THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 13, 1915, 
1362 
Feeding a Balanced Ration 
The following analyses are used in figuring rations : - 
Feeding Stuff 
Corn Fodder, green 
Corn Fodder, cured 
Mixed Hay 
Red Clover 
Timothy 
Alfalfa Hay 
Corn Meal 
Distillers’ Grains, dry 
Wheat I ran 
Cottonseed Meal 
Digestible 
Fat 
Digestible 
Dry Matter 
Fat 
Protein 
Carbo. 
and Fat 
Feeding Stuff 
Dry Matter 
Protein 
Carbo. 
and Fat 
20.7 
.5 
1.0 
12.8 
Linseed Meal, O. P. 
90.2 
7.8 
30.2 
47.6 
6/.6 
1.6 
2.6 
37.3 
Hominy Chop 
Buckwheat Middlings 
90.4 
8.0 
6.8 
77.2 
84.7 
2.6 
4.2 
44.9 
87.2 
6.8 
22.7 
51.2 
8i.7 
8.3 
7.1 
41.9 
Brewers’ Grains, dry 
91.3 
6.7 
20.0 
45.7 
83.8 
2.6 
2.8 
45.3 
Gluten Meal 
90.5 
6.6 
29.7 
66.2 
91.9 
2.1 
10.6 
42.5 
Gluten Feed 
90.8 
3.5 
21.3 
69.3 
85.0 
3.8 
6.7 
72.2 
Oats 
89.6 
4.8 
10.7 
62.3 
92.4 
12.2 
22.8 
65.8 
Barley 
89.2 
1.8 
9.4 
75.9 
88.1 
93.0 
4.0 
10.2 
11.9 
37.6 
47.6 
43.0 
Rye 
91.3 
1.9 
9.5 
72.1 
Following are current carload prices on standard feeding stuffs at the places named: 
Cottonseed Meal. Bran. Middlings. Corn Meal. 
New York . 35.00@37.00 23.00@24.00 24.00@28.00 30.00@31.00 
Eoston . 36.00@36.50 22.50®23.50 25.00@28.50 28.00@30.00 
Philadelphia . 34.00rai36.00 22.00@24.00 24.00@27.00 30.00®32.00 
St. Louis . 31.00@32.00 20.00®22.00 23.00@26.00 27.00@29.00 
Euffalo . 34.00@35.00 21.25@22.50 23.00@28.00 29.00@30.00 
Cleveland . 33.00@34.00 21.00@22.00 24.00@27.50 28.00@30.00 
“Gluten” in the Ration. 
Several readers have called attention 
to the analysis of the ration recently sug¬ 
gested by Prof. H. II. Wing on page 
1278. Prof. Wing referred to “gluten,” 
and our correspondents point out the 
fact that he probablv referred to gluten 
feed rather than gluten meal. It seems 
desirable, therefore, to have this matter 
clearly understood by our readers. 
Gluten feed and gluten meal are by¬ 
products in the manufacture of starch 
and glucose from corn. The grain is first 
cleaned, then soaked in warm water made 
slightly acid. This softens the grain and 
helps in the separation of the germ. Next 
the grain is coarsely ground and put into 
tanks of water. The germs, which are 
lighter than the rest, rise to the surface 
and are removed. After washing, what is 
left of the grain is finely ground, and 
the coarser part, known as the bran, sep¬ 
arated by means of sieves. The remain¬ 
der containing the starch, gluten, and 
some fibre is passed through shallow 
troughs. The starch settles to the bot¬ 
tom ; the lighter part, including the glu¬ 
ten, is carried off with the water. Thus 
there are three products from the corn; 
the germ, from which corn oil is made, 
the bran, which includes the hulls, the 
starch and the gluten. The bran and 
the gluten are mixed together, dried and 
ground, and sold as corn gluten feed, 
which is therefore a corn starch by-pro¬ 
duct with corn bran. The gluten moil 
is the corn by-product without mixture 
with the corn bran. This gluten meal is 
a rich concentrate in protein and fat, a 
heavier feed than the gluten feed. Our 
readers should understand the difference 
here explained between these two forms 
of gluten. One of our readers in West¬ 
ern New York presents the two follow¬ 
ing rations for this week’s study. No. 1 
is Prof. Wing’s ration on page 1278 with 
the analysis of gluten feed in the place 
of gluten meal. The No. 2 ration gives 
a mixture substituting distillers’ grain to 
take the part of the bran. 
This matter of developing an ideal ra¬ 
tion will, as we see, depend very largely 
upon the location of the feeder, and to 
some extent also upon the kind of rough- 
age he is feeding. It would not be pos¬ 
sible to give any one single ration which 
would cover all cases and prove superior 
to anything else. The taste of the cow, 
and her capacity for digestion must be 
considered, as well as the analysis of the 
feed. 
Prof. Wing’s ration (corrected). 
No. 1. 
C. H. & Fat 
Protein. 
plus 2. 
Bran . 
11.9 
47.6 
Gluten feed. 
21.3 
59.3 
Cornmeal . 
6.7 
72.2 
XI 
39.9 
179.1 
100 lbs. 
13.3 
59.7 
Ratio 1:4.8. 
Cost 1.32 wholesale. 
No. 2. 
Protein. 
0. H. & Fi 
125 Ajax Flakes. 
28.5 
82.3 
50 Bran . 
5.9 
23.8 
100 Gluten feed .... 
21.3 
59.3 
125 Cornmeal . 
7.7 
80.2 
400 
63.4 
245.6 
100 lbs. 
15.8 
61.4 
Ratio 1:3.9. 
Cost about 1.40 wholesale. 
Dairy Feeding Without Pasture. 
Would you give me a formula for my 
cows for use when taken off pasture? I 
have mixed hay (some of not the best 
quality) ; have to buy all grains, and 
can get most all kinds at mill near by. 
Would it pay me to get a barrel of mo¬ 
lasses and how much should I give at a 
feeding? A. S. W. 
New York. 
You do not state whether you are feed¬ 
ing a grain ration with pasturage at the 
present time or not. If you are not feed¬ 
ing grain and have allowed your cows to 
shrink as they usually do at this season 
it will be impossible to bring them back 
to their normal production until they 
freshen again. If however they are giv¬ 
ing a good flow of milk as a result of 
liberal feeding I would recommend the 
following mixture: Four pounds dried 
brewers’ or distillers’ grains; two pounds 
cottonseed meal; one pound cornmeal; 
one pound wheat bran ; three pounds mo¬ 
lasses. It is impossible for me to say 
whether it would pay you to feed mo¬ 
lasses or not. In some instances it has 
given very good satisfaction, and you 
should certainly feed either molasses or 
dried beet pulp if you have no silage or 
roots. The molasses should he dissolved 
in warm water and mixed with the grain 
just before feeding. c. s. G. 
Feeding Young Pigs. 
I wish to buy and raise 10 six-weeks- 
old pigs. I should have to buy all feed 
for them. What kind of grain ration 
would you suggest with German cattle 
beets for a basis $8 a ton, and Alfalfa 
hay, or could they be raised on beets and 
Alfalfa hay or Alfalfa meal, without 
grain? Should the beets be cooked? 
Would freezing injure them for feeding? 
About what is the average weight of a 
10-weeks-old pig intended for roasting? 
Massachusetts. F. G. B. 
Mangels and Alfalfa hay would not 
constitute a good ration for six-weeks-old 
pigs. In fact they would not thrive on 
such feed, because it is too coarse and 
not concentrated enough. Animals of 
this age cannot utilize bulky feeds. A 
mixture of 100 pounds of cornmeal, 100 
pounds red dog flour, 100 pounds mid¬ 
dlings, and 25 pounds of digester tankage 
would give very good results. This 
should be fed in a thick slop, about the 
consistency of buttermilk, and in addi¬ 
tion they should be given fresh water to 
drink, or they can consume five pounds 
of skimmed milk for each pound of grain 
consumed. There would be no objection 
to letting them have access to Alfalfa 
hay, especially the leafy portion, but it is 
rather coarse and bulky for such young 
animals. The mangel beets are used 
chefiy as an appetizer, and usually this is 
not necessary for young pigs. We have 
wintered brood sows successfully on ear 
corn supplemented with Alfalfa hay. and 
supplied in addition a few pounds of 
mangel beets per animal. However, such 
coarse feed is adapted for animals that 
are being maintained, and it is not well 
adapted for growing youngsters. The 
mangels need not be cooked, but rather, 
chopped and preferably mixed with the 
feed. A pig 10 weeks old ought to weigh 
75 pounds, if he is well grown. F. c. M. 
Cornstalk Silage. 
I have about five acres of corn which 
I shall pick in a short time, also a silo 
which we have not filled this year. 
Would it be wise to cut the cornstalks 
into the silo? I need them for roughage 
this Winter, and unless this is practical 
will have to leave them in a stack and 
cut them as wanted. H. M. G. 
Newton, Conn. 
This letter was written October 18, 
at which time the fodder was probably 
frosted. From our own experience we 
would not advise cutting this fodder into 
a silo. This has been done, and when 
water is put in with it it makes a sort 
of feed. It is probably flint corn, and 
usually such fodder can be fed entirely 
without much waste. We feed our own 
crop that way successfully. The silo 
will add nothing of value to the coxm 
and the cost of filling and taking out is 
considerable. We should feed the stalks 
whole or cut and feed dry. 
Wheat Fob Hogs. —The grade and 
market price of part of the 1915 wheat 
crop has been so much reduced sprouting 
in the shock that it is not too high for 
hog feed. Recent feeding tests by L. A. 
Weaver at the Missouri Experiment 
Station have shown that wheat fed alone 
gives greater gains in fattening hogs than 
either corn alone or corn mixed with 
wheat. The addition of tankage to the 
ration resulted in still more economical 
gains, especially during the early part 
of the feeding pei’iod. If ground, the 
wheat is better digested and three pecks 
pi-oduce as much gi-ain as a bushel of un¬ 
ground wheat, both being soaked. 
Why No 
Chemical Analysis^ 
Show 
& 
Feeding Value 
-- 07 ^ ^_ 
DRIED BEET PULP 
The value of most feeds can be measured by chemical analy¬ 
sis—so much protein—so much carbohydrate—so much fat, 
and so much fibre. Not so with DRIED BEET PULP — it’s different. 
Chemical analysis does not reveal its value, because one of its greatest 
benefits is the peculiar effect it produces on the digestive organs whereby 
it greatly increases the value of any other feed used with it. 
Makes ftii Food 
Digest Easier 
When DRIED BEET 
PULP gets into the^^ r>d « M « rk 
stomach of the animal,it 
“swells”—absorbs 5 to 6 times 
its own bulk of moisture. As 
a result of this swelling, the 
cow’s entire meal does not 
pack in her stomach in a hard 
indigestible mass. The ga~tric 
juices readily penetrate, aiding 
digestion and enabling her to get 
the full benefit of all she eats. 
Cows ReUish This 
uccuBent Feed 
DRIED BEET PULP 
WUSJMHf adds tQ the p ALATA . 
BILITY of any ration. 
Cows like its sweet, root¬ 
like flavor. It imparts to the 
whole ration a tempting taste 
that encourages better masti¬ 
cation and stimulates an abund¬ 
ant flow of digestive juices. 
DRIED BEET PULP is also 
cooling and laxative. Cows fed on 
it rarely have udder troubles and 
;he bowels are always gently relaxed. 
Speak to Your Dealer at Once 
The new 1915 crop is now ready. If your dealer 
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