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November 20, 1915. 
Balanced Ration 
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the latter being tough, indigestible matter. The nr- 
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Feeding a 
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carbohydrates’’and*:fat. 8£ MTSlJta to thr'eeof tS othcT^ouMb? a° ‘ narrow” ratio, wbi.a one nar, to ei K ht wouid be a 
-= The following analyses are used in figuring rations 
* wide" ratio. 
Feeding Stuff 
Corn Fodder, green 
Corn Fodder, cured 
Mixed Hay 
Red Clover 
Timothy 
Alfalfa Hay 
Corn Meal 
Distillers’ Grains, dry 
Wheat Bran 
Cottonseed Meal 
Dry Matter Fat 
20.7 
67.6 
84.7 
84.7 
86.8 
91.9 
86.0 
92.4 
88.1 
93.0 
.6 
1.6 
2.6 
3.3 
2.6 
2.1 
3.8 
12.2 
4.0 
10.2 
Digestible 
Protein Garbo. 
and Fat 
12.8 
1.0 
2.6 
4.2 
7.1 
2.8 
10.6 
6.7 
22.8 
11.9 
37.6 
37.3 
44.9 
41.9 
45.3 
42.6 
72.2 
65.8 
47.6 
43.0 
Feeding Stuff 
Linseed Meal, O. P. 
Hominy Chop 
Buckwheat Middlings 
Brewers' Grains, dry 
Gluten Meal 
Gluten Feed 
Oats 
Barley 
Rye 
Dry Matter . Fat 
Digestible 
Protein Garbo. 
and Fat 
90.2 
90.4 
87.2 
91.3 
90.6 
90.8 
89.6 
89.2 
91.3 
7.8 
8.0 
6.8 
6.7 
6.6 
3.5 
4.8 
1.8 
1.9 
30.2 
6.8 
22.7 
20.0 
29.7 
21.3 
10.7 
9.4 
9.5 
47.6 
77.2 
61.2 
45.7 
66.2 
69.3 
62.3 
75.9 
72.1 
Current carload prices for standard feeding stuffs: 
Cottonseed Meal. Bran. Middlings. Corn Meal. 
, ok 50(®37 00 23.00@24.50 25.00@29.00 b30.00@32.00 
. 35 50(Hm.00 23.00@24.50 25.00@28.00 30.00@32.00 
SStrfLiwk!..’. 34lo0@36.00 23.00@24.00 25.00@27.50 30.00@31.00 
. 33.60@35.00 21.00@23.00 23.00@27.00 28.00@29.50 
Cleveland'33.00@34.00 21.00@22.00 24.00@26.50 27.00@28.50 
LOCAL PRICES. Measuring Silage ; Grain Ration. 
Accord, N. Y., middlings, ton, $25 to $30; 
corn meal. $30. 
Adams Center, N. Y., bran, $25; middlings, 
$27; Buffalo gluten, $29; Ajax distillers’ grains, 
$35; corn meal, $30; cottonseed meal, $37. 
Afton, N. Y., bran, $26; gluten, $29; corn 
meal, $32; mixed feed, $30. _ 
New Brunswick, N. J., bran, 100 lbs., $1.60; 
middlings, $1.80; corn meal, $1.70. 
Great Barrington, Mass., bran, $27; middlings, 
$31; gluten, $31; cottonseed meal, $40; corn 
meal, $33. 
Dalton, Mass., bran, $28; middlings, $28 to 
$35; corn meal, $32. 
Adams, Mass., bran, $27; middlings, $29; corn 
meal, $30; gluten feed, $31; cottonseed meal, 
$38. 
Center Harbor, N. H., bran, 100 lbs., $1.45; 
middlings, $1.80; cottonseed meal, $1.95. 
Tilton, N. H.. bran, 100 lbs., $1.50; middlings, 
$1.85; com meal, $1.60. 
A New England Ration. 
Is a mixture of 500 lbs. distillers’ 
grains, or brewers’ grains, 200 lbs. corn- 
meal, 100 lbs. gluten, 100 lbs. oil meal, 
100 lbs. cottonseed and 200 lbs. bran, 
mixed and fed to dairy cows, one pound 
for every four pounds milk, anywhere 
near a correct ration for milk? Would 
dried beet pulp added help any? If so, 
how much should you add? Cows are in 
Fall feed, but it is no better than it 
should be, and as yet they are not getting 
any silage or roughage in the barn. 
Newfane, Vt. E. B. D. 
The grain ration given in the above in¬ 
quiry is very well balanced, but rather 
expensive, due to the fact that it con¬ 
tains cottonseed and linseed meal. Since 
the cows are getting no roughage in the 
barn, it is very doubtful if they are get¬ 
ting sufficient nutriment on late Fall 
pasture and one pound of the grain mix¬ 
ture for every four pounds of milk. Un¬ 
der the conditions given 400 pounds dried 
beet pulp would fit in very nicely in 
place of 200 pounds cornmeal. It would 
also be well to feed heavier of the grain, 
say one pound to each 3% pounds of 
milk. 
I judge from the inquiry that corn sil¬ 
age is to be fed this Winter. Assuming 
the hay to be fed to be a good quality 
of mixed hay, the following will make a 
good ration for this Winter: For a 1000 
pound to 1200 pound cow producing 30 
pounds of 4% milk, feed 12 pounds mixed 
hay, 30 pounds corn silage, and eight to 
10 pounds of the following grain mix¬ 
ture: 500 pounds distillers’ grains, 200 
pounds gluten feed, 100 pounds wheat 
middlings and 100 pounds of bran. This 
ration furnishes almost the exact nutri¬ 
ents called for, and the relation of the 
protein to the carbohydrates and fat or 
the nutritive ratio is 1:5.6. The general 
rule for feeding the above grain ration 
should be one pound of grain to each 
three to 3% pounds milk testing 4.5 to 
6%, and one pound of grain to each four 
pounds milk testing 3% to 4.5%. At 
present New England prices it is interest¬ 
ing to compare the cost of 100 pounds of 
the grain ration mentioned in L. B. D.’s 
letter and the one recommended. 
500 lbs. distillers’ grains, at $1.65 $S.25 
200 lbs. cornmeal, at $1.65. 3.30 
100 lbs. gluten, at $1.50. 1.50 
100 lbs. oil meal, at $2. 2.00 
100 lbs. cottonseed meal, at $2... 2.00 
200 lbs. bran, at $1.30. 2.60 
1200 lbs. $19.65 
$19.65 divided by 12 equals $1.63, cost 
of 100 lbs. grain mixture. 
500 lbs. distillers’ grains, at $1.65 $8.25 
200 lbs. gluten feed, at $1.50. 3.00 
100 lbs. middlings, at $1.40. 1.40 
100lbs. wheat bran, at $1.30.... 1.30 
900 lbs. $13.95 
$13.95 divided by nine equals $1.55, 
cost of 100 lbs. grain mixture. 
A saving of eight cents per hundred 
pounds of grain mixture is shown. The 
latter ration mentioned is bulky and pal¬ 
atable. The most interesting thing to 
note is that distillers’ grains and gluten 
feed are reasonable in price and can be 
used satisfactorily to take the place of 
cottonseed and linseed meal as a source of 
protein. H. F. J. 
A silo 12x34 was entirely filled with 
corn Fall of 1914. There remains eight 
feet four inches. Will you give me 
number of tons remaining? Will you give 
a balanced grain ration for milch cow 
on silage and pasture, also a grain ration 
for cows on mixed clover and Timothy 
hay, also one for cows on Timothy hay? 
I have some buckwheat, also some rye, 
which I can get ground whole here, but 
not into flour. Can I use it in my grain 
ration asked for above? If so in what 
proportion? Will greatly appreciate 
your answer. M. V. T. 
Richford, Vt. 
Eight feet of silage in the bottom of 
a silo 34 feet high and 12 feet in diam¬ 
eter wouid approximate 18 tons. 
If the pasture referred to is Blue grass, 
and the silage is of good quality, a ration 
of five parts of cornmeal to two parts 
of cottonseed meal, together with the sil¬ 
age and a suitable roughage, would give 
very good results. Timothy hay is not 
well adapted for feeding dairy animals, 
as it is relatively indigestible, and does 
not contain food units in available form. 
It serves very well as a roughage, but it 
does not contribute very much heat or 
energy to the animal system. Provided 
silage is available and Timothy hay is 
used for roughage, an economical and 
very useful ration would be as follows: 
500 lbs. cornmeal, 200 lbs buckwheat mid¬ 
dlings, 200 lbs. cottonseed meal, 200 lbs. 
bran. 
Feed at the rate of one pound of grain 
for each four pounds of 4 per cent, milk 
produced. Buckwheat middlings are very 
high in food units, and in my judgment 
is one of the feeds, the true value of 
which is not recognized by the average 
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