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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 27, 
FEEDING PROBLEMS. 
Ration for Pigs. 
Would you give me a balanced ration for 
growing and fattening pigs, where corn, 
middlings and bran are the cheapest food? 
Maryland. K > R< 
For pigs on pasture a slop of middlings 
makes an excellent ration; the more mid¬ 
dlings the better, up to what they will 
eat up clean, two or three times a day. A 
month or so before it is desired to market 
the pigs add cornmeal to the ration, grad¬ 
ually increasing the proportion of corn- 
meal. If the pigs are closely confined and 
do not have much succulent feed, add a 
little bran to the ration, say one-fourth 
of the total ration. In this case it is ad¬ 
visable to give the pigs a sod or a shovelful 
of loamy earth frequently, also have salt 
and ashes where they can help themselves. 
Charcoal is an aid to digestion, whether 
the pigs are confined or not. c. l. m. 
Ration for Thin Cows. 
I have two Dutch Belted cows in my 
dairy that are young and give a heavy 
flow of; milk, but I cannot get any flesh on 
these cows. I am feeding all the mixed 
hay they will eat up clean and cornmeal 
one pint, middlings (wheat), two quarts, 
and cotton-seed meal one pint, twice a day. 
llow can I improve the ration? 
Sullivan Co., N. Y. E. b. f. 
Your ration is sufliciently wide to keep 
the animals in good flesh, other conditions 
being right. If the cows are quite large 
and give a heavy flow of rich milk it is 
quite possible that they are not getting 
quite grain enough. They should be fed 
one pound of the grain mixture for each 
three or four pounds of milk, according to 
the richness of the milk. There is a great 
difference in cows in the matter of putting 
on flesh, and one will frequently observe 
that a rather scrawny raw-boned cow is the 
best milker in the herd, while the sleek 
smooth one puts the fat on her back in¬ 
stead of in the pail. c. l. m. 
Ration for Cows on Grass. 
Would you give me a good butter ration 
for cows on grass pasture? I buy all feed. 
Beet pulp I cannot get at all. m. h. 
Pennsylvania. 
When cows have an abundance of luxur¬ 
iant pasture it is doubtful if any grain can 
profitably be fed, unless the milk commands 
a very good price. A mixture of two 
parts cornmeal, one part wheat bran and 
one part cotton-seed meal, by weight, will 
be found satisfactory. Two to four quarts 
dally of this mixture should be sufficient. 
If the pasture is not good, other green fod¬ 
der should be supplied and the grain ration 
increased. c - L - M - 
Cow Dislikes Bean Straw. 
I have a cow that does not like bean 
straw. As all feed is scarce, and I have 
the bean straw, would like to know if there 
is any way possible to induce her to eat it. 
Michigan. J * E - s - 
Sometimes cows may be induced to eat 
fodder which seems unpalatable to them by 
sprinkling it with brine, especially if they 
are not freely supplied with salt. un¬ 
doubtedly molasses would make the bean 
straw palatable to her. If you can get 
stock feed molasses, which can be obtained 
quite cheaply, sprinkle the straw with a 
Dint of the molasses mixed with a quart 
of water. If you cannot get the stock 
molasses, the cheapest grade of cooking 
molasses will serve the same purpose, and 
by using as little as possible will not be 
very expensive. Molasses can frequently be 
used to induce cows to take medicine, as 
well as to make coarse fodder palatable. 
Jersey and Holstein Ration. 
I have a Jersey cow and a Holstein, 
'ould you tell me how and what to feed 
hem? The Jersey is expected to calve 
lay 6, the Holstein July 15. The Jersey 
Ives 10 pounds of milk a day now ; the 
lolstein 30 pounds. The food they are 
etting now is clover hay mixed, 20 
lounds, no fodder or silage, four pounds 
f beet pulp, three pounds bran, three 
iounds of cottonseed and linseed mixed, 
■'his is enough I think for the Jersey cow 
low. She only weighs 800 pounds, but I 
lon’t think it is enough for the Holstein; 
he weighs close to 1,400 pounds. 
New Jersey. L • c> 
Your ration is a good one for cows giv¬ 
ing milk, but the cotton-seed should be 
discontinued six weeks or a month before 
the cow comes in, and not fed except very 
moderately for two weeks after. In fact, 
a cow should not be fed heavily for 10 or 
12 days after parturition. Give light feeds 
at first, like bran and beet pulp, gradually 
increasing the amount and adding the cot¬ 
tonseed and oil meal. Cows should be fed 
according to their size and milking capa¬ 
city. A good rule is one pound of grain 
to three or four pounds of milk, according 
to the richness of the milk. I presume 
the Holstein will require 60 per cent more 
feed than the Jersey, but the proportions 
of the several ingredients will be the same. 
C. L. M. 
Wet Brewery Grains. 
I can get brewery grains in our city at 
15 cents per bushel. Will it pay me to 
haul it four miles from brewery? Give a 
good way for storing it in Summer so 
that it will keep for a week. I would like 
to store the grains in a bin about 12 
inches deep. Would It keep well at that 
depth for a week in the warm Summer 
weather? Does heating injure its feeding 
qualities? E> J - H> 
New York. 
Wet brewery grains at 15 cents per 
bushel make a good feed for dairy cows, 
and it is economical to feed provided the 
labor of hauling and handling is not too 
expensive. My experience, however, in 
feeding wet grains in warm weather is that 
it must be procured fresh at least three 
times a week, as it will heat and spoil 
very quickly when exposed to warm air. 
The only way I know of to keep flvet grains 
is to put it in an airtight silo where it 
can be kept the same as silage, but this 
method is not as satisfactory as feeding 
fresh, owing to the odor caused by fer¬ 
mentation. C. S. G. 
Ration for Fattening Calves. 
Can you give me a good ration for fatten¬ 
ing calves on fresh skim-milk from the 
separator? At present I am feeding at the 
age of two weeks two tablespoonfuls of 
cornmeal and one of oil meal with a half 
teaspoon ful of stock food mixed with boil¬ 
ing water. Can you give me any better 
ration? H. M. 
Massachusetts. 
In my own experience nothing has been 
so satisfactory for feeding calves, in con¬ 
nection with skim-milk or whey, as dry 
grain, preferably whole or cracked corn, 
or whole oats. For the purpose of fatten¬ 
ing probably corn would be best. They 
will eat it when quite young, and it can 
be fed freely, all they will eat, without 
danger of digestive troubles. It is also 
well to give them access to good hay, pref¬ 
erably clover or Alfalfa. c. l. m. 
A Cow Ration. 
Will you balance me a ration for cows 
from the following grains: Hominy meal, 
dried brewers’ grains, dried beet pulp and 
bran; also without beet pulp. F. M. a. 
New Jersey. 
I would suggest a mixture of two pounds 
hominy meal, five pounds dried brewers’ 
grains, three pounds dried beet pulp and 
one pound bran. In omitting the beet pulp 
use three pounds hominy meal, five pounds 
dried brewers’ grains and two pounds bran. 
If you can add two pounds of cotton-seed 
meal instead of three pounds of the dried 
brewers’ grains to the first ration it will 
be much more valuable for producing milk. 
c. L. M. 
Cotton-seed Meal for Cows. 
I am feeding to my dairy a ration of 
30 per cent wheat bran; 40 per cent corn¬ 
meal, 30 per cent cotton-seed meal, with 
silage and hay. Is this a proper dairy ra¬ 
tion. or am I feeding too much cotton-seed 
meal? What would be the effects from 
over-feeding on cotton-seed meal? 
New York. L. m. c. 
A cow can safely be fed three or four 
pounds daily of cotton-seed meal, or even 
more for a short period, especially when 
fed in connection with silage. Your ration 
should give good results, but I believe it 
would be improved if you would make it 
40 per cent cotton-seed and 30 per cent 
cornmeal. When cotton-seed meal is 
mixed with bulky feed, like bran, and the 
bowels kept open with succulent feed, as 
silage, roots, beet pulp, etc., there is prac¬ 
tically no danger when fed in moderate 
quantities, as stated above. When fed 
clear, or without some laxative food it is 
likely to cause constipation and digestive 
troubles, also udder troubles, such as gar¬ 
get. On this account it should not be fed 
to a cow for a few weeks before partur¬ 
ition, nor for a week or two afterward, be¬ 
ginning with a small quantity and increas¬ 
ing the amount gradually. c. L. m. 
Feeding for Milk Quality. 
I desire to feed my cows with a com¬ 
bination of feeds that will produce soft 
milk. I have heard that certain feeds pro¬ 
duce milk which is of special value for 
children and invalids, and I wish to get a 
combination which will have this effect 
regardless of the cost of the feed. 
Orange Co., N. Y. c. F. B. 
I know of no feed, or combination of 
feeds, that will materially change the nor¬ 
mal composition or character of milk. Sub¬ 
stances with a rank odor, or which are 
unwholesome, may have a deleterious effect 
on the milk, but if there is any way of 
improving the quality of the milk of a 
healthy, well-nourished cow, I have not 
heard of it. Cleanliness is undoubtedly the 
first essential in producing milk suitable for 
invalids and infants. Froper handling 
until the milk reaches the consumer is also 
necessary. The cows should be quietly 
handled and kept free from excitement. 
Plenty of pure water should be provided 
and regularity observed in feeding and 
milking. Milk from cows far advanced in 
lactation is not generally considered good 
for infants, but if there are cows freshen¬ 
ing at intervals throughout the year, the 
mixed milk should cause no bad effects. 
There is some difference of opinion as to 
the effect of silage. Some people, espe¬ 
cially infants, seem to be unfavorably af¬ 
fected by milk produced from silage, but 
personally I am inclined to believe that 
where good silage is properly fed, that is, 
immediately after milking and after the 
milk has been removed from the stables, 
so that it cannot absorb any odor of the 
silage, no trouble will be experienced. Milk 
not very rich in butter fat is more easily 
digested than very rich milk, and milk 
from Holstein cows is said to be especially 
good in this respect. I believe a very good 
ration would be what good hay, mixed or 
clover, the cows will eat up clean, three 
pounds distillers’ dried grains, three 
pounds gluten feed, one pound oil meal and 
one pound bran, more or less of the grain 
ration according to the size and milking 
capacity of the cow. The matter of feed¬ 
ing is not so important in producing certi¬ 
fied milk as is the care of the cows and 
stables, and the handling of the milk. 
C. L. M. 
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