1212 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 31, 
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 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” means one in which 
the proportion of protein to carbohydrates is close 
—a "wide” ration means one which shows a larger 
proportion of carbonydrat.'s. 
Ration for Milk Making. 
Will you balance a ration for medium 
size native cows, fresh in Spring, selling 
milk? I have mixed hay, dry corn fodder, 
millet and oat straw, feed at following 
prices: Cornmeal, per ton, .$25; dried 
brewers’ grains, $28 ; middlings, $28 ; bran, 
$20; gluten, $28. Later will have ground 
oats and eorn-and-cob meal. What should 
I feed with oats and meal? w. w. b. 
New York. 
While the feeding stuffs you mention 
fairly represent the available supply on 
many farms, I am unable to compound 
a scientifically balanced ration from 
them that would be practical for you to 
use, as it will be a little too wide. 
Your mixed hay, corn fodder, millet and 
oat straw all have wide nutritive ratios, 
so it would probably not pay you to 
feed cows that freshened last Spring 
enough dry brewers’ grains and gluten 
feed, which are the only protein feeds 
you have, to overcome this handicap. 
Another thing, you have no succulent 
feed at all, such as silage, roots, beet 
pulp or even oil meal, which is often 
used when none of the three former are 
available. Every dairy farmer should 
plan to raise clover, Alfalfa and corn 
for silage, if possible, for in no other 
manner can he feed his cows properly 
for the economical production of milk 
during the Winter months. In your 
present case I would suggest that you 
feed your cows all the good mixed hay 
they will eat night and morning, with a 
small feed of millet or corn fodder at 
noon. Oat straw is not a very satis¬ 
factory feed for the production of milk, 
so it can only be recommended for 
bedding, and it should be cut for that 
purpose. For grain you can mix dry 
brewers’ grains and gluten feed to¬ 
gether, equal parts by weight, and if 
you can get oil meal it would add to 
the value of the ration to use one or 
experience and that of others the fact is 
very clear that a great part of the ill 
effects caused by feeding wet brewers’ 
grains comes through the neglect of the 
feeder to keep mangers, receptacles and 
everything that comes in contact with 
the grains thoroughly clean, and to see 
that none but perfectly fresh grains are 
fed. Dry grains, like almost anything 
else, will produce harmful effects when 
fed in too large quantities, but no ob¬ 
jection can be made to their moderate 
use. As you do not give me any idea 
as to what kind of cows you have or 
the amount of milk they are giving, I can 
only suggest a ration for an average¬ 
sized cow in full flow of milk, and you 
can change it to suit your conditions. I 
would feed all the Red-top hay the cows 
will eat up fairly clean in the morning 
and at night, with cut cornstalks at 
noon. If you are situated so you can 
place the stalks in a feeding rack in the 
barnyard or under a shed where the 
cows can have access to it while they 
are out of the barn during an hour or 
two about noon, you will find the cows 
will eat more than when it is fed in the 
stable. I would make them a mixture of 
three pounds wheat bran, two pounds 
corn-and-cob meal, two pounds cotton¬ 
seed meal and two pounds old process 
linseed meal, feeding half of this in the 
morning and half at night, of course 
regulating the amount to suit the animal. 
c. s. G. 
Ringworm. 
I purchased two heifer calves out of a 
drove last August; I was told by the 
drover that they came from Pennsylvania 
along the Ohio border. They had very noor 
pasture all Summer and made but little 
growth. About two months ago one broke 
out with white scars over its face and 
scabby lumps over its back ; now the other 
one is doing the same thing. They are 
hearty. The one that broke out with it 
first coughs quite often ever since I was 
told by neighbors that they had ringworms, 
and have boon greasing them over with 
lard and sulphur three or four times, but 
it does not seem to do them any good. 
Would you give me some remedy for it, as 
I do not know what to do for them? 
New Jersey. n. b. 
Scrub and scrape each spot clean and 
when dry rub in iodine ointment and re¬ 
peat the' application each other day until 
well. Cough may indicate tuberculosis, 
and the tuberculin test should be given to 
determine the matter one way or the other. 
A. s. A. 
two pounds per day for each cow, pro¬ 
vided she is giving milk enough to pay. 
If you can get dried beet pulp it would 
take the place of silage to a great ex¬ 
tent, and experiments have proven it to 
be an excellent feed for the produc¬ 
tion of milk. I would recommend cot¬ 
ton-seed meal or gluten feed, cotton¬ 
seed preferred, for feeding with the 
ground oats and cob meal. c. s. G. 
Another Milk Ration. 
Will you give me a milk ration? I have 
of my own good corn silage, cornstalks, 
corn-find-cob meal and wet brewers’ grains ; 
wheat bran costs $26, wheat middlings, 
$28, cotton-seed meal $36, oil meal $40 
per ton. c. .t. T. 
Hackettstown, N. .T. 
The following ration is perfectly bal¬ 
anced as far as the chemical composi¬ 
tion of the feeding stuffs is concerned. 
It is also a good practical ration for 
the production of milk when properly 
fed, that is, modified, increased or di¬ 
minished, according to the requirements 
of each individual cow. If it should 
prove to be too laxative the quantity of 
wheat bran should be reduced and a 
good grade of wheat middlings substi¬ 
tuted. It should be remembered that 
these rations are given as a guide to 
help solve the different feeding problems 
in a practical manner, and not as a hard- 
and-fast rule to be followed under all 
circumstances. 
Feeding Stuff. 
Dry 
Carb. 
matter. 
Protein. 
and Fat. 
8 lbs. corn stalks. . 
4.8 
.136 
2.72 
30 lbs. silage. 
6.30 
.27 
3.87 
20 lbs. wet brewers’ 
grains . 
4.80 
.78 
2.50 
3 lbs. eorn-and-col) 
meal . 
2.55 
.132 
1.095 
3 lbs. wheat bran. . 
2.64 
.366 
1.359 
2 lbs. cotton-seed 
meal . 
1.84 
.744 
.888 
Nutritive ratio, 
22 93 
1:5.5. 
2.428 
13.332 
C. s. G. 
Feeding For Butter. 
I have six cows and wish to make but¬ 
ter of the best quality. I have cob meal 
and Jersey wheat bran; cornstalks and 
Red-top hay for fodder. Please tell me 
what I want to add to this for a balanced 
ration for best results, and how much to 
a cow. I do not want to feed brewers’ 
grains, as I have tried them and think 
they make poor butter. w. r. m. 
New Jersey. 
Although wet brewers’ grains are fed 
quite extensively for the production of 
milk, experiments have shown that but¬ 
ter made from such milk was of an in¬ 
ferior quality. It has also been reported 
that an inferior grade of butter was 
made from cows fed on dry brewers’ 
grains in Scotland, but from my own 
Difficult Breathing. 
In July I purheased at the “Yards,” East 
Buffalo, a five-year-old 1400-pound gelding. 
After a few days he developed "shipping 
fever,” and was under the care of a veter¬ 
inarian for some time. lie discharged pro¬ 
fusely from the nose and the membranes 
were so swollen that the nostrils were 
nearly closed. After the discharge stopped 
the membranes remained swollen and the 
horse still has difficulty in breathing. He 
pants like a dog and seemingly cannot get 
air enough when worked, but does not roar. 
Horse feels good and is in fine condition 
at present, but is worthless unless he can 
be helped. Can anything be done? 
New York. s. a. w. 
The distress might instantly be relieved 
by inserting a tracheotomy tube in wind 
pipe. Syringe out nostrils once or twice 
daily with a two per cent solution of boric 
acid. Give a dram of iodide of potash in 
water night and morning for live consecu¬ 
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