1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
the gluten feeds and silage. 
My judgment, based upon feeding 
large quantities, and an observation not 
limited, warrants me in saying that glu¬ 
ten feeds are valuable dairy foods and 
have a legitimate place in the market 
and granary. The Borden Condensed 
Milk Co. does not include these by-pro¬ 
ducts in its list. I do not think this 
is justified. In the early days before 
means of drying had been perfected, the 
feed was often quite out of condition, 
not because it was gluten, but on ac¬ 
count of free moisture that would spoil 
any food. There may have been a trace 
of acid at that time, but to-day it is 
quite free. Some feeding experiments 
have shown that the same protein con¬ 
tent produced slightly more milk. I 
have been unable to see a difference be¬ 
tween cotton-seed protein and gluten 
protein when fed only in small quanti¬ 
ties. If fed in large quantities surely 
the gluten would be safer, because of 
the unfavorable physiological effect of 
the cotton seed. Foods have a somewhat 
different effect upon animal life. Where 
the difference in digestibility leaves off 
and the peculiar bowel effect begins 
seems not so easily solved. I speak in 
reference to so-called gluten feed carry¬ 
ing about 27 per cent protein, and con¬ 
taining the corn bran, which is not as 
digestible as the gluten meal. When 
the meal, with its very high per cent 
(35 to 38) can be purchased, its unit 
value of cost being not greater, then we 
may safely say it will be more digestible. 
We have always obtained more milk 
from an even weight of middlings than 
from bran, for the same reason. This 
fact does not, however, preclude the 
bran from having an equal value, by 
virtue of its high ash or mineral con¬ 
tent, an ingredient always essential to 
development and milk production. Feed¬ 
ers often lose sight of the unit value, and 
base economy too largely upon ton 
prices. I feel confident that the glutens 
have a place in our cattle feeding on 
about a par of unit value as compared 
with other nitrogenous food, when the 
total ration has sufficient ash in its 
make-up. 
We have never fed large quantities of 
gluten to horses, and would not advise 
it, especially to driving horses. It has 
a tendency to purge, and hence is very 
unsafe. Horsemen know the effect of 
bran and middlings upon an active driv¬ 
ing horse. No one questions their nu¬ 
trient content, yet the bowels become 
loosened to such an extent that com¬ 
plete digestion is impossible. This state¬ 
ment is not as true concerning slow- 
moving draft horses, and we are there¬ 
fore safe in feeding moderately of this 
class of foods. Remember that any food 
that produces unnatural purging or con¬ 
stipation to just that degree loses value, 
no matter what may be its analysis. If 
I had to buy horse feed, and gluten fur¬ 
nished protein cheaper than oats I 
should substitute so far as the above 
conclusions would safely permit, having 
in mind that gluten only substitutes 
protein and not ash or fiber, or nerve 
force. No food has yet displaced oats 
as a nerve producer, and corn as a 
maker of heat and energy. 
I am satisfied that silage for hogs is 
a cheap and economical food when fed 
two pounds daily to each 100 pounds live 
weight. Hogs will eat silage if not over¬ 
fed; as a rule, however, they are fed 
several times this quantity. The animal 
has no use for so much, ana in conse¬ 
quence bolts, gets sick of the stuff scat¬ 
tered around its pen, and does not 
thrive. I doubt the advisability of build¬ 
ing a silo for hog feeding alone. It 
should always be on hand for cows and 
young stock, an occasional mess for the 
horses, and then feed the hogs just what 
they will clean up. Hogs will eat more 
of it if their ration has been narrow, in 
an effort to obtain protein, and also 
when milk and whey are not at hand. 
The bovine seem to be better suited 
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with silage than any of the other farm 
animals, and for them it should be 
mainly provided. All other domestic 
live stock on the farm should have a 
small amount, depending upon individ¬ 
ual relish. h. e. cook. 
A Goose-Gro war's Wisdom. 
As a boy I got a strong prejudice 
against a goose. We had this proverb, 
“A goose kills all before, and kills all 
behind,” but when we came to have a 
good place for goose raising I have 
changed my mind. With proper condi¬ 
tions no fowl pays better, and none can 
be raised with less care. We annually 
raise from 200 to 300 at a clear profit of 
$1 per head. Geese are essentially grass 
eaters, ‘and in a good pasture will do 
well all Summer after old enough to fol¬ 
low the mother. Not so with ducks; they 
must be fed a dozen times a day, and if 
not sold at six or eight weeks old will 
eat their heads off. We happen to have 
an ideal situation for raising geese. Our 
farm is bordered by a creek in which 
grows an abundance of eel-grass. Geese 
are very fond of this, and it seems to be 
a balanced ration for them, for as soon 
as the goslings are old enough to follow 
the goose they live on this and grow 
very fast. As soon as day breaks they 
start for the creek, and fill as “full as 
they can hold,” sit down in a huddle a 
little while, and then go for the creek 
again, and repeat this until late in the 
evening. 
We save the eggs in Spring until the 
geese have laid full two litters. We then 
set the geese on as many as they can 
properly cover and place the surplus 
under hens. When the goslings hatch 
we place those from all the geese mated 
with a gander and those hatched by hens 
from the eggs of these geese in a pen 
made of boards 12 inches wide and keep 
them there until large enough to jump 
out, when they go to the creek and we 
have no further trouble with them until 
time to feed a little corn to fit for mar¬ 
ket. Young geese are not near as good 
breeders as those two, three or four 
years old; for some reason more than 
double as many eggs fail to hatch. In 
fact, I have never had a goose too old 
to be profitable. j. s. woodward. 
Painting the Silo. —We have one silo 
painted with Carbolineum Arenarius. 
The preparation has not been on long 
enough to determine its value; 10 years 
or more will tell the story. I have con¬ 
fidence in using the stuff upon vats and 
tanks. It is very penetrating, and pre¬ 
vents shrinking and swelling to an ex¬ 
tent by keeping out moisture. One must 
be very guarded about recommending an 
article until his own observation war¬ 
rants, and so I have been cautious. Every 
indication, however, points one way, to 
that of value. The preparations that are 
non-penetrating are not, in my judg¬ 
ment, of much value. We formerly use'd 
hot coal tar. Instead of preserving there 
was apparently a more rapid decay. Any 
covering that only partially prevents 
moisture from entering the wood can be 
productive of evil rather than good. 
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