1912* 
THE RURAL, NEW-VORKER 
1236 
Grain Fed With Silage. 
What is the best grain ration for milch 
cows in Winter to feed on silage, and about 
what quantity? W. P. P. 
New York. 
The best grain ration for you to feed 
with silage for the production of milk is 
the one that will produce the most milk 
at the least expense, and keep your stock 
in good condition at the same time. I do 
not think it is possible for anyone to state 
just what that ration must be composed 
of without knowing what kind of cows 
you have, how long since they were fresh, 
the local prices you pay for feed and the 
general conditions under which you are 
working. Under ordinary conditions, how¬ 
ever, you will require considerable pro¬ 
tein to make up for the deficiency of this 
element in the silage. For this purpose 
we usually use cotton-seed meal, as it fur¬ 
nishes protein at the lowest cost. Then 
you will require some bulky feed to make 
up for the lack of hay arid to make the 
grain ration the proper consistency to 
digest easily without danger of injuring 
the cows’ health. The ration must also 
be palatable, as any ration which is not 
eaten with a relish must naturally fail to 
produce milk in proper quantities. If your 
cows are very thin in flesh they will re¬ 
quire more cornmeal or feed containing 
carbo-hydrates and fat. For cows in 
medium condition I would suggest a mix¬ 
ture of five pounds dried brewers' or dis¬ 
tillers’ grains, two pounds of cotton-seed 
meal, two pounds of oats (ground) and 
one pound of cornmeal. This is for a 
cow giving 12 to 15 quarts of milk per day. 
You would, however, obtain better results 
by feeding a little good early-cut clover or 
Alfalfa hay at noon each day with silage 
for the night and morning feeds. I prefer 
to moisten the grain ration slightly with 
water, letting it stand and soak a few 
hours before feeding, and never feed any 
cornmeal or cotton-seed to cows until they 
have been fresh at least two weeks. 
c. s. G. 
Oats for Cows. 
How do oats, unground, at $1.20 per 100 
pounds, compare with standard middlings, 
at $1.60, for milk production? Fows seem 
to relish the oats the most. Could the oats 
be helped by feeding bran or oil meal? Is 
there much loss from feeding the whole 
oats? G. P. M. 
Michigan. 
Whole oats at $1.20 would be equal to 
ground oats at $1.30 per hundred. I would 
consider wheat middlings worth about $1.45 
per hundred at the same rate. You cer¬ 
tainly cannot afford to pay $1.60 per hun¬ 
dred for them. I wouldn't advise the ex¬ 
clusive use of any one particular grain, as 
it is always better to mix three or four 
kinds together. Bran is rather expensive 
although it is cheaper this year than last. 
Oil meal is also an expensive feed, and 
therefore it should only be used as a laxa¬ 
tive when required. I would have the oats 
ground, as there is too much waste in 
feeding them whole to cows, while with 
horses the difference is not so noticeable. I 
would suggest a ration composed of about 
four pounds ground oats, three pounds 
dried brewers’ or distillers’ grains and one 
or two pounds cotton seed meal, depend¬ 
ing largely upon the roughage fed. 
C. S. G. 
Ration for Dairy Cows. 
Will you give me a ration for dairy cows, 
grade Jerseys? I have good silage and 
oat hay, later on cornstalks for roughage. 
What grain ration should I feed? I have 
plenty of corn on cob. ' c. o. 
Connecticut. 
Your corn on the cob should be shelled 
and ground without the cob, as the energy 
required to digest cob meal may be put to 
much more profitable use if employed en¬ 
tirely in digesting feeding stuffs having a 
high nutritive value. I would suggest the 
following grain ration: Two pounds cot¬ 
ton-seed meal; two pounds cornmeal; one 
pound ground oats; three pounds dried dis¬ 
tillers’ grains or four pounds dried brew¬ 
er’s grains. These ingredients should be 
mixed while dry and then moistened and 
fed in two feeds—morning and evening. 
About 35 pounds of silage per day will be 
enough for Jerseys in fun flow of milk, and 
about 20 pounds per day when dry. The 
oat hay and cut corn fodder can be fed at 
noon, when it is usually eaten with a 
relish. c, s. G. 
A Silo or Feed Grinder. 
Will you give the experience of those 
who have fed silage and also fed ground 
grain to dairy cows, and tell me which 
pays the better, to put $150 into a silo or 
the same into a grinding outfit? With me 
taking grain to toll mill is not to be con¬ 
sidered ; the distance, roads and weather 
prohibits. Having enough money to buy 
only the one, which shall I buy? The en¬ 
gine could be put to some other use be¬ 
sides grinding. b. d. 
Iowa. 
R. N.-Y.—Our choice would be the silo 
if the stock to be fed are mostly cattle. 
This is a good subject, and we would like 
to have it discussed. 
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THE HOLIDAY GAZETTE FOR 1912 
will form a fitting climax to a year’s work which seems to be gen¬ 
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HON. FRANKLIN MACVEAGH. Secretary of the Treasury, ex¬ 
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Broad Base of the National Wealth.” 
HON. MYRON T. HERRICK, ex-Governor of Ohio and present 
Ambassador of the United States to France, writes on a subject to 
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MR. DARIUS MILLER, President of the C. B. & Q. R. R.; MR. 
GEO. T. NICHOLSON, Vice-President of the Santa Fe system, and 
MR. MARVIN HUGHITT JR., Freight Traffic Manager of the Chi¬ 
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PRESIDENT H. J. WATERS, of the Kansas Agricultural College, 
has an article on “Influences Affecting the Character of American 
Farmers,” that will challenge wide attention by reason of its schol¬ 
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PATRICK CUDAHY, the veteran packer, discusses points of interest 
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HON. CONRAD KOHRS, pioneer Northwestern cattle - grower, 
traces the evolution of the range business from the early 60’s down 
to date, his topic being, “A Veteran’s Experience in the Western 
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That busy agricultural explorer, JOSEPH E. WING, who made an 
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where he was for one night under suspicion and surveillance as a 
possible “Insurrecto.” 
M. ANDRE DU CHATEAU, one of the foremost draft-horse breeders 
of Continental Europe, writes on “How the Belgian Drafters Have 
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FRANK A. NAVE, of Indiana, famous all over the West as one of 
the cornbelt’s most enterprising and successful feeders, strikes a 
sturdy blow in behalf of stock-keeping in an article entitled, “Cattle 
Feeding and Soil Conservation, ’ ’ in which the results of an extended 
practical experience are set forth. 
The PRESIDENTS of the various National Associations of Breeders 
of Short-horns, Herefords, Aberdeen-Angus, Galloways, Polled Dur- 
hams and Red Polls write of the present status and outlook for cattle 
of those types. 
Owners of JERSEYS, GUERNSEYS, HOLSTEIN - FRIESIANS. 
BROWN SWISS and AYRSHIRES will all want to read what some 
of the most successful exhibitors on the show circuits of 1912 have to 
say in an entertaining series of splendidly illustrated contributions. 
A full page is also devoted to illustrations of prize-winning milking 
Short-horns. 
M. ADRIEN HAMELIN. known throughout France as a leader in 
his line, tells “Where the Percherons Are Produced.” 
“MOTOR TRUCKS SUPPLEMENTING BUT NOT SUPPLANT¬ 
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dents of the drift of affairs in relation to city traffic. Chicago and 
New York City attaches of THE GAZETTE have gone into the mat¬ 
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HOLIDAY GAZETTE a burlesque account of “Farming by Mail 
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The prevailing POPULAR TYPES OF SWINE find enthusiastic 
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identified respectively with important branches of the trade—being 
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“SHEEP IN THE CORNBELT” is the heading under which 
PROF. W. C. COFFEY, of the University of Illinois, writes of a 
phase of mid-West farming that needs more attention than it is 
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that attend the flock, not only on farms but upon Western ranches 
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touching life and work in the open. “LOVE ON GREEN MOUN¬ 
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