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THE RURA-Lj NEW-YORKER 
January 16, 
FEEDING PROBLEMS. 
Ration for Fattening Steers. 
C AN you formulate a balanced ration for 
me for keeping steers, 018 pounds av¬ 
erage weight now? Roughage consists 
of good corn silage with lots of corn and 
some Soy beans in it and corn stover. I 
have plenty of corn to grind; other 
grains will have to be purchased in open 
market. I hope to get cattle to market 
by July at least. l. F. A. 
Macedon, N. Y. 
The Indiana Station has done exten¬ 
sive investigational work in the feeding 
of silage and cottonseed meal to beef 
steers, and in Bulletin No. 167 they re¬ 
port the use of various amounts of cot¬ 
tonseed supplementing a ration of silage, 
shelled corn, clover hay and oat straw. 
In commenting upon the results of this 
test the statement is made that 2 x / 2 
pounds of cottonseed meal for each 1,000 
pounds live weight of the steer on full 
feed, produced more satisfactory results 
than in cases where the animal was 
given four pounds of cottonseed meal per 
day. The following shows the effect of a 
ration on the appetites of the cattle, and 
also gives the amount of feeds that were 
fed daily during the six months period. 
The rations for both lots were: Shelled 
corn, cottonseed meal, oat straw, corn 
Rations. Lot 5 Lot 6 
Cottonseed meal daily per lbs. lbs. 
1000, lbs. live weight.... 4.00 2.5 
First month 
Shelled corn . 9.27 9.22 
Cottonseed meal . 2.71 1.79 
Oat straw .58 .94 
Corn silage. 33.10 32.40 
Second month 
Shelled corn . 13.67 13.67 
Cottonseed meal . 3.78 2.33 
Oat straw .38 .52 
Corn silage . 28.67 29.38 
: Third month 
Shelled corn ..... 14.22 14.88 
Cottonseed meal . 4.13 2.55 
Oat straw .57 .63 
Corn silage . 26.47 26.72 
Fourth month 
Shelled corn . 13.87 14.85 
Cottonseed meal . 4.42 2.77 
Oat straw .50 .70 
Corn silage . 23.05 25.42 
Fifth month 
Shelled corn . 11.98 14.72 
Cottonseed meal . 4.60 2.92 
Oat straw .53 .57 
Corn silage . 21.83 23.75 
Sixth month 
Shelled corn . 13.07 15.00 
Cottonseed meal . 4.83 3.07 
Oat straw .40 .47 
Corn silage . 19.12 20.37 
Average daily feed for en¬ 
tire period: 
Shelled corn . 12.68 13.72 
Cottonseed meal . 4.08 2.57 
Oats straw .49 .64 
Corn silage . 25.37 26.34 
Lot No. 5 made an average daily gain 
of 2.32 pounds per day, while Lot No. 6 
made an average daily gain of 2.41 
pounds per day. The cost per 100 
pounds gain of Lot No. 5 was $8.56 while 
the cost per live weight of Lot No. 6 is 
given as $7.74. In reporting on the gen¬ 
eral results of this experiment the follow¬ 
ing statement is quoted: “The larger 
quantity of cottonseed meal decreased the 
total consumption of corn and slightly 
decreased the consumption of roughage. 
The decrease in corn consumption, how¬ 
ever, was counterbalanced by the in¬ 
creased amount of cottonseed meal eaten.” 
The above experiment shows that a 
1000 pound steer on full feed could util¬ 
ize an average of 13.7 pounds of shelled 
corn, 2.57 pounds cottonseed meal and 
26 pounds of silage per day, and in ad¬ 
dition such roughage that he would clean 
up with relish. F. c. M. 
Meat-making Ration. 
W IIAT is a good ratiop for fattening 
steers composed of the following 
feeds : Bran, cornmeal, oilmeal and 
cottonseed meal, good silage or clover 
hay ; live weight of steers now about 700 
pounds. Plan is to keep steers till May 
or June. c. v. 
Of the list of feeds submitted by C. Y. 
three stand out prominently; cornmeal, 
cottonseed meal and clover. I would not 
under any circumstances feed fattening 
steers wheat bran that costs $28 per ton, 
for it is an expensive source of both car¬ 
bohydrate and protein for use in feeding 
animals that are being fattened. I would 
suggest the following ration: Thirty 
pounds of silage per head per day and a 
grain mixture made up of 600 pounds 
cornmeal and 100 pounds cottonseed 
meal. If the oilmeal does not cost more 
than $30 per ton it might be well to add 
50 pounds of oilmeal to this mixture dur¬ 
ing the finishing portion of the feeding 
period, say four weeks before the animals 
are marketed. In addition they should 
be given all the clover hay that they will 
eat up with relish during the day. Cot- 
ton-seed meal at its present price of $30 
per ton is undoubtedly the most econop- 
ical source of protein, and cornmeal in¬ 
variably supplies the carbohydrate in the 
most desirable and economical form. 
F. C. M. 
Feeding Cows and Steers. 
HAVE a small farm in Hartford 
County, on which I have at this time, 
three milking cows, two small heifers, 
and five steers. The latter I hope to 
fatten for sale some time in March or 
April. I have on hand with which to 
feed the above stock, at present, about 
V2Y 2 tons of mixed clover and Timothy 
hay, about liy 2 tons of Alfalfa hay and 
about four tons of dry cornstalks, cut 
into about three-inch lengths. I also 
have about 200 bushels of corn, which 
I can mix with the hay ration. I have 
not expected to feed the corn until the 
later part of the Winter, say February 
and March. My barn is so arranged 
that the stock is loose at all times except 
in the case of the cows which are driven 
into a milking room for milking. The 
barn has good ventilation, which can be 
regulated according to the temperature, 
so that the stock will not suffer from the 
cold or heat. Water is at hand so the 
stock can drink at will. Will you kind¬ 
ly give me your idea as to the feeding 
of the above foods, so as to get the best 
results. The steers weigh from 700 to 
800 pounds each. J. H. n. 
Darlington, Md. 
You certainly have a good variety of 
feed for any class of farm animals, and 
it will be necessary for you to buy but 
little commercial feeds, if any. I would 
advise feeding the steers the mixed hay 
during the early Winter months, and fin¬ 
ish them on the Alfalfa. The best way 
to feed the corn is to have it crushed, 
and feed it in the form of corn and cob 
meal. Give the cattle all that they will 
eat without waste, and about 10 or 12 
pounds of the crushed corn per day. If 
you desire to use some purchased feeds, 
you could add two pounds of cottonseed 
meal to the ration of each animal per 
day, with good results. R. B. 
Cotton-seed Meal for Pigs. 
W OULD you advise using cotton-seed 
meal in mash for 10-weeks-old 
pigs. I am feeding a mixture of 
10 pounds bran, 10 pounds middlings and 
two pounds cornmeal, mixed a little slop¬ 
py, twice daily, with boiled potatoes, tur¬ 
nips and table waste at noon ; no swill. 
Is this a good growing ration? They are 
sows intended for breeders, if fit, next 
Summer. At what age should they be 
bred? J- G. M. 
Rhode Island. 
Cotton-seed meal is not a safe feed for 
pigs of any age. In very small amounts, 
or for a very short time it has been suc¬ 
cessfully fed at various experiment sta¬ 
tions, but its use is not commended, and 
it is generally considered a dangerous 
food for swine. Bulletin 242, from the 
Wisconsin Experiment Station, at Madi¬ 
son, gives the following rations as very 
suitable for growing pigs : 32 _ pounds 
cornmeal, 32 pounds wheat middlings, 32 
pounds ground oats, and four pounds oil 
meal, or 47 pounds cornmeal, 47 pounds 
wheat middlings, and six pounds oil 
meal. Another recommended ration sub¬ 
stitutes ground barley for the cornmeal 
in the first formula given. Sow t s should 
be well matured before being bred and 
the same bulletin above quoted states 
that if immature animals are to be used 
at all, they should be at least eight 
months old before being bred. M. B. D. 
The Feed Grinder. —I wonder if 
every one, but myself, has realized the 
many advantages of home grinding be¬ 
fore. The idea is not at all new to 
me; my father-in-law has had one ever 
since I knew him, but we have never 
owned one in our family till my brother 
got one this Winter. It may not be as 
necessary as a plow but it surely is 
more necessary than many things we con¬ 
sider essential in these days. There are 
no more long trips to a grist mill with 
heavy loads on all kinds of roads; no 
more feed bills to pay either and if you 
care to feed corncob you know it is corn¬ 
cob and you don’t pay a corn price for it. 
The best of graham and cornmeal are 
available for table use at any time. The 
poultry can have plenty of cracked corn, 
and all the stock can revel in chops of 
all kinds. We especially like buckwheat 
and oats ground together for horses and 
cows. We cannot make flour, but buck¬ 
wheat ground fine and sifted makes fine 
buckwheat cakes. Our neighbors too, 
seem to appreciate being able to get their 
grists ground within a few rods of home, 
and people who have not previously 
raised their own feed plan to do so next 
year. Altogether we think money in¬ 
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if any farmer thinks he has not grain 
enough to need one, then he should raise 
more. E. M. A. 
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