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THK RURAI> NEW-\ORKER 
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FEEDING PROBLEMS. 
Under this headi-g 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” moans one in which 
the proportion of protein to carbohydrates is close 
—a “wide” ration means ono which shows a larger 
proportion of carbohydrates. 
Oats and Rye in Milk Ration. 
I would like to make up a good feeding 
ration for new milch cows from the fol¬ 
lowing : Bran, gluten, cornmeal, cotton-seed 
meal, oats, also have some rye. ji. 
Oats and rye should always be ground 
before feeding to milch cows, and rye 
should never be fed in large quantities, 
as it is not suitable for this purpose. It 
is impossible for me to give you a for¬ 
mula for a ration that will apply to all 
conditions, as it makes a great differ¬ 
ence what roughage you have to feed 
with it. A good average grain ration to 
be fed with clover hay and silage could 
be composed of three pounds wheat 
bran, two pounds cotton-seed meal, one 
pound gluten feed, one pound ground 
oats, one pound cornmeal and one-half 
pound ground rye. Rye makes a much 
better feed for horses than it does for 
cows, so I would not recommend it as 
an important part of the above ration. 
In feeding rye to horses it is well to use 
it for not over 25 to 30 per cent of the 
ration. c. s. g. 
A Maine Milk Ration. 
At the prices quoted below what would 
he the cheapest balanced ration that I could 
feed for milk production with 20 pounds 
fine mixed hay (no clover) and 30 pounds 
silage? At present we are feeding a mix¬ 
ture of 200 pounds bran, 200 pounds corn- 
meal, 100 pounds oil meal, 50 pounds cot- 
ton-seed, feeding one pound grain to 3% 
pounds milk. What improvement or change 
would you advise making? Cornmeal per 
100, SI.20; Iiran, $1.45; cotton-seed, $1.70; 
oil meal, $1.80; gluten, $1.45; stock feed, 
$1.35; middlings, $1.60; mixed feed, $1.50. 
W. H. B. 
Maine. 
From the feeding stuffs named and 
prices given I would recommend the 
following balanced ration as the most 
economical and practical to feed for 
milk production: 
Digestible 
Dry 
Pro- 
Ca rbs 
Feeding stuff. 
Matter 
tein. 
and Fat. 
20 lbs. mixed hay.. 
17.42 
.844 
9.25 
30 llis. silage . 
0.30 
.27 
3.87 
6 lhs. wheat bran.. 
3 lbs. cotton-seed 
5.28 
.732 
2.718 
meal . 
2.70 
1.110 
1.332 
1 lb. gluten feed.. 
.90 
.232 
.699 
Nutritive ratio 1 
32.06 
:5.6. 
3.194 
• 17.869 
If your cows will eat 20 pounds of 
hay and 30 pounds of silage they must 
be large cows and capable of large pro¬ 
duction of milk. As this roughage is 
largely composed of carbohydrates, it is 
necessary to supply a large amount of 
protein in the grain ration, which ac¬ 
counts for the selections made. 
C. S. G. 
Cow Ration; Horse Out of Condition. 
1. Is tliis feed all right for milch cows 
iu good flow? Bran, four quarts; gluten, 
three quarts; cotton-seed meal, one pint, 
or can I improve without much more 
expense? 2. I have a roan horse 10 years 
old, weight iu good condition about 1,125. 
He has become thin, and coat is dry and 
coarse; in good spirits and eats well. lie has 
liad very little grain ail Winter, hut best of 
hay and just enough exercise to help di¬ 
gest it. I feed oats or oats and shorts 
entirely as grain, but no corn, as I do not 
believe in corn for horses. Is nux vomica 
a good tonic? p. e. r. 
Khode Island. 
1. From the measurements given I 
judge that you are feeding your cows 
2.2 pounds wheat bran, 4 pounds 
gluten feed and eight-tenths of a pound 
of cotton-seed meal. This makes a very 
heavy ration, as it does not contain 
enough coarse material to make it the 
proper consistency for best results in 
feeding. 1 would advise increasing the 
amount -of bran and decreasing the 
amount of gluten to overcome this de¬ 
fect. You could safely feed equal parts 
of gluten and cotton-seed meal, the 
amount depending upon the cows you 
are feeding and the roughage used. 
While this ration would cost practically 
the same as the one you are using, it 
would be much safer and more satisfac¬ 
tory taking everything into considera¬ 
tion. 
•2. Your horse is simply out of con¬ 
dition and needs* some good laxative 
feed to put him in shape for working. 
Do not try to do it with nux vomica, 
as that should only be given according 
to a doctor’s advdee. I would suggest 
that you feed a good warm bran mash 
at least twice a week, and mix a very 
little fine-cut hay with the oats you are 
feeding three times a day. Increase the 
amount of oats until you are feeding 
him enough to start him gaining nicely. 
It he is constipated mix about four 
ounces of salts with the bran mash each 1 
time you feed it, or you could mix a 
little oil meal with the oats every day 
until regulated properly. One feed a 
day of some of the prepared horse feeds 
on the market composed of Alfalfa, 
cracked corn, oats and molasses would 
aid materially in getting him in good 
condition. Good feed is much better than 
medicine for this purpose. c. s. G. 
A Balanced Milk Ration. 
I have been very much interested in 
your milk rations, but do not And just 
what I need. I have plenty of corn silage 
with the corn left on the stalk, and good 
mixed hay. For grain I have Canada peas 
and oats, hoine-grown, and can buy almost 
all the common mill feeds close at home. 
Can you advise me? I would like to use 
about one-third or one-half of the home¬ 
grown grain. Cows are coming fresh soon. 
New York. m. J. s. 
If you will try the following balanced 
ration I am sufe you will get a good 
flow of milk: 
Digestible 
Dry Pro- Carbs 
Feeding stuff. Matter, tein. and Fat. 
40 
lbs. 
silage . 
.30 
5.10 
10 
lbs. 
mixed bay. 
. .8.71 
.422 
4.025 
2 
lbs. 
ground peas. . . . 
. .1.8 
.330 
1.008 
3 
lbs. 
ground oats.... 
. .2.07 
.270 
1.704 
2 
lbs. 
cotton-seed meal 
. ..1.84 
.744 
.888 
2 
lbs. dry d i s t i 11 e r s’ 
grains .1.S4 
.490 
1.104 
Nutritive ratio 1:5. 
25.20 
5. 
2.034 
14.549 
Of course you understand that the 
amounts given are only approximate, 
and may be changed to suit changing 
conditions. If your cows are very large 
no doubt they will eat more feed than 
is called for in the above ration after 
they have been fresh a short time, hut 
before that time you should feed very 
carefully, using only wheat bran and 
ground oats in small quantities. In 
practice I have found it convenient to 
feed the silage in two feeds just after 
each milking and all the hay that will 
be eaten up clean at noon. The grain 
ration is also divided into two feeds a 
day and is fed immediately after the 
silage. c. s. G. 
A Well Balanced Ration. 
I am feeding at present the following 
feeds mixi 1 in this manner; 300 pounds 
gluten meal, 200 pounds wheat bran, 150 
pounds beet pulp, 100 pounds wheat mid¬ 
dlings, 30 pounds oil meal, 30 pounds cot¬ 
ton-seed meal, 100 pounds screened oats; 
also about 30 pounds silage, eight to 10 
pounds Alfalfa hay and 15 pounds rutabaga 
turnips. How near does this come to a 
balanced ration, say 1 :5 to 1 :6? If not, how 
would you arrange with the following foods? 
I think this quite strong in protein for 
cows weighing around 1,000 pounds, but 
wish to get as much milk as possible ; cows 
making from 18 to 30 pounds of milk per 
day. I would not like to feed more cot¬ 
ton-seed than given in this mixture. We 
also have some bright oat hay, which was 
cut in fairly good state of heading, which 
we feed outside on clear days in racks and 
paddocks. k. a. 
New York. 
The ration which you are feeding at 
the present time analyzes as follows, 
provided you are feeding each cow the 
amounts assumed: 
Digestible 
Dry 
Pro- 
Carbs 
Feeding stuff. 
Matter. 
tein. 
and Fat. 
30 lbs. silage. 
0.30 
.27 
3.83 
8 lbs. Alfalfa. 
7.36 
.88 
3.384 
15 lbs. turnips. 
1.5 
.15 
1.155 
3 lbs. gluten feed.. 
2.7 
.090 
2.079 
2 lbs. wheat bran.. 
1.76 
.244 
.900 
1.5 beet pulp (dried) 
1 lb. wheat mid- 
1.40 
.102 
.981 
dlings . 
.88 
.128 
.607 
3 lbs. oil meal.... 
3 lbs. cotton-seed 
.273 
.0879 
.1455 
meal . 
.270 
.1110 
.1332 
1 lb. ground oats.. 
.89 
.092 
.568 
23.339 
2.7015 
13.8287 
Nutritive ratio 1 :5. 
You will see that this is a well-bal¬ 
anced narrow ration, containing all the 
ingredients for the production of milk in 
paying quantities. C. S. G. 
“When a man dies, is an inquest al¬ 
ways held?” “Oh, no. If a doctor has 
been in attendance the coroner is not 
supposed to have to inquire into the 
cause of the death.”—Toledo Blade. 
Are You Getting Your Share ? 
Upon the proper selec¬ 
tion of your ration de¬ 
pends the profit you make 
on your dairy. It is a vital 
question; every day it's up 
to you and any day you 
can make a change for the 
better. Why not do it 
now ? You know that to 
get the most milk from 
your cows you must feed a 
sufficient amount of pro¬ 
tein ; but do you realize 
that the protein must be 
available and digestible 
before it is turned into milk. 
The solution of the prob¬ 
lem is to provide succu¬ 
lence. Some dairymen do 
it with roots (which are 
expensive and inconveni¬ 
ent), others with silage; 
but the progressive dairyman feeds Dried Beet Pulp. 
Moistened Dried Beet Pulp swells to four or five times its 
original bulk and looks like sliced beets, and as far as the cow is 
concerned it is sliced beets, because the sugar which has been ex¬ 
tracted is a pure carbohydrate, and is of no more value for milk 
making than the carbohydrates that remain in the pulp. In fact, 
Dried Beet Pulp is a safer and better feed than beets, because it 
does not affect the taste of the milk. 
Dried Beet Pulp Far Superior 
To Corn Silage 
The need for silos is now past. A pound of dry matter in Dried 
Beet Pulp costs very little more than a pound of dr .,atter in silage 
(if any dairyman ever knows what his silage reaiiy costs) and the 
greater milk production from Dried Beet Pulp pays for the increased 
cost many times over. 
Dried Beet Pulp has approximately the same nutritive value as 
com, oats, oi any of the other grains, and it has the wonderful 
advantage of being bulky and succulent as well. 
This is an age of advancement; the man who is ready to test 
out a new idea is the man who climbs. The “balanced ration” 1 as 
been the savior of the dairy business. The “succulent balanced 
ration is a further and long step in advance. The usual experience 
of our customers when they use Dried Beet Pulp is an increase of 
10^ More Milk 
If you have not already tested Dried Beet Pulp, we make it 
easy for you to try it. Where a local dealer sells Dried Beet Pulp 
all you need to do is to get a sack, mix from three to five pounds 
in any properly balanced ration, cutting out an equivalent amount of 
grain or roughage, and if by the time the sackful is used up the re¬ 
sults are not satisfactory you can go to the dealer and get your 
money back. Every dealer has cur authority to sell you a sack on 
this guarantee. 
If no dealer is near you, we will be glad to make a direct 
shipment on the same guarantee. Use one sackful, and if not 
satisfied report to us. We will return the entire purchase price and 
take back the unused sacks. 
Why hesitate about making the test ? Dried Beet Pulp 
is endorsed by no less an authority than Secretary of Agricul¬ 
ture James Wilson, who has written us: “I would rather / 
have a pound of of Dried Beet Pulp to feed to a dairy 
cow than a pound of corn.” The various agricultural / informa. 
papers that accept our advertisements which you / tioncolpon 
nave seen so often will vouch for our responsibility. / Minin- co. 
You take no chances. If our claims are good / Detroit, Mich, 
you will get a handsome increase in vour net / , My dcalcr does not ha,,dlc 
. .. J y Dried Beet Pulp but Pm in- 
earmngs ; It our claims are not good, we / terested in your claims, and I 
lose, not you. Use the coupon. . / wish you would Eiws me the exact 
7 J cost of Dried Beet Pulp delivered to 
my station. Also send me a copy of your 
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