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THE RURAL N K W-YORKER 
April 10, loi . 
Live Stock Feeding Problems 
Moldy Silage. 
I have a silo that was filled with the 
very best of corn, but have had to throw 
away more than half, as it keeps on get¬ 
ting moldy, and as green as Paris green. 
What can cause this? Nobody here can 
give me any reason for it. c. c. 
Felton, Del. 
It is a well-known fact that silage 
when exposed to the air decomposes, and 
within a short time assumes the condition 
suggested by C. C. It may be that the 
silo in question is too large for the num¬ 
ber of animals maintained, and there is 
not enough silage taken off each day to 
prevent such wasting quality. Often this 
complaint is made where silos in use are 
of considerable diameter, and of course, 
the only suggestion would be either to 
increase the number of animals that are 
being fed the silage in order that the ma¬ 
terial might be fresh each day, or in the 
second place it is possible that your corn 
was harvested and put into the silo when 
very green, and increased fermentation 
resulted. It is assumed of course, that if 
the silo is of modern construction, air¬ 
tight and the material was well distrib¬ 
uted and stamped down when put in, 
there is nothing that can be done that I 
know of to remedy this condition other 
than feeding larger quantities, and thus 
preventing it from decomposing when it 
is exposed to the air. F. c. M. 
Molasses as Feed. 
Can sugar cane molasses be used as 
a substitute for grain rations for horses 
and cows, that is if such stock can thrive 
on mixed hay and molasses without feed¬ 
ing anything else? If so what quantity 
per horse and cow, weighing about 1,000 
pounds, will constitute a balanced ration? 
Oxford, N. J. B. B. 
Sugar cane molasses has been used ex¬ 
tensively by manufacturers of mixed feeds 
as a means of marketing a great deal of 
refuse, and thereby waste materials that 
could not be sold unless they ’xtre dis¬ 
guised in Iona and odor. For feeding 
purposes one round of molassis '* equal 
m feeding ealue to one pound of corn, 
although it cannot be substituted pound 
for pound for corn owing to its laxative¬ 
ness. It is much more economical to 
purchase the molasses in barrels than 
through the medium of nvxed molasses 
feeds that are quoted under different 
names at different prices. A ration of 
mixed hay and molasses would not be a 
satisfactory ration for any animal. Mo¬ 
lasses is not considered a safe or a sat¬ 
isfactory feed for idle horses if used in 
large quantities, and if is used in dairy 
rations chiefly to increase the palata- 
bility and flavor, and in some instances 
the succulent quality of the feed. A sat¬ 
isfactory ration for a 1,000-pound horse 
containing molasses would be as follows: 
Three pounds cracked corn, three pounds 
crushed oats, two pounds molasses, one 
pound oil meal. This should be supple¬ 
mented with 10 pounds of mixed hay or 
seven pounds of Alfalfa or clover bay. 
A suitable ration for a dairy cow 
weighing 1000 pounds and producing 42 
pounds of 3% milk per day would be as 
follows: 35 pounds silage, 10 pounds Al¬ 
falfa hay, and a grain mixture composed 
of five pounds eornmeal, three pounds 
molasses, three pounds cottonseed meal, 
three pounds malt sprouts or wheat bran. 
A satisfactory ration for fattening 
swine containing molasses would be as 
follows: 100 pounds corn, 50 pounds 
ground rye, 40 pounds molasses, 10 
pounds digester tankage. Black strap 
molasses, which is the trade name applied 
to the commercial product used for live 
stock feeding, ought to be purchased 
at a price not exceeding 10 cents per gal¬ 
lon in barrel lots. F. C. M. 
Indigestion. 
We have a four-year-old mare which 
is in very poor flesh. She eats well and 
lias plenty of life, but does not put on 
flesh even when not working. We feed 
her about three quarts of ground feed 
made up of equal parts of oats, rye and 
barley, and oat straw. We think it is 
indigestion. AVill you advise us what to 
do? L. s. s. 
New York. 
Do not feed ground feed to any horse 
that has sound teeth. It may be that 
milk tooth crowns (shells) of molar 
teeth have lodged and these should be 
removed by a veterinary dentist. Then 
feed whole oats, wheat bran and mixed 
clover or Alfalfa hay. Carrots would 
prove beneficial. Allow free access to 
rock salt. If there is a fur of scaly sub¬ 
stance about the anus, indicating the 
presence of worms, give the worm pow¬ 
ders so often prescribed here. A. s. A. 
Stringhalt; Food Values. 
1. Can you tell me the cause of string- 
halt in horses, and a remedy if any, for 
same? 2. Is oil meal considered good in 
a ration for working horses? If so in 
what quantity with oats? 3. What are 
the comparative values and merits of car¬ 
rots and stock molasses for work horses, 
and quantity of each to feed per day? 
New Hampshire. E. w. 
1. Stringhalt may result from a strain 
or sprain, but often is a nervous disor¬ 
der (chorea). In many instances the 
operation of peroneal tenotomy performed 
by an expert veterinarian removes the 
aggravated symptoms of stringhalt. It 
will not succeed in ordinary chorea 
(shivering or crampiness). 2. Oilmeal 
may form a small part of the ration for 
work horses but is not necessary. (live 
them wheat bran with oats. If the skin 
is dull and harsh and if there is a ten¬ 
dency to constipation half a pound of oil- 
meal may be fed twice daily. 3. Such 
feeds cannot be compared. Carrots are 
useful as a laxative and have very little 
feeding value. Molasses is quickly as¬ 
similable and highly nutritious. A quart 
may be fed twice daily, diluted with hot 
water and stirred among cut hay, wheat- 
bran and eornmeal. Feed whole oats at 
noon and long hay at night. Feed enough 
carrots to slightly relax the bowels. 
A. s. A. 
Value of Buckwheat Bran. 
Is buckwheat bran any good as a cow 
feed or not? w. s. T. 
Pennsylvania. 
Buckwheat bran is buckwheat hulls, 
and has no food value. Under the name 
“buckwheat bran,” some millers are now 
putting out a mixture of buckwheat mid¬ 
dlings and hulls; this is of value in ex¬ 
act proportion to the amount of mid¬ 
dlings that it contains. Buckwheat mid¬ 
dlings, without hulls, contains about 2G% 
of protein and is one of the best of 
dairy feeds, ranking with gluten feed 
and brewers’ dried grains. “Buckwheat 
feed,” or middlings and hulls ground to¬ 
gether, contains only about 18% of pro¬ 
tein and is correspondingly less valuable. 
If you can obtain buckwheat middlings 
with only a small proportion of hulls 
added, you will have a milk producing 
food of about the same value as gluten 
feed and the comparative price of the 
two should determine which one is to 
be used. No exact value of “buckwheat 
bran” can be assigned without knowing 
the proportions of middlings and hulls; in 
the absence of definite knowledge, I 
should prefer to purchase some feed the 
analysis of which is known. M. B. u. 
Feeding a Colt. 
What is the best feed for a two-year- 
old colt? I have fed her cracked corn, 
ground oats; she docs not do well on that, 
and looks poor. Do a colt’s teeth have 
to be repaired? J. F. A. 
New York. 
The colt in all probability is infested 
with worms, and they may be the deadly 
blood worm (schlerostoma equinum) for 
which there is no specific remedy. Feed 
whole oats, and wheat bran, equal parts 
mixed and also allow the colt to drink 
sweet skim-milk. Give mixed clover or 
Alfalfa hay. Mix together equal parts 
of salt, sulphur and powdered sulphate 
of iron (copperas) and of this give a 
teaspoonful twice daily in feed, or give 
it molasses on the tongue, if the colt will 
not take drugged feed. Increase the dose 
of medicine if found necessary. It usu¬ 
ally is given for 10 days or so; then skip 
10* days and repeat. The teeth at that 
age do not need attention, unless one 
happens to be diseased or split. A. s. A. 
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