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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
January 12, 
MIXING A DAIRY RATION. 
\Y'<“ are keeping » herd of ubout 40 cows 
and I would like the figures In pounds of the 
following feeds to compose n balanced ration : 
Murrain gluten, homemade wheat bran, corn* 
meal and old-process cake meal, ulso ration 
leaving cake meal out. Cows are to have 
mixed hay, clover and Timothy, half and 
half, twice a day, with dry corn fodder once 
a day ; no roots, no silage. 1 would also like 
to know how much In pounds the ration 
should be If the cows were to have all clover 
hay twice u day In place of mixed with dry 
coni fodder once a day. In feeding this num¬ 
ber of cows a great amount could be lost 
during one Winter by going only a little 
wrong In mixing the different feeds. 
Newton, Pa. w. n. w. 
I might figure out a ration from (lie 
foods named, that according to the hooks 
would balance say I to !>, and theoretically 
it would he correct. If the questioner lias 
confidence in my advice, it would he much 
easier for him to follow a ration where the 
number of pounds of each food is stated 
definitely, than to follow what advice 1 
shall give. In the first case I will ap¬ 
parently (?) do the thinking, he has only 
to act; in the second, he must both think 
and act. It is very true that a little 
error in mixing may make a good deal 
of difference in the net result, and because 
of this statement I believe the inquirer 
to be a careful thinking man, and while 
at first glance he may he disappointed in 
my reply, in the end he will agree that I 
am right. To this end let me state a 
few foundation facts relative to feeding. 
At this season, and in view of the high 
prices most feeds bear, a little extra 
space may be warranted. First, there 
must always he a distinction between feed¬ 
ing for production and feeding for profit, 
by no means the same thing. Second: if 
the cow is to do her hest, she must he 
kept in good physical condition all the 
year around, no matter what it costs. If 
one cannot afford this he would better 
vet a different cow, or quit the business. 
Third: the relative cost of a feed must al¬ 
ways be an important factor, in how much 
or how little is fed. For example when 
wheat bran gets much beyond $20 per ton, 
we can afford to feed comparatively little 
of it so long as we provide the ash and 
bone material in some other form. When 
gluten ranges from $20 to $22 per ton 
we can feed much more liberally of it 
than when it costs $27 or $28, and so on. 
Fourth: the analysis of a feed does not 
always show its digestibility. Fifth: the 
starchy matter or carbohydrates are 
usually abundant in our home feeds, such 
as cornmeal, cornstalks and mixed hay, 
the protein rather deficient. 1 here fore in 
buying we usually should aim to get the 
greatest amount of digestible protein, for 
least cost. I believe it safe to say that 
each pound of the above, is worth about 
five cents. That is, a ton of gluten showing 
18 per cent of protein is worth $<> per ton 
less than one with 24 per cent. Other 
feeds the same. Sixth: the more fibre 
or indigestible material in a feed the 
smaller its value. This is why cornmeal 
is so good a feed, only 10 per cent fibre. 
Seventh: the fat is worth 2’A times as 
much as the starch. For this reason a 
food like cotton seed meal or distillery 
grains, with 10 per cent or 12 per cent 
of fat, is particularly valuable. 
F.ighth: The conditions, breed, and tem¬ 
perature in which the cow is kept will 
largely determine how much or how little 
heat producing elements she needs in her 
food. A thin cow will use more cornmeal 
to advantage than one in good flesh. As 
a rule the Channel Island cattle will need 
more of r\ fattening ration than the more 
phlegmatic I lolsteins. A cow in a com¬ 
fortable stable, needs less than one ex¬ 
posed to the cold. Again, a young grow¬ 
ing heifer or a cow heavy with calf, needs 
more protein or blood-producing food 
than a mature cow, or one not in calf. 
Ninth and last: An analysis table of any 
food is made up from the average of 
20 or 80 different samples. While it is 
easy to determine the analysis of most 
purchased grain foods (it being given on 
the package) it is not easy to determine 
that of our home-grown foods. The time 
the hay was cut, and the condition it was 
housed in, as well as the proportion of 
either clover or Timothy, the same of the 
cornstalks, will often make a difference 
of two to three per cent more or less in 
their food nutrients. So if 1 figured out 
a ration from the tables I would he 
guessing as to the exact value of the 
course food, as 1 would at the kind of 
cows and their condition. Neither do I 
know the price the questioner has to pay. 
With the above facts set in order, that 
they may be taken into account I am 
ready to advise in a general way as to 
the specific foods mentioned. The feeder 
must work out his own salvation, not 
necessarily with fear and trembling. 
J should feed all the hay and corn 
fodder they will eat up clean, fed as 
suggested. If they are in various stages 
of lactation, some fresh, others long in 
milk and weigh about 1,000 pounds, an 
average of six to eight pounds a day of 
grain will doubtless be as much as they 
will need to keep them in good condition 
and pay a profit on their feed, some fresh 
ones getting 10 or 12 pounds, others 
not over three or four pounds This can 
only be determined by knowing how 
much milk they give. More feed might 
produce more milk, hut unless the price 
received for the product is very high, 
it is doubtful if there would be any profit 
in the extra amount. If all clover was 
substituted for a part Timothy it should 
mean at least one pound less of grain 
a day per cow. If the hay of any kind 
was cut before half of it was in blow, it 
will mean one pound a day of grain less 
than the same hay cut at maturity. 
With no succulent food 1 would by 
no means omit the linseed meal. Mow 
much will depend on the price, and that 
of the other feeds. If bran is worth over 
$20 and gluten over $2. r >, with linseed at 
not over $20 I would feed at least 
two pounds daily. I have never had any 
food that would give me as much milk 
as gluten, but unless there is fed meal 
or other rich food with it. the cows will 
lose flesh. The cornmeal being the 
cheapest all-around feed, I would make 
one-third of the ration of that; the gluten 
and bran equal parts, all by weight. I 
do not mean in any case that each 
cow should have so many pounds weighed 
out to her (life is short). Mix all to¬ 
gether the amount required; if eight 
pounds per head, 220 pounds for the 40, 
and give each cow "according to her 
several ability.” The cheapest feed that 
I can buy this Fall is dried brewers’ 
grains, 24 per cent protein, for $20. 1 bus 
I believe and thus I have written. 
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SAVE MONEY 
ON HARNESS 
JY DIRECT FROM FACTOR^ 
Get a hnt.tor harness, ma<1o llko 
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F with price Hat 
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A cream separator that is worth buying 
must give Ion# service. To do that, it 
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get all thecrcam, have lowsupply can, 
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