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January 10, 
FEEDING PROBLEMS. 
TTNDERtliis heading we endeavor to give advice and 
suggestions about feeding mixtures of grains and 
fodders. No definite rules are given, but thu advice is 
based upon experience and average analysis 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 carbohydrates. 
Ration for Bull Caff. 
I have bought a purebred Guernsey 
bull calf. I am told he will be no good 
for breeding, as he had no rudimentary 
teats. Is this true? Could you give me 
a feed that would force him along for 
service? He is 16 weeks old. blow long 
before he is ready for service, and how 
much will it cost to get him registered? 
Terryville, Conn. b. b. 
The size of the rudimentaries on a 
young bull is of little consequence. Their 
location is considered more of a guide 
in determining the type of udder that 
might appear on the heifer calves sired 
by this particular bull. They should be 
located well apart, preferably in the 
form of a square or rectangle, and should 
not emanate from the same Point. There 
seems to be a difference of opinion as to 
the importance of this index in the se¬ 
lection of a bull, and judgment suggests 
that the breeding of the bull and his in¬ 
dividuality be limiting factors in his se¬ 
lection. The argument relating to the 
correlation between the shape of the ud¬ 
der appearing on heifer sired by bulls 
whose rudimentaries are placed in a cer¬ 
tain way, can be both roved 'and dis- 
proved by considering a large number of 
cases. As relating to a useful ration for 
a growing bull I would suggest equal 
parts of crushed oats; wheat bran ; corn- 
meal and distillery grains supplemented 
with Alfalfa or clover hay. The amount 
to feed would depend upon the age, size 
and vigor of the bull, enough being fed 
to keep the animal growing vigorously, 
yet he should not be padded with fat, 
especially if he is inactive and confined 
to the barn. Under average conditions 
of growth and development, a bull may 
be used for light service when twelve or 
fourteen months old. To use him at a 
younger age is a questionable practice, 
and it would be much better if his first 
service was delayed until he was fifteen 
months old. 
The cost of registering a Guernsey 
bull with the American Guernsey Cat¬ 
tle Club is $1 to members and $2 to 
non-members of the club for each animal, 
provided sketches identifying color mark¬ 
ings are filed with the Secretary, Win. 
II. Caldwell at Peterboro, N. II..before 
the animal is 30 days old. Delays in 
making sketches are expensive, as the 
fee for registering an animal after he is 
one year old that has not been previous¬ 
ly sketched, and the sketch placed on file 
is $10. Blanks and full information rel¬ 
ative to the requirements of this breed¬ 
ers’ association may be obtained by re¬ 
questing same from the secretary. 
F. C. MINKLER. 
Ration for Young Cattle. 
Will young cattle thrive and do well 
on roots, beets and turnips, alone, or with 
the addition of a few pounds of wheat 
bran daily, with but little roughage 
through the Winter? How much should 
two-year-olds have daily? c. B. 
New Jersey. 
Young cattle had best be fed in addi¬ 
tion to such succulent feed as roots, beets 
and turnips, a grain mixture made up of 
cornraeal and wheat bran, utilizing a mix¬ 
ture of five parts cnrnmeal to two parts 
of wheat bran. Five pounds of this mix¬ 
ture to a heifer weighing 400 pounds 
would be about the right amount, pro¬ 
vided she was given in addition all of 
the roughage that she would consume, 
and a reasonable amount, say 20 pounds, 
of any one of the root crops suggested. 
A two-year-old heifer might be appropri¬ 
ately fed six pounds of this mixture, 
■which would insure rapid growth and 
good development. f. c. m. 
Flax Straw for Fodder. 
Is flax, cut green and not thrashed, 
good to feed milch cows and horses? 
Flax is full of seed. • a. b. 
Alpine, N. Y. 
It is sometimes stated that flax straw 
is likely to form balls of undigested mate¬ 
rial in the stomach of animals eating it. 
According to my own observation this is 
not the case, and while I have known of 
several cases where flax straw was fed in 
moderation, I have never personally 
heard of any injury resulting therefrom. 
It must be remembered that the seed con¬ 
tains linseed oil, and fed in too large 
quantities, might be too laxative. Other¬ 
wise, 1 think it would be very good, es¬ 
pecially for milch cows. c. L. M. 
THIS RURAL 
Ration for Freshening Cow'. 
We bought a cow in September that 
was to freshen this month. When we 
got her she gave about 10 pounds of 
milk to each milking and is still giving 
that amount. Is there any way of tell¬ 
ing W'hen she is to freshen? I feed about 
three quarts to each milking composed 
of ground oats, barley, bran, shorts and 
oil meal, also am feeding some carrots 
and oat hay. She loses milk from one 
of her teats. What can I do for this? 
She is a Jersey and Durham and gives 
very rich milk. How long ought a cow 
to be dry before becoming fresh? Would 
it be possible that she would not dry up? 
Oregon. J. H. w. 
I would advise, if possible, that you 
have some one who is familiar with cows 
look at your cow and give his opinion. 
Generally the calf can be quite plainly 
felt on the right side, back of the ribs 
and in front of the flank, rather low 
down. This is especially true after a 
cow r has drank heartily, and at such 
times there is apt to be considerable mo¬ 
tion. For a week or two before parturi¬ 
tion a sinking down between the hip 
bones and tail is noticeable. As a gen¬ 
eral tiling it is better for a cow to be 
dry for six or eight weeks but some cows 
refuse to do so. Your cov r is evidently 
a good one, and gives very rich milk. 
The only remedy I know of for the leak¬ 
ing teat is to use a teat plug, which can 
be obtained from a dealer in veterinary 
supplies, or to paint the end of the teat 
after each milking with liquid collodion. 
If she leaks but little, let it alone. 
C. L. M. 
Fattening Yorkshire Hogs. 
Reading about J. R., w r ho could not fat¬ 
ten Yorkshire hogs, I want to tell you 
about mine. I bought two pigs six weeks 
old in April for $7. I fed them brown 
middlings and bran mixed, started on 
one pint of each, and increased monthly 
till 1 gave tw T o quarts of each. When 
about 50 pounds each I started in to give 
all my fish scraps and a little middlings. 
About one month before killing I gave 
corn on cob twice a day and cold water 
and middlings once. I killed these hogs 
Dec. 20; the smallest weighed 260 
pounds, and the largest we could not 
weigh on a 300-pouud scale. Six weeks 
before killing I fed no fish scraps, and 
now there is no taste of any. These pigs, 
with the first cost, amounted to $35, and 
$2 for killing. I sold the small one at 
12 cents, or $31.20. The large hog, over 
300 pounds, cost me $5.S0, and I keep it 
for myself. I think they did fairly good. 
Some say there is no money in keeping 
hogs here. a. c. k. 
Long Island. 
Effect of Silage on Butter. 
Will you inform me regarding silage 
and its effects on butter? I am in favor 
of building a silo, but the neighbors say 
that it affects the butter, giving it a bad 
sm (11. j. B. 
Napanock, N. Y. 
Feeding reasonable quantities of good 
silage up to 30 pounds per day would not 
affect the butter. There might be a “bad 
smell” if the milk or cream were left too 
near the silhge, so as to absorb some of 
its odors. These would not come to the 
butter through feeding. 
Value of Silage. 
Can you inform me what my this year’s 
crop of silage would be worth per ton to 
sell? I am located in a thickly settled 
dairy section. I am about to sell my 
farm, reserving stock and fodder. 
Jefferson Co., N. Y. e. c. m. 
As often stated, silage for sale has a 
comparative value. Usually it is figured 
at about 35 per cent of the local price of 
hay in the barn. The feeding value may 
not correspond, but this is a fair state¬ 
ment of selling value. 
Rye and Oats for Cow Feed. 
Will rye sown with oats at the rate 
of one-half bushel of rye to two bushels 
of oats and ground with other grain for 
cow feed cause the cows to abort or in¬ 
jure them in any way? s. J. B. 
Ohio. 
There would be little, if any, danger in 
your climate from ergot in the rye— 
which is w'hat produces abortion. But 
w'hy sow rye with oats? Canada field 
peas are much better—give a larger yield 
and are better for feeding. 
Silage for Hogs. —Mature swine can 
utilize some corn silage to advantage. It 
is not sufficient ration in and of itself, 
but should supplement some more nitro¬ 
genous grain ration. It has a slight laxa¬ 
tive effect, and is very good to form part 
of the ration for animals six months of 
age or older. 
II. C. AND H. B. IIARPENDING. 
Bernie Boston : “Shall we go and 
have a look at the apiary?” Marie Mala- 
prop : “Gracious, no; I just detest those 
horrid monkeys.”—Cornell Widow. 
Son (a golf enthusiast) : “You must 
acknowledge, father, that it requires a j 
great deal of skill to drive a ball a hun¬ 
dred yards-” Old Farmer: “Shucks! 
It don’t require half as much skill as it 
does to drive a pig fifty feet.”—Boston 
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