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THIS KAJKAD NEVV-VOKKER 
February 4, 
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 iheLood 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. 
Rations with Home-grown Grain. 
Will you balance ration for me, using 
oat and pea hay, shredded, corn stover, 
clover and Timothy hay, as roughage. I 
have plenty of ear corn, rye, wheat and 
buckwheat, do my own cutting and grinding 
with engine. I can get the following feeds 
at present prices: Bran, $1.45; gluten, 
$1.50; linseed, $2; Atlantic grains, $1.75. I 
should like to use home-grown grains as 
much as possible, but can sell rye, wheat 
and buckwheat at good prices if prefer¬ 
able. Is it any advantage to wet cut 
stover and mix grain on it for the cows, or 
can we get same result from feeding all 
rations dry? Cow-s have plenty of water 
before them at all times. Also please give 
rations for work horses, using corn, oats 
and rye, with some wheat if preferred. This 
to be chopped and feed morning and night, 
with noon feed of oats and ear corn. What 
amount (by weight! per 100 pounds of live 
weight per day? - C. F. J. 
Pennsylvania. 
Here is a balanced ration compounded 
from the feeding, stuffs mentioned that 
ought to give good satisfaction: 
Digestiblo 
Carb. 
Dry matter 
Protein 
and fat 
7 lbs. oat and pea hay. 
.6.02 
.52 
2.761 
8 lbs. corn stover . . . . 
.4.8 
.136 
2.72 
7 lbs. mixed bay. 
. 6.09 
.434 
3.22 
3 lbs. corn & cob meal 
.2.55 
.132 
1.995 
2 lbs. gluten feed . . . . 
2 lbs. linseed meal.. .. 
. 1.8 
.464 
1.398 
.1.82 
.586 
.97 
I lb. Atlantic grains. . 
. .92 
.23 
.55 
24. 
2.502 
13.614 
Nutritive ratio 1 :5.4. 
I would advise selling the rye, wheat 
and buckwheat and buying feeds con¬ 
taining a higher percentage of protein. 
As far as the digestibility of the feed 
is concerned experiments show that dry 
feed is just as . digestible as wet or 
steamed feed. The first requisite of 
any ration, however, is that it must be 
palatable or cows will not eat enough 
of it to produce a satisfactory flow of 
milk. Therefore, if by steaming the 
cut corn stover a few hours before 
feeding you can get your cows to eat 
more feed, it is evident the production 
of milk will increase correspondingly. 
The proper way -to prepare the feed is 
to place the cut stover in a box or in 
a heap on the floor and pour boiling 
water over it several hours before feed¬ 
ing, covering it with an old blanket 
in the meantime. The dry grain is then 
mixed with the wet stover just before 
feeding. Cows are very fond of this 
feed when properly prepared and 
thoroughly mixed. You can figure for 
yourself after a short trial whether the 
increased production pays for the extra 
labor or not. 
A good ration for horses working 
hard every day is corn, oats and rye 
ground together, equal parts by weight. 
You can feed corn and oats at noon if 
you prefer. See that the hay is not 
dusty and feed very little in the morn¬ 
ing and at noon. The night feed of hay 
should be the heaviest. It is impossible 
for me to state the exact quantity to 
feed, as a horse should be fed accord¬ 
ing to his appetite and the work he is 
doing. There is also a great difference 
in horses of the same size and doing the 
same amount of work in regard to the 
quantity of feed required to keep in 
good flesh. c. s. g. 
Balancing a Ration. 
Will you tell me what you think of our 
feed ration as to balance? We estimate 
three quarts dry brewers' grains, three 
quarts cob meal, two quarts bran, one pint 
of cotton-seed meal to a cow, and feed ac¬ 
cording to the amount of milk a cow is 
giving (say a cow that give live quarts 
half what a cow gets that gives 10 quarts). 
For bulk feed we give twice a day corn¬ 
stalks, once clover hay. We ship our milk 
to Trenton. Our cows are all grades and 
mixed. A - E - B - 
Trenton, N. J. 
As near as . I can figure from the 
amounts given you are feeding approxi¬ 
mately the following ration : 
I )rv 
Pro- 
Carb’s 
Feeding stuffs. Matter. 
tein. 
and Fat. 
Corn stover, 15 lbs. 9. 
.255 
5.16 
Clover bay, 8 lbs.. 6.8 
.544 
3.168 
Dry brewers’ grains, 
3 lbs. 2.76 
.471 
1.434 
Coin and cob meal. 
4 lbs. 3.4 
.176 
2.66 
Wheat bran, 1% lbs. 1.32 
.183 
.679 
Cotton-seed meal, 1 
lbs.92 
.372 
.444 
24.2 
2.001 
13.545 
Nutritive ratio 1 : 0.7. 
While this ration contains the proper 
amount of dry matter for an average¬ 
sized cow, also of carbohydrates and fat, 
it is very low in protein, which gives it 
a wide nutritive ratio of 1:6.7, instead 
of 1:5.4. By changing this ration a lit¬ 
tle as shown in-the following analysis 
we have nearly a balanced ration and 
one that will be much more satisfactory 
for the production of milk. 
•Feeding stuffs 
Clover hay, 8 lbs.. 
Corn stover, 12 lbs. 
Dry brcwers’grains, 
4 lbs. 
Corn and cob meal, 
4 lbs. 
Wheat bran, 114 lbs. 
Cotton-seed meal, 2 
lbs . 
Dry 
Matter. 
G.8 
6.96 
Pro¬ 
tein. 
.544 
.30 
3.6S .628 
3.4 
1.32 
.176 
.183 
1.84 .744 
Garb’s 
and Fat- 
3.168 
4.476 
1.912 
2.66 
.679 
.888 
24. 
2.575 13.783 
Nutritive ratio 1 : 5.35. 
Stale Bread for Cows. 
Is stale rye bread mixed with beet, 
sprouts and water any good for milch 
cows? Especially, is stale bread good for 
cows in milk? M. k. 
New Jersey. 
I have never fed stale rye bread to 
dairy cows, but have had considerable 
experience feeding stale wheat bread to 
other kinds of live stock and can see 
no reason why the rye bread should not 
be good feed for dairy cows provided 
it is not sour or musty. I would not 
advise wetting it before feeding, but 
would prefer to dry it hard and then 
grind fine with a common feed mill. 
_ C. S. G. 
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