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FEEDING PROBLEMS. 
Under this heading we endeavor to give advice 
and suggestions about feeding mixtures of grains 
and fodders. No definite rules are given, but the 
advice is based upon experience and average 
analyses of foods. By ‘‘protein” is meant the 
elements in the food which go to make muscle or 
lean meat. “Carbohydrates” comprise the starch, 
sugar, etc., which make fat and provide fuel for 
the body, while “fat” is the pure oil found in 
foods. Dry matter” means the weight of actual 
food left in fodder or grain when all the water is 
driven off. A “narrow ration” means one in which 
the proportion of protein to carbohydrates is close 
—a “wide” ration means one which shows a larger 
proportion of carbohydrates. 
Increasing Milk Flow. 
We have a fine Jersey cow weighing 
probably 1,000 pounds. She calved six 
weeks ago, usually gives six gallons of milk 
per day, but this time she had milk fever 
when the calf was about one week past due. 
The cow got well in a week or 10 days, but 
does not give over 4% gallons per day since 
sickness. We have to buy all our feed. 
We use mixed feed, wheat, bran and mid¬ 
dlings, mixed. We feed morning and even¬ 
ing each time four quarts mixed feed, 
weight three pounds, $26 a ton ; three-quar¬ 
ters quart feed meal, 1 pound, $25 a ton ; 
one-third quart oil meal, three ounces, $25 
a ton; one-third quart cotton-seed meal, 
four ounces, $26 a ton. Once each day, in 
the afternoon, clover hay and cow-pea vines 
with pods on, what she will clean up. 
Cow seems to be too fat and getting fatter 
all the time. How can we change the 
feed to produce more milk and less fat? 
She does not like cotton-seed meal, and if 
we feed it much heavier is likely to go 
“off” on her feed. We used some Alfalfa 
meal last Winter, soaking it six to twelve 
hours before feeding it. We have 100 
pounds or so on hand, but it is a good deal 
of trouble. c. m. d. 
Lawrence Co., O. 
A cow which has had milk fever re¬ 
quires very careful feeding, in fact, as 
much depends on the person doing the 
feeding as on the feed itself. You are 
using a safe ration at the present time, 
but it is not well suited for large milk 
production. Your cow is doing exceed¬ 
ingly well considering her breed, the 
feed she is eating and the fact that she 
has been sick. If she is particular about 
what she eats of course it will pay to 
feed only grain which she will eat with 
a relish. Alfalfa meal ought to taste 
good to her when soaked over night in 
warm water and mixed with the grain 
ration before feeding. Dried beet pulp 
would also tempt her appetite and in¬ 
crease the flow of milk. If you can get 
the dried pulp begin feeding one pound 
ppr day soaked thoroughly with water 
before mixing with the dry grain. In¬ 
crease the beet pulp gradually up to four 
or five pounds per day and the cotton¬ 
seed meal to two pounds per day. I do 
not think you will have any difficulty 
getting your cow to eat cotton-seed 
mixed with soaked beet pulp and other 
grain. I do not quite understand the 
term “feed meal.” If you mean that your 
present ration contains one pound of 
cornmeal I would discontinue its use at 
once, as it is too fattening for your cow. 
c. s. G. 
Milk and Pork Rations. 
1. I have three fresh cows, with a calf 
six weeks old, which is going away. The 
cow heretofore gave 16 quarts of milk 
daily. The milk tested 3.80. The second 
cow' is a heifer, two years of age, with her 
first calf, dropped December 20. The 
third is a young cow purchased last Spring. 
Her calf was dropped December 25. I would 
like to have a ration compounded for these 
cows so that I may obtain a maximum flow 
of milk at a minimum cost. I sell my 
milk to a nearby creamery, which pays per 
pound butter fat. I have ear corn, oats, 
clover hay containing one-quarter to one- 
fifth Timothy and corn stover. I can buy 
coarse wheat bran at $1.40 per 100 pounds, 
sugarota, $1.40 per 100 pounds; wheat, mid¬ 
dlings, $1.50 per 100 pounds; gluten feed, 
$1.45 per 100; linseed meal, $2 per 100; I 
do not wish to buy more feed than absolute¬ 
ly necessary. 
2. I have two litters of pigs, farrowed 
December 24 and December 25. First litter 
numbers eight, second litter six. These 
pigs are fed six quarts of wheat bran and 
12 quarts of thick milk daily at present. 
When a week old I intend to substitute 
wheat middlings for part of bran, but shall 
do it gradually. Are my methods the best? 
I want these to be nice thrifty shotes by 
April 1, so I can sell them or keep them 
and fatten. I need $200 by April 1. 
These are the materials out of which I 
shall try to gather the money. J. f. f. 
Here is a ration compounded from 
your available feeding stuffs that ought 
to give good satisfaction when fed to 
good cows. The amounts given are 
enough for a large cow weighing about 
1,200 pounds in full flow of milk. For 
smaller cows the quantity should be de¬ 
creased : 
Digestible. 
Dry 
Pro- 
Carb. 
Feeding Stuff. 
Matter. 
tein. 
and fat. 
12 lbs. clover hay. 
. . .10.20 
.816 
4.752 
3 lbs. Timothy hay.. 2.61 
.0S4 
1.395 
8 lbs. corn stover 
. .. 4.80 
.136 
2.72 
3 lbs. ground oats 
. . . 2.67 
.276 
1.704 
5 lbs. corn and 
cob 
meal . 
. 4.25 
.22 
3.325 
8 lbs. gluten feed. 
. . . 2.70 
.696 
2.097 
2 lbs. linseed meal 
. . . 1.82 
.086 
.97 
29.05 
2.814 
16.963 
You will see that while this is a heavy 
ration with a comparatively wide nu- 
THE RURAh NEW-YORKER 
January 28, 
tritive ratio it contains a fair amount of 
protein, and in the absence of any suc¬ 
culent feed I have added two pounds of 
oil meal, which partly makes up for 
this deficiency. If your cows are in¬ 
clined to become too fat on this ration 
you could add a pound or two of cotton¬ 
seed meal, but if they are naturally good 
milkers it will probably not be necessary 
for you to go to this extra expense. The 
only feed you will have to buy for the 
ration su gg ested is the gluten and oil 
meal, which will cost not more than 
&y 2 cents per day. 
2. You are pursuing the proper course 
with your pigs. They should be weaned 
when about eight weeks old and fed 
sweet skim-milk and wheat middlings to 
start with, gradually changing to the 
mixed feed in the course of a month or 
two. It would also improve their con¬ 
dition to add a little cornmeal to their 
ration during one or two months before 
marketing. You will require a warm 
place for pigs born in December, or the 
cold weather will seriously retard their 
growth. It has been my experience that 
there is much more profit in September 
pigs or those born early in the Spring 
than can be made from Winter pigs. It 
will also be necessary to keep their 
beds dry and clean if they are expected 
to keep healthy and produce a satisfac¬ 
tory growth. C. s. G. 
Feeding; Cow and Working Cattle. 
Will you suggest feeding rations from 
the following feeds, which I have on hand : 
Hay, oat straw, stock feed, oats? The 
animals to be fed are a cow in good condi¬ 
tion. giving 14 quarts of milk, butter fat 
desired, calved August last, and four-year- 
old steers, working every day. F. c. H. 
Fairliaven, Mass. 
It is an impossibility to compound a 
proper ration for either milch cows or work¬ 
ing steers from the feeding stuffs mentioned. 
I would suggest that you use your oat 
straw for bedding and feed both cow and 
steers all the hay they will eat. In ad¬ 
dition the cow should have about three 
pounds of ground oats and some succulent 
feed like silage, roots or beet pulp, also 
some feed containing a high percentage of 
protein, such as gluten, cotton-seed meal, oil 
meal, drv brewers’ or distillers’ grains or 
wheat bran. A good grain ration for the 
steers would be equal parts by measure of 
ground oats, cornmeal and wheat bran. I 
would not advise using the stock food 
named. c. s. g. 
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