so 
successful and milks faster and 
better than any other way. 
(5) Self-Adjusting Teat-Cups 
De Laval Teat-cups fit all sizes 
of teats. No metal touches the 
teat, and the rubber liner fits 
snugly about the teat, permitting 
the vacuum to be applied only to 
the point of the teat and not to 
the sides. This, together with 
other exclusive advantages, ac¬ 
counts for the pleasing and gentle 
action of the De Laval Milker, and 
is one of the many reasons why 
the cows like it so well. 
There are thousand* of satisfied De Laval 
User*, many of whom state that they would 
yet rid of their cow* if they couldn't have a 
De Laval. Others sny they wouldn’t be with¬ 
out it for twice the price it cost, while prac¬ 
tically all agree it produces more and cleaner 
milk, saves time nnd makes dairy iny more 
pleasant and profitable. Write for full infor¬ 
mation. 
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New York Chicayo San Francisco 
165 Broadway 29 E. Madison St. 61 Beale St. 
Soon er or later you will use a 
De Laval 
Milker and Cream Separator 
Shear Your Sheep 
Quicker and Easier 
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Takes the wool off easily and quickly. 
You'll wonder how you ever yot 
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Leaves no ridyes, Mnkan nhcar- 
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Profitable even fora few head. Price 
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write us for Cataloy No. 09. 
off the rouyh coat of lony hair, 
it the first warm days. 
Clip from a health standpoint also. 
Clipped horses foci better and do 
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Avoid milk-lofiy by keeping every eow'o udder 
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prnat. healing ointment. Insures complete udder 
comfort and easy milling. Caked Bay rooponds 
quickly to tho softening action of Bag Batin. A 
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Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
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Feed for Cows on Test 
Would like t<> have you advise me if 
the ration below is properly balanced for 
Jersey or Guernsey test rows, salt being 
provided in the licit: 200 lbs. wheat bran, 
200 lbs. ground oats. 100 lbs. hominy. 
100 lbs. gluten. 100 lbs. oilmenl, 100 lbs. 
cottonseed meal, with second cutting Al¬ 
falfa and wet beet, inilp. G. w. It. 
New York. 
You can scarcely improve upon the 
ration you are now feeding. Rather than 
use brick suit, 1 should mix one per cent 
of sail with the grain ralio*i, in order t«» 
make sure that Ibey are obtaining enough 
sail for their requirements. It the cows 
arc thin in llcsh, the addition of 100 lbs 
of cornmeal or hominy would improve the 
mixture: but if it is palatable and the 
cows are doing well. I should hesitate in 
making a change. There is nothing any 
belter than second cutting Alfalfa bay 
for dairy cows, and licet pulp is a satis 
factory substitute for silage, although at 
the present time it is very scarce and 
somewhat out of range iu price. 
Drying Off Cow 
Would ymi please bell me the best way 
to feed my cow in order to turn her dry? 
II was imposihle for me to dry her last 
time she freshened. So I feel she should 
go dry for six or eight weeks this time. 
She is due to freshen June !>, and was 
fresh August I of last year. 1 feed hei' 
rough age of Timothy hay and good stalk : 
all she can eat: no limit. I also feed her 
a mixed ration marked 24 per cent pro¬ 
tein. I give her about six quarts of this 
mixture with two or three quarts of wheat 
bran, both morning and night. In order 
to dry her. my neighbor tells me to nil 
down her feed. I-. IT. 
Pennsylvania. 
Your neighbor has given you sensible 
advice. In order to dry off a persistent 
milker it is necessary to deny her all grain 
nnd permit her to subsist on Timothy bay 
find water. Of course, it will not be 
necessary to continue this diet over an 
extended period, possibly not more than 
a week or 10 days; but it is absolutely 
necessary to resort to tin's method if you 
desire to dry hep off and keep her udder 
sound. A dairy cow should be given at 
least eight weeks’ rest period, and if the 
cow in question is due to freshen in June, 
she should be dry through April and May. 
Hence, flic thing to do is to commence 
at once to dry her off. Deny her all 
grains and concentrates at once. Milk 
her twice daily for two or three days, then 
milk her onqe a day. and continue this 
practice until the flow of milk is substan¬ 
tially decreased, then milk her every other 
day for a few days, then possibly every 
third day. Tile presence of considerable 
milk in the udder, provided the grain is 
kept away from the cow, will not result 
in injury to the udder. If she is in good 
condition, she will not suffer during this 
period on the ration suggested, and ns 
soon as she is dry, then you can bring her 
hack to full feed and condition her for 
the next lactation period. 
It is my belief that you can buy your 
Alfalfa in the hale cheaper than you cun 
buy it iu the bag. and the mixed feed that 
you are using carries a generous amount 
of Alfalfa hay and oat. hulls. After she is 
thoroughly dry feed her a ration consist¬ 
ing of equal parts of cornmeal, ground 
oats, wheat bran, and oilmeal. or. if she 
has access to pasture, give her equal parts 
of cornmeal nnd gluten feed, and wheat 
bran. Peed her enough of this mixture 
so that she can gain steadily in weight, 
so as to he in good condition and give you 
:j satisfactory amount of milk during her 
next lactation period. Yon ought to be 
able to dry this cow off iu about, three 
weeks, which would give her the full eight 
weeks’ rest period. 
Feeding Driving Horse 
Pan you give me a grain ration for my 
horse? She is quite plump on her hack 
and hind legs, but her ribs show quite 
plainly She is not 0 very large mare, 
weighing about S00 lbs. She is ouly used 
for driving now. hut later will have a little 
farm work to do. I give her six quarts of 
on Is a day, and all the hay she will eat. 
M. E. G. 
If the ribs on your driving horse show, 
it. indicates clearly that the animal is be¬ 
ing improperly fed and nourished. The 
chances are that you are not giving the 
animal in question enough variety or 
enough feed. A horse’s hind legs should 
not he plump, as you have suggested; 
rather they should show qualify and free¬ 
dom from congestion, A ration consist 
ing of five parts of' oats, four parts of 
shelled corn, two pa. Is of bran, and nine 
part of linseed meal is suggested. Like¬ 
wise. Timothy hay will prove the most 
satisfactory roughage for driving horses. 
Usually 1 lb. of grain and 1 lb. of hay 
Is required per day for each 100 lbs. of 
live weight, Therefore, if your driving 
mare weighs ROO lbs., a fair allowance of 
feed would he 8 lbs. of grain and R lbs. 
of liay. However, if slu* is irregularly 
worked, it would be well to increase the 
hay to 10 lbs. and reduce the grain to 
0 lbs. during Ihe days when she is idle 
and not exercised. Gains in weight with 
horses should he made gradually, for colic 
and indigestion is very apt to follow 
forced feeding. 
Make sure that tlv v animal in question 
is able to masticate its food, for frequently 
the teeth of middle-aged horses need at¬ 
tention. If the grain products are passed 
through the animal’s system undigested, it 
is an indication that a veterinarian should 
he employed to (lont the horse’s teeth. A 
imslicl of cure is worth a bushel of feed iu 
bringing driving horses into condition, 
especially during tin's season of tine year, 
when the coals are beginning to release 
and w1 1 eu exercise is irregular 
Salt for Cows 
Which do you think better, to mix a 
certain amount of salt with your dairy 
feed for cows giving milk, or to give them 
a small quantity of salt icvery few days, 
either mi their feed or hay? L. ll.J. 
New York. 
If provision is made so that cows can 
have free access to sail at nil times they 
will satisfy the body demands for this 
produet. Usually the salt box.es are empty 
more than half of the time, and frequently 
rock sail is used, and many limes it is 
so hard that the cows are unable to ob¬ 
tain enough salt to satisfy the demands of 
their digestive systems for hydrochloric 
acid. For this reason il is believed that 
the addition of one per cent of salt to 
concentrated grain mixture is advanta¬ 
geous. inasmuch as il makes sure that the 
cows receive regularly some salt, which 
is absolutely essential for efiieient diges¬ 
tion. There is no disadvantage in pro¬ 
viding salt through both channels, for it 
is very doubtful if cows would consume 
too much suit, provided their ration was 
Complete ami satisfying. If the ration 
one is feeding is deficient or ummitpd, 
thus causing the cows to have a craving 
for something, they frequently will cat 
too much salt if they have free access to 
it. I would not put the salt on the hay, 
hut: rather add one per cent to the grain 
mixture. 
Undesirable Barley Feed 
I am feeding purebred Holstcins the 
following ration: One-half ton of barley 
feed at $2R per ton; analysis, protein, 12 
per cent ; fat, three per cent ; fiber, 12 per 
cent Mixed with that I give 400 ihs. 
cornmeal. 100 Ihs. oilmeal. 100 Ihs. cotton¬ 
seed, 200 lbs. gluten, 200 lbs. bran; feed 
about l lb. of grain to fl'.g lbs. milk; 40 
lbs. of good corn silage, with plenty of 
corn twice a day, Alfalfa hay twice u day. 
Gan you improve this ration? Would 
barley feed he good enough for growing 
.stock? I have a cow due to freshen in 
April, nnd I am feeding her 1T» lbs, of 
cornmeal, 1 lb. cottonseed, and 1 1b, oil¬ 
meal at three feedings per day. Ts sul¬ 
phur good to feed cattle? A. Q. 
New York. 
Harley mixed feed, such as you are 
using, is not a high-class base for an ef¬ 
ficient ration for cows in milk. Iu ad¬ 
dition to its lack of palnlability, it varies 
substantially in composition and texture, 
and may run higher in fiber than the an¬ 
alysis indicates. If the low valuing for 
straight grains and concentrates have 
meant anything to tin* dairy industry, or 
to the man who actually feeds and mar¬ 
kets cows, it has emphasized the fact that 
one can never afford to buy a low-grade 
feed to combine with standard ingredients 
of known usefulness. Roughage is rough¬ 
age. regardless of whether it is purchased 
in n hag, in a hale, or in hulk. 
My suggestion would he that you reduce 
the amount of barley feed 200 lbs., in¬ 
crease the oilmeal to 200 lbs,, and that 
you add 100 lbs. of buckwheat middlings. 
No doubt you have been attracted by the 
relatively low price per ton of the barley 
mixed feed. 
Your attention is directed to the tag. 
which suggests that the mixture contains 
"barley hulls, and may contain traces of 
oats or wheat obtained in the manufac¬ 
ture of pearl barley." You can draw your 
own conclusions as to what part of (In* 
oats or wheat products would leave these 
traces. Harley hulls are in reality no 
better than oat hulls, nnd.oat hulls, as we 
all know, are clearly the greatest menace 
to the mixed-Peed 1 industry. They are 
equal to the oat straw in feeding value, 
and one need only to go through the dairy 
belt and see how much of oat straw dairy¬ 
men are incorporating in their rations for 
dairy cows. 
(Yineerning the cow that you are fat¬ 
tening that is due to freshen in April, 
more variety would he better than straight 
corn. A ration consisting of equal parts 
of corn, oats, wheat, bran and oilmeal 
would he better suited to her needs than a 
combination of 1(1 parts of corn, 1 lb. of 
cottonseed- and 1 lb. of oilmeal. 
As to tin* use of sulphur in dairy ra¬ 
tions. very little research work has been 
done. Ordinarily, however, dairy COWS 
that age fed oil Alfalfa or clover hay, or 
roughages of similar composition and an¬ 
alysis are provided with sufficient sulphur 
to stimulate oxidation of the blood. 
