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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 17 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KILBORNE. 
Feeding Young Cow While Dry. 
I have a fine Jersey heifer that will come 
in March 25. I have been feeding her a 
mash of bran, ground oats, corn meal and 
linseed meal mixed, twice a day. Would 
you advise me how to feed her while dry? 
I am going to give her 40 days’ rest. 
Canada. a. b. i. 
If the cow is in good flesh I would 
advise taking the grain away until after 
calving. Feed good hay, with corn fod¬ 
der if you have it. Clean bright straw 
migM be fed once daily, and would be 
relished by the cow. An occasional bran 
mash, roots or other succulent food, 
should be given to ward off constipation. 
If the cow is not in good flesh it would 
be well to continue one-fourth or oae- 
half the grain ration. 
(Edema of Pregnancy in a Mare. 
I have a mare that is swollen along the 
abdomen to the fore legs. She is in foal, 
her time being up May 7. My neighbors 
tell me that she will be all right after 
foaling. When I work her the swelling 
goes down somewhat. Is there anything 
1 can do for her? m. k. 
Moundsville, W. Va. 
This dropsical condition of the preg¬ 
nant mare 'is not uncommon during the 
last third of the period of gestation, 
especially in Winter. The swellings 
usually disappear within two or three 
days after foaling. No medicinal treat¬ 
ment is necessary. The mare should re¬ 
ceive light daily exercise whenever the 
weather is suitable. The food should 
not be too bulky, and roots, bran 
maShes, or other succulent food added 
sufficient to keep the bowels moving 
freely. _ 
STOCK FEEDING QUESTIONS. 
A Food Problem. 
I wish to make a balanced ration from 
the following: Bran, $19 a ton; yellow meal, 
$18.50; gluten meal (Buffalo), $20; cerealine, 
$18.50; cotton seed, $27. Clover hay once a 
day, and low meadow hay twice; would 
also like to know where I can procure 
books from which 1 can procure informa¬ 
tion that will enable me to figure out ra¬ 
tions for myself. f. h. p. 
Otisville, N. Y. 
The following ration is suggested from 
the foods named; 
Pro-Carbohy- 
tein. 
drates. 
Fat. 
8 lbs. 
clover hay. 
. .54 
2.86 
.14 
12 “ 
meadow hay (poor), 
. .36 
4.48 
.10 
2 “ 
yellow (corn) meai. 
. .16 
1.33 
.09 
3 “ 
wheat bran . 
. .37 
1.18 
.08 
3 “ 
Buffalo gluten feed 
. .60 
1.40 
.27 
1 “ 
cotton-seed meal .. 
. .37 
.17 
.12 
Total . 
.2.40 
11.42 
.80 
Nutritive ratio, 1:5.5; dry matter, 25.68. 
The ration is rather high in total dry 
matter, but a little more hay than usual 
is put in, on account of the poor quality 
of 'the meadow hay. It may be as well 
to give the animals all they will eat of 
this as to be particular about the weight. 
Cerealine is thrown out entirely, because 
of its uncertain composition, and be¬ 
cause sufficient variety can be obtained 
with four grains. If the cerealine is on 
'hand it may be fed in place of corn meal. 
The College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. 
Y., is issuing some bulletins on com¬ 
pounding rations. Write tnem to send 
you Bulletin no. 15% and Reading Course 
Lessons, Nos. 7, 8 and 9. l. a. 
Wheat for Milch Cows. 
I have been feeding my milch cows bran 
and ground oats and corn, in equal parts. 
Bran is worth $1S per ton. I have plenty 
of wheat, worth 66 cents a bushel at pres¬ 
ent prices. Would it be cheaper to feed 
as above, or have the whole wheat ground, 
and mix with the oats? Would the whole 
wheat make as good feed for milch cows 
as the bran? a. r. c. 
Willow Creek, N. Y. 
Wheat at 66 cents per bushel is at 
the rate of $22 per ton. The cost for 
grinding would be 10 cents per 100 
pounds, Which makes the Wheat, when 
ready to feed, worth $24 per ton. The 
bran at $18 is, therefore, the cheaper of 
the two. Bran is also a better feed for 
milch cows when feeding with corn and 
oats, because it contains a larger per¬ 
centage of protein than wheat. The 
ratio of the protein to carbohydrates and 
fat, or what is called the nutritive ratio, 
in these feeds is: Corn,1:9.7; oats, 1:6.2; 
wheat, 1:7.2, and bran, 1:3.7. The nutri¬ 
tive ratio of the coarse fodders range 
from clover hay at 1:5.8 to corn stalks 
at 1:20, or even higher in the straws. 
The nutritive ratio of the whole ration 
for milch cows should be aoou't 1:5.5. 
Thus you need some feeds like bran, 
containing a high percentage of protein 
to balance the large amounts of carbo¬ 
hydrates and fat in the corn and coarse 
fodders. L. a. 
Ration for Milch Cows. 
Will you give me a ration for feeding a 
Jersey or grade Jersey cow, weighing 750 
pounds, four or five years old? She was 
fresh in April last, and then gave about 14 
quarts of 'milk; 's now giving about six 
quarts. SI 4 nov mceives about six quarts 
bran, two quarts, 'orn on cob and oats 
ground, la; about one pint of cotton-seed 
meal per day, fed night and morning. At 
noon she receives from one-half to one 
bushel of cut beets and carrots. Night 
and morning she receives what cornstalks 
she will eat up clean. We have corn and 
stalks; the remainder of the feed we have 
to buy, so, of course, we want the best and 
cheapest ration. We use the milk in the 
family, and make some butter. We have 
some carrots and beets on hand, but we 
have an idea that their value is as a relish, 
as we would eat an apple. s. m. f. 
Riverhead, N. Y. 
When there is plenty of other coarse 
fodders there is no advantage in feeding 
the corn cob. It contains practically no 
nutriment, and its space may better be 
occupied by a more nutritious substance, 
even cornstalks. Roots like beets and 
carrots contain about 90 per cent of 
water, and thus do not have an actual 
high food value, but their effect upon the 
digestion and general health of the ani¬ 
mal is so beneficial that the returns 
from feeding them are more than com¬ 
mensurate with their actual food value. 
They are especially good in the absence 
of silage. The lollowing daily ration is 
suggested: 
Pro-Carbohy- 
tein. drates. Fat. 
14 lbs. 
cornstalks . 
.. .24 
4.54 
.10 
30 “ 
roots . 
.. .30 
1.80 
.05 
3 “ 
corn meal . 
.. .24 
2.00 
.13 
2 “ 
wheat bran . 
.. .24 
.78 
.05 
2 “ 
cotton-seed meal 
.. .74 
.34 
.24 
1 “ 
linseed oil meal.... 
.. .29 
.33 
.07 
Total . 
..2.05 
9.79 
.64 
Nutritive ratio, 1:5.4; total dry matter, 
18.58. 
The linseed meal is suggested because 
of its healthful effect. If found too ex¬ 
pensive, substitute for it one pound 
more of bran. Better feed the grain on 
the roots, divided in two equal portions, 
and fed night and morning. l. a. 
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