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Grain with Pasture 
Would you give nit* a good grain ration 
to feed my mixed herd of Jerseys, Guern¬ 
seys and Holsteins when I have them out 
on lowland pasture? Is if necessary to 
feed such protein feeds as cottonseed 
meal and oilmeal when eows are in pas¬ 
ture? Gould I feed bran with ground 
corn to them after my oats are gone, and 
in what proportions? I uow feed a 
mixed ration of ground oats, ground corn, 
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| It is necessary to provide dairy cows 
with some one of the concentrates that 
carry considerable protein, even though 
the cows have access to abundant pas¬ 
ture. Perhaps the simplest combination 
Unit I can suggest would consist of four 
purls of cornmeal, four pans of gluten 
meal, two parts of bran, and one paid of 
cottonseed meal. If oats are available, 
then half the corn can he replaced! with 
ground oats. Gluten meal at the present 
time is more economical than cottonseed 
meal, yet it is not good judgment to roly 
upon the gluten to provide all of .the pro¬ 
tein. If you have the oats it is not nec¬ 
essary to feed bran in Conjunction with 
both corn and oats; hence the suggestion 
that oats rbplaee bran in this combina¬ 
tion. It is possible to restrict the ration 
to corn and gluten, or even corn and Cot¬ 
tonseed meal during the months of May 
and June, when the grass is palatable 
and abundant. AY hen the hot weather 
aproaehos and grass loses its succulence. 
with Alfalfa or clover hay. If the cow 
has access to abundant pasture during 
the Summer, then a mixture consisting 
of equal parts of cornmeal, gluten meal 
and ground oats is suggested. The addi¬ 
tion of 10 per cent of linseed meal to this 
ration would improve its quality when 
the grass loses its initial bloom and suc¬ 
culence. 
Rain Water for Stock 
A man who owns a dairy farm near 
Trenton has been giving bis stock rain 
water to drink all Winter. lie lias a 
cistern under the barn. Tie says all the 
farmers in that vicinity do the same. Is 
this bad for the stock? He uses the wa¬ 
ter for bis cattle, horses, hogs and poul¬ 
try. F. J. s. 
East Orange, N. J. 
So far as I know, rain water is hot in¬ 
jurious to farm animals. Naturally it 
would not he as palatable as well water, 
for it. would likely become stagnant, 
especially during (be Summer. If it is 
protected, however, iu clean, well-kept 
cisterns, I believe that it would serve its 
purpose in a useful manner. While it is 
generally contended that well water is 
more desirable, I do not know of any 
instances where the use of soft water has 
been condemned, provided the water itself 
was not polluted nor stagnant. 
Cow with Sore Eye 
I have a cow that lias a running sore 
on one eye; in fact, the whole eye seems 
to be sore, and she is blind also. This 
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Katomih's Hew Drop 7669S recently 
completed an advanced register test which 
makes her the breed champion in Class 
HD, and qualifies her for sixth place 
among all Guernseys in Class I >. Her 
record was 16,505.5 lbs. of milk and 
7S6.01 lbs. of butterfat in the M 1 ,4-year- 
old division, and was made while carryiug 
add more variety to the grain ration. 
One or two per cent of salt should be 
added to the grain mixture. Cows that 
are fed some grain during the entire pas¬ 
turing season will approach Winter in 
much better flesh ami thus be in position 
to carry on during the Winter, or their 
next lactation pe’iod, with an abundant 
flow of milk. Heavy milking cows must 
have grain during the entire year if they 
are to produce milk economically and iu 
a satisfactory quantity. 
Feeding for Better Milk Flow 
Are we feeding a young Guernsey cow 
properly? We have been feeding her as 
follows: Three quarts stock feed, one 
quart of bran (morning and night), 15 
His. Timothy hay, half in morning, a Hi¬ 
de at. noon, and remainder at night: half 
I of a 14-quart pailful of mangel beets, 
sliced, at night. The stock feed with 
bran is slopped when fed. This cow gives 
rich milk, but the highest milk yield was 
eight quarts daily, shortly after she came 
iu last year.. Seems as if we should get 
a bigger milk yield. ^ W. 0. M, 
Center Moriches, N. Y. 
I suspect that the stock feed you are 
using does not carry a sufficient amount 
of protein or energy to enable your cow 
to give a satisfactory amount of milk. 
The addition of bran to die product 
would not improve its quality. Fif¬ 
teen pounds of Timothy bay is an 
extravagatil amount of roughage to force 
a Guernsey cow to consume. It would 
be to your advantage to secure either 
clover or Alfalfa bay. for this amount of 
Timothy hay, especially when fed in con¬ 
junction with the mixed feed carrying oat 
hulls, would not prompt the cow to give 
very much milk, I would suggest a ra¬ 
tion consisting of equal parts of corn- 
meal, ground oats, wheat bran and lin¬ 
seed meal. This to be fed in conjunction 
a calf 265 days. The Katonah Wood 
Farm herd. Katonah, N. Y., consists of 
about 25 registered Guernseys. It was 
established several years ago and Ka- 
tonall's Dew Drop TflflflS is the seven¬ 
teenth cow to complete an advanced reg¬ 
ister record. 
sore eye lias been running for some time 
and has a very bad odor. I have used 
everything I could think of on it, also 
have been giving her tonic, but nothing 
seeuls to help the eye. Can yon tell me 
what it. is ami also whether it can be 
cured? Ho you ihink the milk would be 
lit to use or not ? R. i). T. 
Callieoon, X. Y. 
Although your description is relatively 
meager, I suspect that your trouble orig¬ 
inally started with ringworm. Assuming 
that the sore is above the eye and that it 
is spreading. I would suggest (lie use of 
iodine. Paint the infected part once a 
day for five days, then apply castor oil. 
If it is a running sore and ttie eye itself 
is infected and mattering, then I should 
consult a veterinarian and follow his ad¬ 
vice. There is no reason why the milk 
from this cow should not be used. She 
is healthy and ill a good vigorous condi¬ 
tion. and the mere fact that she has an 
inflammation or running sore of this 
chararcter would not affect the milk in 
any Way. 
Rations for Horses 
Will you advise us the rations recom¬ 
mended for working horses of about K400 
lbs. when idle and when working, 'tim¬ 
othy, oats and corn, and corn alone. 
Michigan. 11 • T - 
A safe rule to follow in feeding horses 
that work regularly every tiny is to allow 
them t lb. of grain and 1 lb. of roughage 
daily for each 100 lbs. of live weight. If 
your horses weigh 1.400 lbs., you should 
allow them 14 lbs. of grain and 14 lbs. 
of Timotbv bay daily. Naturally, as the 
intensity of the work increases, it is well 
to increase the amount of grain and de- 
crease proportionately tbc amount <>1 
roughage. Conversely, if the horses are 
idle or irregularly worked, one should re¬ 
duce the grain ration by half, but con¬ 
tinue with perhaps slight additions the 
amount of roughage that they arc con¬ 
suming. As to combinations <,f grain, I 
prefer a ration consisting of five parts 
of oats, three parts of bran and two parts 
of cornmeal or shelled corn. It is some¬ 
times contended that, corn alone dues not 
provide a satisfactory grain ration, say, 
for work horses, and many feeders recom¬ 
mend the use of some wheat bran in con¬ 
junction with corn, especially when it is 
fed with Timothy hav. Seven parts of 
corn with three parts of bran provides a 
satisfactory combination. 
Recent tests at the Illinois Experiment 
•Station suggest that ear corn and Timothy 
hay make an excellent combination for 
feeding working horses. Where Alfalfa 
replaces Timothy hay, the amount of 
grain can be substantially reduced. How¬ 
ever. under ordinary circumstances there 
is nothing more acceptable than Timothy 
lmy for use in feeding work horses. It 
is (Vsinihie to feed the bulk of the grain 
during the middle of the day. and to urge 
the horses to consume the bulk of the 
roughage at night. This seems to sim¬ 
plify the procedure and to bring about 
the nest efficient digestion of (lie various 
ingredients. It is well to reduce the 
grain ration on idle days and to continue 
approximately the same amount of rough¬ 
age, regardless of whether the horses are 
idle or working. 
Make sure that the lmr.ses are not suf¬ 
fering from internal pa’-a sites, and that 
their teeth arc in a condition to enable 
them to masticate their food. When 
"hole grains are passed through the sys¬ 
tem undigested, it is evident that the teeth 
need attention, and a veterinarian should 
be employed to remedy this condition. 
Grain with Cornstalks 
\W11 you help me balance rn.v cow 
feed? All I have is oats. We have 
plenty of cornstalks and run them 
through a cutting machine, enough for 
sewn days’ feed at one time, and put 
lots ot water on them. The cows eat 
tbc in well, 2G> to throe bushels each cow. 
They are eating, besides, mixed hay once 
-a day. We feed all the Timothy and 
clover hay they can eat. it. 8. l\ 
Kennedy, X r . Y. 
If you wish to use as much oats as pos¬ 
sible, 1 suggest 400 lbs. outs. -100 lbs. glu¬ 
ten, l.)0 lbs. bran, 150 lbs. oilmen!. There 
is nothing to he gained by putting lots of 
water on the cornstalks that you have 
available, for this would not. create any 
fermentation, and would not increase 
their palatnbility. If cornstalks are of 
good quality cows will cat all that they 
should have, of this product iu dry form, 
provided it is shredded. 
Dairy Ration; Cow with Poor Appetite 
1. Will you give balanced ration for 
Holstein cows, using cornmeal, ground 
rye. and oats in connection with mixed 
hay and dry corn fodder? T have been 
unable to get clover or Alfalfa hay and 
have no silage, but use beet pulp. Also 
state ration with clover or Alfalfa bay. 
2. I have a cow that calved the latter 
part of January that seems to be off her 
feed and has not come in yet. She eats 
her roughage with a relish, as well as 
vegetables, but she will not eat moistened 
beet pulp or any grain. Once iu a while 
she will clean lip her grain, but gener¬ 
ally eats a few mouthfuls and let the rest 
stand. She has no appetite for anything 
blit roughage or roots. What nils her? 
Oasport, X\ Y. E. u. it. 
1. Ground rye is ill suited for use in a 
ration intended for dairy cows. A bet¬ 
ter plan Would bo to utilize this product 
in feeding pigs. It is not palatable, and 
for. this reason it is very apt to limit the 
amount of grain that the cows will con¬ 
sume. Of course if it is mixed with 
cornmeal. oats, and some of the carriers 
of protein, it could be utilized, but not 
advantageously. Since you do not have 
silage and your hay is of poor quality, it 
will he necessary for you to utilize a 
grain ration that: is highly concentrated 
and efficient. I propose a combination 
consisting of 300 lbs. cornmeal. 200 lbs. 
oats. 100 lbs. bran, 200 lbs. oilmeal, 200 
lbs, cottonseed meal. Tn case you feed 
clover or Alfalfa with this combination, 
replace 100 lbs. of oilmeal ami 100 lbs. 
of cottonseed meal with 200 lbs. of glu¬ 
ten feed. 
2. As for the cow which does not relish 
her grain ration, t should utilize prod¬ 
ucts in a little different proportion, (lows 
like cornmeal, oilmeal and bran, and I 
should try her on a combination of these 
three ingredients, mixed in the proportion 
of five parts of cornmeal, three parts of 
bran and two parts of oilmeal Feed 
this grain ration morning anti night, and 
permit her to have the hulk of her rough- 
age during the middle of the day. Mix 
this combination in conjunction with the 
beets if you have them, or combine it 
with the beet pulp, adding 1 or 2 per cent 
of salt to the combination. The chances 
are that she will come to her feed within 
a short time, after which she should be 
fed her full allowance of roughage. Rather 
than keep feed before her at all times, 
allow her to become hungry, and the 
chances are that she will lake kindly to 
her feed. It might be well to give her a 
bran mush, for this will serve to stimu¬ 
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