1911. 
THE! RURAb NEW-VORKER 
673 
FEEDING PROBLEMS. 
Under this heading we enucavor to give advice 
and suggestions about feeoi r.g mixtures of grains 
and fodders. No delinite rules are given, but the 
advice is based upon experience and average 
analyses of foods. i!y “orotein” is meant tho 
elements in the food which go to matte muscle or 
loan 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. 
Ration for Guernseys. 
Will you give me a balanced ration for 
purebred Guernsey cows weighing about 900 
pounds, part of which are fresh V We have 
mixed clover hay, good silage and cobmeal. 
Our cobmeal is as follows: Three bushels 
of corn, 26 quarts of oats and 12 quarts of 
India *vheat. We can got the following 
grains at our local grain station : Linseed 
meal, $2 per hundred; bran $1.(10; cotton¬ 
seed meal, $1.65; gluten, $1.45. We sell 
our cream for butter purposes, w. c. c. 
New Hampshire. 
A good ration for your Guernseys 
would be four pounds of the mixed cob 
meal you mention, two pounds cotton¬ 
seed meal, one pound gluten feed and 
two pounds wheat bran. This will make 
nearly a balanced ration and produce a 
good flow of milk. c. S. G. 
Changing from Silage. 
Will you give me balanced ration for 
grade Holsteins? One-third of them fresh- 
cued last Fall, the remainder about this 
time. I have been feeding silage all Win¬ 
ter with mixture of ground feed. The sil¬ 
age I find will not last longer than April 
20. I contemplate cutting my hay with sil¬ 
age cutter and steaming same, mixing corn- 
meal with it. Will this lilan help me out? 
I have oats and barley that I grind on tho 
farm. I pay $24 for cornmeal; $35 for 
Ajax ; $35 for cotton-seed meal ; $27.30 for 
ground buckwheat; also gluten can lie had. 
New York. it. it. h. 
When your silage is nearly gone dis¬ 
continue feeding it very gradually so the 
change of feed will not seriously affect 
your milk production. I do not think 
it would pay you to cut and steam your 
hay. I would prefer feeding it just a:? 
it is, and if it contains a little clover 
or Alfalfa so much the better. To take 
the place of silage you could use some 
dried beet pulp if available until grass 
grows. If this is not available you 
should feed about one pound of oil 
meal per day to each cow in full flow 
of milk. The remainder of the grain 
ration should be composed about as fol¬ 
lows; Two pounds cotton-seed meal, 
four pounds dried distillers’ grains, and 
two pounds cornmeal or three pounds 
oats and barley ground together. Regu¬ 
late the quantity according to the 
amount of milk each cow is giving. 
Ration for Work Horses and Mules. 
Will you tell mo how to make a balanced 
ration for work mules and horses? I have 
shelled corn and oats, Alfalfa, mixed feed, 
as follows: Brewers’ grains, oil meal, cane 
molasses and Alfalfa, all ground up to¬ 
gether and mixed; mixed hay and Alfalfa 
hay. What proportion of this feed would 
keep work stock up, that is, working hard 
every day ? M. s.. 
West Virginia. 
I do not know that I understand 
about the mixtures of feed you men¬ 
tion, but, as a rule, in feeding horses 
and mules it is necessary to feed them 
according to the work they are doing, 
and their digestion must be kept in 
proper condition at the same time. This 
necessitates knowing something about 
the composition of the different feeding 
stuff's and their effects upon the animals 
fed. I would use corn, oats and brew¬ 
ers’ grains mixed about equal parts for 
the principal grain feed. As oil meal, 
cane molasses and Alfalfa all have a 
loosening effect only enough of these 
feeds should be fed to keep the horses 
and mules from becoming constipated. 
This can easily be determined after a 
little experience, but it will be found 
that different animals are affected dif¬ 
ferently and the nature of the work 
performed also has its influence, so the 
skill of the feeder must be relied upon 
to a great extent to determine the dif¬ 
ferent proportions which it is safe and 
proper to feed. C. S. G. 
Value of Oat Hay. 
J. J. P., Skotchegan, Me .—I think about 
sowing some oats to cut green for bay. I 
have been told that it would cause cows 
to drop their calves ahead of time. Is 
this so? Is it all right to feed to horses 
and sheep? 
Ans.— You need have no fear of feed¬ 
ing oat hay to cows. I do not think 
there is the slightest danger of this 
fodder causing cows to lose their calves. 
Oat hay is fed by many experienced 
dairymen, and I have fed it with good 
results and never noted any ill effects. 
It is not as valuable as clover as a milk 
producer, but is somewhat ahead of 
Timothy. It should he fed out early in 
the Winter, if possible, as it is likely to 
be badly injured by mice and rats if 
remaining long in the mow. Oats and 
peas sown together make a more pala¬ 
table and nutritious hay than oats alone, 
although somewhat harder to cure. This 
mixture should be cut when the oats are 
in the milk stage. This hay, as well as 
clear oat hay, is good for horses and 
sheep; in fact, for wintering idle horses 
it makes almost an ideal ration. I would 
sow 'somewhat thicker than if the grain 
were allowed to ripen. In cutting with 
a reaper you would have the advantage 
of a cleaner fodder, for the hunches are 
thrown one side, leaving a clear track 
for the horses and machine next time 
around. Running over them with a 
mower and afterwards raking with a 
horse rake would be sure to mix a cer¬ 
tain amount of soil and dust with the 
hay. c. s. m. 
ALFALFA MAKES GOOD STOCK. 
Since the advent of Alfalfa in our State 
there has come new development in stock. 
Particularly is this true in hogs and cattle 
among the purebreds. Alfalfa, which is 
now grown on almost every farm through¬ 
out the central and eastern portion of our 
State, is recognized as one of the greatest 
feeds in compounding a balanced ration for 
farm animals ever discovered; especially 
has it aided in a better bone and muscle 
development, consequently larger growth. 
We notice larger hogs here than Past, 
of the same breeds. On my own farm, 
where 1 breed purebred hogs and cattle, I 
am of late years getting more size, which 
is an important fa-etor. especially where 
quality is still maintained. Our Red-Polled 
cattle are larger, especially the females, 
than the same breed In Eastern States. The 
same is true of our Phland-China swine; 
a large per cent of the ration for our hogs 
especially for the broods sows and young 
animals Is Alfalfa. For hogs I grind the 
Alfalfa nearly as fine as shorts are ground 
at the grist mill. I have my own cutter 
and grinder, run with gas engine power. 
While in the more densely populated dis¬ 
tricts of the Eastern States, stock growing 
and general farming is conducted on differ¬ 
ent principles, especially regarding the cat¬ 
tle industry as more dairying is done, yet 
where any sort of a dual-purpose cow is 
used it is essential that growth be a con¬ 
sideration. as well as milk development. 
Wheat, oats, corn and hay are produced, 
as well as various kinds of live stock, such 
as horses, cattle, sheep and swine. It Is a 
section where diversified farming or mixed 
husbandry Is the rule, aud great interest is 
taken in producing good live stock, espe¬ 
cially cattle and hogs. Three • considera¬ 
tions in the later are paramount, size, pro¬ 
lificacy and quality. The first is an out¬ 
standing improvement over the eastern 
breeder, in the lard or fat-back breeds, such 
as Polffnd Chinas, Durocs and Berkshires, 
which are the three mostly grown. 
. Nebraska. sam m’kelvie. 
Tax on Milk.—I n England a very large 
share of the public revenues is raised from 
income taxes. All sorts of devices arc prac¬ 
ticed to increase taxable property. For ex¬ 
ample, not long ago dairy farmers began 
to receive a circular instructing them to tell 
how much money they received from tho sale 
of milk as distinct from other farm prod¬ 
ucts. Upon hunting up the matter, the law¬ 
yers found that the English law states that 
when any land occupied by a dealer in cat¬ 
tle is not sufficient for the maintenance of 
the cattle kept on said lands, so that the 
rent as annually valued cannot afford a just 
estimate of the profits, the collector may 
call for a return of such profits and the 
charge. The idea is that if the farmer kept 
more cows than his land would properly 
support and buys grain and hay to feed 
them, tho government could collect taxes on 
the surplus’ that is, upon the extra milk 
sent away from the farm above what the 
land itself may bo said to produce. Here 
is a new wrinkle in taxation. The farmers 
are getting around it by claiming that they 
buy the extra grain and hay in order to 
keep up the fertility of their‘land. 
“Come Back.”* —As for Missy, of the Glen, 
why cannot she “come back?” I note iu 
a recent issue of The R. N.-Y. a quotation 
from the New England Homestead, stating 
that in establishing these high records, ani¬ 
mals are driven almost to the breaking 
point, and their permanent welfare is prac¬ 
tically forfeited for the temporary gain. Is 
this so? Did not .Tacoba Irene come hack 
when she produced 42,064 pounds 14.4 
ounces milk with butter fat equivalent to 
make 2,755 pounds 3.8 ounces butter 83 
per cent fat, all iu 37 continuous months 
from December 19, 1905, to January 25, 
1909? She calved on May 22, 1904, De¬ 
cember 11, 1905, December 19, 1906, and 
January 24, 1908, and all calves have been 
registered. w. f. k. 
Ohio. 
Consider the Profit.—I am tho only 
breeder of purebred animals in this section 
aud I hardly feel myself competent to tell 
anyone how to improve his herd. 1 have 
been breeding for 10 years, and while I 
know I have made some advance, I have 
failed in getting my ideal, but my experi¬ 
ence has been that to make any advauce is 
to buy as good a sire as possible and breed 
to the best cows. I think a great many 
make a mistake in trying for large yields 
and not looking closely enough to the eco¬ 
nomical side of production. I ‘ have cows 
that will make butter fat for 11 cents a 
pound, and some will go as high as 17 cents, 
so. while we must work for quality, we 
must not forget to see what it js costing. 
I would rather have a cow that would make 
me a pound of fat a day and show a profit 
than one that will make me two pounds 
and show a loss. I have been through the 
little red cow period, and know that while 
some will give a large llow for a while, they 
are apt to go dry about four or five months 
in the year. henry w. evans. 
Maine. 
Dried Beet Pulp Has Made Good 
The reports below show how YOU can increase your milk production—show how YOU can 
make more money from every cow you own and cut down your present feeding expenses. The re¬ 
ports shown here are but a few of thousands. And each each one of these practical dairymen purchased 
their trial of Dried Beet Pulp on a POSITIVE GUARANTEED BASIS, the same as you may do. 
See how the Dried Beet Pulp ration increased the milk supply from day to day. Here’s the proof: 
Read How it is Increasing the Milk Production 
Dried Beet Pulp vs. Bran 
Before Using 
While Using 
Dried Beet Pulp 
Dried Beet Pulp 
Day’s Ration 
Day’s Ration 
5 lbs, BRAN 
5 lbs. DRIED BEET PULP 
21 lbs. G-luten 
2J lbs. (JIiitoii 
2} lbs. Middlings 
[24 lbs. Middlings 
1 lb. Oil Meal 
1 ib. Oil Meal 
Mixed Hay—Dry Fodder 
Mixed Hay—Dry Fodder 
Milk Produced — 20 Cows 
February 1-400 lbs. 
February 8—410 lbs. 
“ 2—410 IDs. 
“ 9—415 IDs. 
“ 3-400 ll>s. 
“ 10 417 11)3. 
“ 4-408 lbs. 
“ ll—4251hs. 
“ 5-410 lbs. 
" 12-431 ibs. 
6-405 lhs. 
“ 13-435 lhs. 
“ 7-400 lhs. 
“ 14-440 lhs. 
Signed, 
JOHN WILLIAMS, 
- 
White Haven, Pa. 
Dried Beet Pulp vs. Silage 
Before Using 
While Using 
Dried Beet Pulp 
Dried Beet Pulp 
Day’s Ration 
Day’s Ration 
20 lhs. ENSILAGE 
4 lhs. DRIED BEET PULP 
4 lhs, Corn ami Oats 
4 lbs. Corn and Oats 
4 lhs. Gluten 
4 lhs. Gluten 
16 lbs. Hay 
16 lbs. Hay 
Milk Produced - 1 Cow 
January 19—36 ibs. 
January 26—37 lhs. 
“ 20 26 lbs. 
27—37 lhs. 
“ 21—37 lbs. 
“ 28-38 Ibs. 
“ 22—36 lbs. 
“ 29-40 Ibs. 
“ 23-37 lhs. 
“ 30—41 IDs. 
“ 24 36 IDs. 
“ 31—43 lhs. 
“ 25 36 lbs. 
February 1—43 lbs. 
COMMENTS:—To any person interested in BeetPulnT 
can safely say it, is a good milk 
producer and J have used it 
on ten cows and have raised the llow of milk from 4 to 7 lhs 
a cow. This cow lias been in milk three months and it gave 
her a test of 5.8. Signed, 
It. L. EVERY, Delhi, N. Y. 
Dried Beet Pulp vs. Several Feeds 
Before Using 
While Using 
Dried Beet Pulp 
Dried Beet Pulp 
Day’s Ration 
Day’s Ration 
6 ibs. Mill Feed 
4 IDs. DRIED BEET PULP 
1 Ib. Cotton Seed, 41cS Pro. 
5 lhs. Mill Feed 
1 lh. Oil Meal, O. 1‘. 
1 lb. Cotton Seed Meal 
21 lbs. Alsike Clover 
19 lhs. Alsiko Clover 
Milk Produced—5 Cows 
March 9—124} lbs. 
March 23—139 lbs. 
" 10—125} lbs. 
“ 24—140 Ibs. 
" 11 —123} lbs. 
25—142 Ibs. 
“ 12 125 lbs. 
“ 26-142 lbs. 
“ 13-126 lhs. 
“ 27—144 lhs. 
“ 14-125 lhs. 
“ 28—143 lbs. 
“ 15-124 lbs. 
29-144 lbs. 
COMMENTS:—If I hadn’t gained a pound of milk 1 would 
he ahead by feeding Beet Pulp, 
as my cows look and feel so 
much better. 1 am also feeding l lb. a day to some heifers 
that will soon freshen and can almost see their bags grow. It 
is just like June pasture. Signed, 1< RANK L. BAKER, 
Wellsboro, Pa. 
Dried Beet Pulp as an Addition to Ration 
Before Using 
Dried Beet Pulp 
Day’s Ration 
3 lbs. Sugarine 
3 lbs. Gluten 
2 lbs. Hominy 
Hay 
While Using 
Dried Beet Pulp 
Day’s Ration 
3 lbs. Sugar!no 
3 lbs. Gluten 
2 lbs. Hominy 
Ulbs. DRIED BEET PULP 
Hay 
Milk Produced—13 Cows 
January 10—275 lbs. January 19-285 lbs. 
11— 275 lbs. “ 20—296 lbs. 
12— 273 lbs. “ 21-300 lbs. 
13— 274 lbs. •' 22-295 lbs. 
14— 278 lbs. “ 23-322 lbs. 
15— 270 lbs. “ 24—323 lbs. 
16— 270 lbs. “ 25—327 1 its. 
COMMENTS:—In regard to the feeding of Dried Beet 
Pulp, I have to say that my cows have done a great deal better 
since feeding Dried Beet Pulp than before. My cows were 
bothered with indigestion until I began feeding the Pulp, 
Since then I have not had any trouble. The feed has been 
worth nearly one-half the price for the condition of mv cows 
Signed, LESLIE THOMPSON, 
Delhi, N. Y. 
We Guarantee You Satisfaction or Give You 
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, (note the reports above for good result¬ 
getting mixtures) cutting out an equivalent amount of grain 
or roughage, and if by the time the sackful i9 used up the results 
are not satisfactory you can go to the dealer and GET YOUR MONEY BACK. 
Every dealer has our 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. Write us at once. Here’s a 
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would give me the exact cost of Dried Beet Pulp 
delivered to my station. Also send me a copy of 
your hook “Feeding for Larger Profits,” and small 
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