The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
855 
Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Summer Feed for Cow 
I am now feeding a ration consisting of 
300 lbs. corn-und-eob meal. 7-5 lhs. ground 
oats, 100 lbs. bran. 100 lbs. gluten. 150 
lbs. cottonseed meal. 12 per cent, and 
100 lbs. oilmeal and two per cent of 
salt. Can I reduce the amount of 
oilmeal and increase tin* corn-and-col> 
meal and oats? My herd consists of pure¬ 
bred Ilolsteins and grade Guernseys. 
About half were fresh last Fall and half 
fresh this Spring. I have good pasture 
which I expect to supplement with green 
corn when pasture is short. I am feeding 
grain at the rate of 3V4 to 1 for my lloi- 
steins and 3 to 1 for the Guernseys. 
New .Jersey, W. 0. W. 
You can simplify your grain ration by 
reducing the amount of oilmen!, eliminat¬ 
ing the bran, and relying chiefly upon 
your gluten feed and your cottonseed meal 
to supply your protein. A mixture con¬ 
sisting of 400 lbs. of corn. 200 lbs. oat-. 
200 lbs. gluten and 200 lbs. cottonseed 
meal is suggested, liran and linseed meal, 
when fed in conjunction with luxuriant 
pasture grass, induces undue laxative con¬ 
dition and is believed to be responsible 
for considerable wastage of protein. 
It is possible to use a very generous 
amount of corn and oats during the Sum¬ 
mer, for the grass will supply protein, 
and it is of the utmost importance that 
cows be kept in high llesli during the pe¬ 
riod when flies annoy in hot weather. If 
they are reduced in llesh and are thin and 
emaciated it costs a lot in feed and time 
and money to build them up again in the 
Fall preparatory to milking during the 
Winter. 
Feeding Large Herd 
Will you give ration for 75 cows? We 
have silage, corn, three-fourths; Soy¬ 
beans, one-fourth ; beets, corn ground on 
the eob and ground oats. s. n. 
You have failed to stale whether your 
cows have access to pasture or whether 
you feed silage to the i<i head during the 
entire Summer, Under many farm con¬ 
ditions in New England where large 
herds are maintained very little is gained 
by turning the cows to pasture. During 
the early Spring the grass is washv. dur¬ 
ing July and August the gras- is dry and 
unpalatable, and it is only with great dif¬ 
ficulty that cows arc maintained to their 
maximum (low of milk under such con¬ 
stantly changing conditions. Once they 
get a hit of grass they dislike hay. and 
unless they can be regularly pastured dur¬ 
ing the season I prefer the silage with 
grain and roughage added. 
Assuming that you have corn and oats 
and Soy beans with silage, I would sug¬ 
gest that they be Compounded in the pro¬ 
portion of 350 lbs. corn, 1o0 lbs. oats. 200 
lbs. Soy beans. 200 lbs. gluten feed. Feed 
1 lb. of this mixture for each 4 lbs. of 
milk produced per day. allowing the cows 
all of the silage and legume hay that they 
will consume. For cows giving more than 
20 lhs. of milk per day if would be well 
to give some cottonseed meal in addition 
in order to bring their protein up to the 
required standard. 
A Balanced Grain Ration 
T wish a balanced grain ration for my 
Holstein and Guernsey cows while they 
are on pasture. 1 plan on feeding them 
Alfalfa hay throughout the Summer, 
green oats and corn fodder. The present 
prices of grain here are: Oilmeal, S3.10: 
cottonseed meal. $2.00; gluten feed. 
$2.25; wheat bran, $1.S5. T have my own 
oats and barley, that run about 50 per 
cent of each, mixed. 1 would like to use 
quite a little oats and barley in this ra¬ 
tion. Would you feed the grain night 
and morning, or just once a day? 
New York. J. C. 0. 
Ry all means feed your cows their 
grain ration in two feeds, morning and 
night, and do not attempt to supply all 
of the feed at one time. Even though 
relatively small amounts of grain are to 
be supplied, the greater efficiency of feed¬ 
ing the grain morning and night lias been 
clearly demonstrated. With oats and 
barley constituting 50 per cent of the ra¬ 
tion there should be added equal parts of 
cottonseed meal, gluten feed and bran. It 
is an excellent plan to feed some Alfalfa 
in conjunction with your Summer pas¬ 
ture. for it tends to equalize mechanical 
digestion and to promote congenial rela¬ 
tionships among the several proteins. 
Feeding Family Cow 
I would like to have your advice on a 
ration for our family cow. She fresh¬ 
ened with her second calf about a month 
ago; she is in line condition, looks well 
and is very active. However, she milks 
but eight or nine quarts a day. Is our 
present ration the cause of her small 
milking? We feed her as follows: 8*4 
lbs. of equal parts ground oats, cornmeal 
and bran tit each milking, with a handful 
of linseed meal. She is on pasture all 
day and is given hay iu tin 1 stable at 
night. In purchasing hay for a horse 
and row which would you advise, clover, 
Alfalfa or Timothy? D. s. 
New Jersey. 
The reason your dairy cow is giving 
an unsatisfactory amount of milk is be¬ 
cause you are not feeding her properly. 
She is not getting enough protein in her 
daily ration. A handful of linseed meal 
is not enough. Actually your are only 
utilizing about half her energy and milk- 
making ability. Use a ration consisting 
of 20 lbs. cornmeal, 15 lbs. ground oats, 
20 lhs. bran, 25 lbs. linseed meal. 20 lbs. 
gluten feed. Feed 1 lb. of this grain 
ration for each 3% lbs. of milk produced 
per day. In addition, supply her with all 
of the Alfalfa or clover hay she will con¬ 
sume, morning and night, and let her 
have the run of the pasture during the 
evening. Timothy bay is best suited for 
feeding horses. Your Alfalfa and clover 
should be used exclusively for roughage 
for your dairy row. Keep salt before the 
animal at all times. 
Rations for Work Horses 
What constitutes a first-class ration 
for five young horses that are doing farm 
work as well as scooping work ou a build¬ 
ing operation? We have plenty of hay 
and eob corn, of which they get eight 
cars when doing heavy work, but some¬ 
what less for each meal when idle, and 
all the hay they can eat. While able to 
stand the strain, they are not as round 
and sleek as I would like to see them, 
and l reason that there is something 
lacking in their feed. Last Sunday 1 had 
veterinarian look them over, and he 
suggested four quarts of a prepared horse 
feed and four quarts of ground oats for 
each meal, and occasionally a few ears of 
corn, reducing the dry feed in propor¬ 
tion. Is the abovq ration suitable uuder 
the circumstances related? Do you 
think the molasses in the prepared feed 
will cause worms? Our largest horse, 
which is seven years old, seems to thrive 
on the corn and hay diet, lie is round 
and sleek and in the pink of condition, 
according to the veterinarian. He could 
lind nothing wrong with any of them, 
except one that is recovering from dis¬ 
temper. He has a slight cough occasion¬ 
ally and emits a little mucous from his 
nostril. Should anything be done to stop 
this, or let it run its course? This horse 
eats well and works every day. Will 
tobacco injure a horse when given for 
worms? A. o. 
New Jersey. 
The veterinarian has advised you 
wisely. The use of straight hay and ear 
corn during the Summer is not especially 
palatable, and the addition of more 
variety will have a desirable effect. Oats 
and corn naturally are more desirable 
than corn alone, while a combination of 
corn, oats and bran would excel common 
mixtures of straight, corn and oafs. The 
prepared feed that you have mentioned 
combines Alfalfa meal and molasses with 
Cracked corn and crimped oats, to which 
has been added a small percentage of lin¬ 
seed meal. It is especially palatable, 
owing to its sweetness, and is very ex¬ 
tensively used in feeding horses, if per¬ 
haps stands at the top among standard 
horse feeds, and where it has been gen¬ 
erously used there has been a notable 
absence of colic and indigestion. 
Molasses in Itself would not tend to 
invite internal parasites; rather, it would 
increase the palatability of the mixture 
and cause the animals to eat more corn. 
That does not mean, however, that molas¬ 
ses would supply a unit of energy as 
economically as would corn or oats under 
present market valuations. Notwith¬ 
standing it will add materially to the 
palatability and increase the total daily 
consumption of feed. Where this feed is 
mixed with ground oars it serves a highly 
useful purpose. In addition to providing 
variety, it provides safety, and teamsters 
are always partial to sweet feeds. 
T should let the distemper run its 
course, making sure that the horse’s 
appetite is carefully catered to. and that 
he be watered out of a separate pail. 
Tobacco has been successfully used as a 
vermifuge. 
Feeding Brood Sow 
1- I wish a ration for a brood sow due 
to farrow in about six weeks. I give her 
swill and about one quart of rye feed and 
some stale bread. 2. I am raising a calf 
which I give skim milk with a pint of 
ground oats and wheat bran, but it has 
the diarrhoea. o. m 
New York. 
1. Do not use ground rye iu a ration 
intended for brood sows. Rather combine 
equal parts of ground oats and wheat 
middlings with 5 per cent of digester 
tankage, and feed each animal a sufficient 
quantity of this combination to keep it 
iu a good, vigorous condition. If the 
kitchen refuse is more or less standard 
in its daily composition and does not run 
to greasy, unpalatable and disappointing 
mixture, then this can be used in part 
to provide daily nourishment. Stale 
bread has about half the feeding value 
of wheat middlings. Give the sow plenty 
of exercise, and do not feed her fully dur¬ 
ing the few days previous to or following 
farrowing. After the pigs are about three 
weeks old give her all of the feed that 
she will consume in order that she may 
make milk abundantly and satisfy the 
demands of the growing Squealers. 
2. Reduce the amount of grain fed to 
the calf that is suffering from diarrhoea. 
Mix a taMeepoonful of blood meal in two 
quarts of milk daily for three days, and 
the trouble will b a alleviated. 
Trouble with Calves 
I am having serious trouble with 
calves, three having died, and at this 
time another is nearly dead. The first 
one taken was apparently all right the 
night before. The next morning she was 
unable to stand without assistance, and 
in the middle of the afternoon died. Just 
before death there was a yellow watery 
discharge from the bowels. This calf 
was a purebred Jersey, eligible to regis¬ 
try. I feed new milk for the first week 
or two. about 14/4 pints, three times daily, 
and then separated milk, one quart twice 
daily, and a small amount of ground oats 
(say a large tablespoon) daily, with ac¬ 
cess to plenty of good mixed hay. tr. s. 
New York. 
It would seem that your calves are suf¬ 
fering from the so-called white scours. In 
many instances rhis trouble is brought 
about through the agency of dirty and 
unsanitary pails. This conclusion is 
further supported by the fact that calves 
are frequently quartered in stalls that 
are infected. Likewise it ig possible that 
calves dropped from cows that are im¬ 
properly fed are frpquputly more suscep¬ 
tible to digestive disorders and ailments 
of this character. Make sure that your 
feeding utensils are clean. Remove all 
litter from the stall and whitewash every¬ 
thing with a disinfectant that has been 
supplemented with some coal tar or gaso¬ 
line produce. 
Do not feed the calves too much clover 
or Alfalfa hay. and keep them on new 
milk for the first three weeks. Limit the 
amount of milk rather than attempt to 
feed the calves generously, for overfeed¬ 
ing exaggerates this condition. I once 
heard a very successful dairyman say that 
lie would not feed a calf out of any uten¬ 
sil that he would not be willing to drink 
from himself, which suggests the impor¬ 
tance that be placed upon having utensils 
clean and free from disease germs. 
Wants Information on Dairy Cows 
Will you advise me whose book on 
cows to purchase? I am interested in 
starting a Guernsey herd for the pro¬ 
duction of high-grade milk. I have a few 
grade cows now. plenty of good land, 
building, etc. I am not experienced with 
cows. I desire a good practical book 
which will also contain technical matter. 
New York. k. a. p. 
The business office of The: Rrn.\i. New- 
Yorker will upon request mail a copy 
of "Dairy Cattle and .Milk Production” 
($2.25), by O. H. Eekles, formerly of the 
Missouri Experiment Sration. but now 
professor of dairy husbandry of the Uni¬ 
versity of Minnesota. This text presents 
in simple language practical methods for 
solving problems in dairying. If you will 
request the dairy department- of experi¬ 
ment stations in adjaceut States to send 
you their bulletins relating to dairy cat¬ 
tle and milk production you will receive 
some helpful suggestions without expense. 
Partnership Troubles 
A and R lease a fully equipped farm 
in Vermont from O for three years. A 
does all the financing. Within four 
months A decides to quit, due to disagree¬ 
ment, and offers his interests to B for 
$200. who h he accepts. The money is 
raised by sale of hay, chickens, etc., off 
farm, and duty handed over to A, who 
did not give a receipt for same. Dis¬ 
solving partnership, the fact was adver¬ 
tised in local paper and a signed receipt 
given by R. accepting full responsibility 
for stock, etc. During this time C was in 
Europe, everything was transacted be¬ 
tween A and R by mutual consent, noth¬ 
ing signed before an attorney, although 
the lease was. R is now seeking to bring 
a larceny charge against A. and also 
make him responsible for half of any or 
all debts incurred. Could you tell me 
what A's standing is in regard to debts 
named, also the $200 he accepted, accord¬ 
ing to Vermont Stare laws? A also holds 
a receipt from R for $350, which was 
used for farm rental and sundries. The 
receipt clearlv states this. Can A sue 
him for this money? V. j. 
New Jersey. 
One of the disadvantages of a partner¬ 
ship is that one partner is liable for the 
debts contracted by the other so long as 
the partnership exists. We do not see 
any grounds for a larceny charge hi the 
facts you have stated, and if B is writing 
to A. if A does not pay the certain 
amount of money he will prosecute for 
larceny, he no doubt is coming close to 
blackmail, and perhaps these letters 
should be submitted to your prosecuting 
attorney. N. T. 
“Please, ma’am, give a poor blind 
man a dime.” "Why, you’re only blind 
in one eye!” "Well, make it a nickel, 
then.”— Harvard launpoon. 
This pic.ure is called "A Kid and His Kids.” It shows a boy on a farm where milk 
goats are bred. There are a goodly number of such farms. We do not hear much 
about these goats, but there are thousands of them in the country, some of them 
giving remarkable yields for their size and the food they consume. 
Thousands of our readers are radio-fiends, and they will appreciate this picture of 
Henry Field and two of his children enjoying a concert by “wireless.” These outfits 
are now to be found in many homes where Tiie R. N.-Y. is taken, and they add won¬ 
derfully to the fun and interest of the family. Later they are destined to become as 
common and efficient as the telephone. 
