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Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Feeding Bean Pods 
What is the feeding value of dry bean 
pods and straw? a. b. t. 
New York. 
I should consider that bean pods, clean 
and dry, ought lo be Worth about half as 
much as ordinary hay if intended to pro¬ 
vide roughage for dairy cows. Bean 
straw yields about 7 per cent of crude 
protein. Unfortunately this by-product 
is not palatable, and hence cannot be used 
extensively as a roughage for dairy cows. 
Instances have been reported where this 
product has bceu ground, mixed with 
molasses, and sold extensively as a suit¬ 
able feed for dairy cows. In my opinion 
it serves its best use as a fertilizer and 
cannot be economically used in rations 
for dairy animals. 
Barn for Cows and Calves 
Will you tell me something about ar¬ 
ranging a barn for cows and calves? 
Georgia. w. M, F. 
In planning a barn for 20 cows I 
should provide at least four box or ma¬ 
ternity stalls. Under the conditions that 
prevail in your territory I should prefer 
that the calf lmru and the maternity 
barn he separated from the regular milk¬ 
ing barn. From a sanitary point of view 
the individual maternity stall or so-called 
colony house maternity stall is gaining 
in popular favor. It can be thoroughly 
disinfected and cleaned after each mu- 
ternity ease, which is essential in a pure¬ 
bred herd. 
If provision is made to care for 10 
calves you will provide generously for 
young stock during their early stages. 
Generally speaking, oue will lind about 
half his calves worth raising. This is 
especially true in a grade herd and prac¬ 
tically true in many purebred herds, be¬ 
cause usually there are a number of 
bull calves that are not dropped by dams 
whose record would justify one in raising 
the bulls for breeding purposes. If pos¬ 
sible. 1 should figure on keeping my 
calves and yearlings in a separate barn, 
and I believe that this arrangement 
would be most satisfactory. 
Fattening Hogs 
Will you let me know a suitable ration 
for fattening hogs, using ear corn and 
tankage? e. e. w. 
New York. 
A suitable ration for fattening hogs 
would be hominy, middlings and tankage, 
yet if you have an abundance of ear corn 
you can get along without the purchase 
of hominy.^ The 40 per cent grade of 
tankage is invariably nu expensive source 
of protein, for in many eases it is ob¬ 
tained from low-grade products and does 
not contain as much blood meal as one 
finds in the 60 per cent grade. So far 
as corn and hominy are concerned, there 
is very little difference in their feeding 
value for fattening hogs. The hominy 
meal has more dry matter than an equal 
amount of Corn meal, hut their energy 
value is substantially the same. A ration 
consisting of 73 lbs. of corn or hominy 
rneal, 20 lbs. middlings and 10 lbs. tank¬ 
age would give good results. It is not 
necessary to grind I lie corn for the hogs, 
for they can consume shelled corn or ear 
corn economically. 
When the pigs weigh as much as 100 
lbs. then it is possible to do away with 
the middlings or red dog flour and fatten 
them exclusively on corn and tankage; 
05 lbs. of corn and 5 lbs. of tankage 
makes a good combination for fattening 
animals of this age. If the pigs are on 
forage crops allow 2^ lbs. of grain per 
day for each 100 lbs. of live weight. If 
they are in dry yards and you propose to 
fatten them quickly, allow them all the 
feed that they will clean up daily. About 
450 lbs. of feed will be required for 100 
lbs. of gain. 
When your present supply of corn is 
exhausted, then you can buy either 
shelled corn or hominy meal. It ought 
to be possible for you to buy some ear 
corn locally at a less figure than the 
shelled corn will cost you, in which case 
it will be the best buy. 
Suitable Dairy Ration 
I can get brewer’s grains, hominy, 
bran, gluten and stale bread. Can a 
dairy ration be made from these ingre¬ 
dients, made into slop? n. rf. 
New York. 
There is no advantage in moistening 
dry grains before feeding them to dairy 
cows. It is quite possible to combine the 
various ingredients so that the mixture 
will be palatable, and it is more desir¬ 
able to have cows eat their feed than to 
drink it in the form of slop. Assuming 
that you prefer to provide a shovel mix¬ 
ture. I should combine the ingredients 
that you have available in the following 
proportions: Brewers’ grains. 200 lbs.: 
honjiuy, 300 lbs.; bran. 150 lbs.; gluten 
meal, 200 lbs.; 53 per cent cottonseed 
meal. 150 lbs. 
I should add 1 per cent of salt to this 
mixture, and then feed 1 lb. of the com¬ 
bination for each 3% lbs. of milk pro- 
I duced per cow per day. Stale bread has 
about one-half the feeding value of wheat 
middlings, and it is neither palatable nor 
especially desirable in rations intended 
for dairy cows. 
Gluten feed is perhaps the most 
economical source of protein on the mar¬ 
ket at the prevailing prices. However, 
it is unwise to rely exclusively upon 
gluten to provide the protein; hence we 
have added some cottonseed meal and in¬ 
creased the amount of brewers’ grains. 
You failed to indicate the quality of hay 
that is available, and naturally we are 
assuming that you have either clover or 
Alfalfa bay. 
As to whether any of these high pro¬ 
tein feeds are directly responsible for 
udder trouble, there iR a difference of 
opinion. It is unwise to feed any one of 
these products exclusively, and rations 
that carry large percentages of cottonseed 
meal are generally looked upon with dis¬ 
favor. It is essential that the proteins 
be kept in constant relationship, and 
everything is to he gained by obtaining 
this essential element from a variety of 
sources. Unless you have silage, or 
moistened beet pulp, or moistened malt 
sprouts, it Is doubtful whether you can 
obtain the maximum production of milk 
from your dairy herd. 
Coughing Cow 
What can he done for a cow that has 
a bad cough and is short of breath or 
breathes very fast and heavy? She was 
in good condition until about four weeks 
ago. s. E. M. 
This is a very serious matter, for cough 
and loud breathing are often the certain 
symptoms of tuberculosis affecting the 
lungs or the glands of the throat. The 
disease mentioned is incurable and con¬ 
tagious. and makes the milk of a cow 
dangerous for use by people or animals. 
One cannot tell by physical examination 
whether the disease is present or not, for 
the animal may continue in good con¬ 
dition for some time after the cough is 
caused. Eventually, however, emaciation 
results and (lie animal shows every other 
symptom of ill-health. One tuberculous 
cow associating with other cows in a 
stable or pasture will be sure in time to 
infect them with the disease. To deter¬ 
mine if the cow is affected with the dis¬ 
ease. you should at once have her tested 
with tuberculin. The test is absolutely 
harmless to an unaffected animal and 
reliably determines the presence of the 
disease. In hot weather it is best to test 
by the Intradermul (into the skin) and 
ophthalmia (into the eye) methods. The 
subcutaneous test (under the skin) is 
reliable in cool weather, but requires the 
taking of three temperatures to deter¬ 
mine. the normal temperature before in¬ 
jecting the tuberculin and taking the tem¬ 
perature again every two hours (lie day 
following the injection, starting at five 
or six in the morning and continuing until 
the temperature falls again if it has risen, 
denoting presence of the disease, or fails 
to rise, indicating that the cow is not 
affected. No temperatures need be takeu 
when the intradermul test is applied. If 
the animal is uffneted a swelling forms 
and persists for 72 or more hours at the 
root of the tail, where the special tuber¬ 
culin is injected into the skin. The oph¬ 
thalmic test causes a henvv How of muco¬ 
purulent fluid from the eye if the animal 
is tuberculous. Any two of tin* three 
tests mentioned should simultaneously he 
applied to determine whether a cow is 
tuberculous or not. Thai is the modern 
method of testing, and obviates errors 
sometimes occurring when the subcu¬ 
taneous test was alone applied. Until 
you can have this done isolate the cow 
ami do not use her milk for persons or 
annuals. If she reacts, she will have to 
be disposed of as prescribed by State law. 
A. H. A. 
Trespassing Sheep 
One of our neighbors has a large flock 
of sheep. They are Continually getting 
on my crops. Am I obliged to build a 
sheep-proof fence, nr can I build an or¬ 
dinary good stock wire fence, and then 
oblige, my neighbor to take care of liis 
Sbeep t MRS. J. u. B. 
The fence law does not prescribe a par¬ 
ticular kiud of fence which shall be used 
as a division fence. It does provide, how¬ 
ever, that barbed or other wire may be 
used in the construction of a division 
fence, provided, however, that the person 
or corporation desiring to use such ma¬ 
terial shall first obtain from the owner 
of the adjoining property his w ritten con¬ 
sent that il may he so used. If the owner 
of the adjoining property refuses to con¬ 
sent to the building of such fence it may 
nevertheless be built in the following 
manner: The feuee shall he of at least 
four strands of wire, with a sufficient bar 
of wood at the top, and the size of such 
top bars, and the posts and the supports 
of said fence, and the distances apart 
shall be such as the fence viewers of the 
town may prescribe, and with posts no 
further than 14 ft. apart, and such fence 
shall be otherwise substantially built as 
is a reasonable enclosure for holding the 
particular kiud or class of cattle or ani¬ 
mals usually pastured on either side of 
the feuee. N. t. 
