THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1527 
Various Feeding Problems 
Ration for the Entire Herd 
I understand the method used for com¬ 
puting a ration for a single animal. In 
a ration for a herd where it is desirable 
to use a common mixture for all, varying 
only the quantity fed to each individual, 
how is the ration computed V Is it desir¬ 
able to figure on a comparatively large 
amount of total nutriment? Should the 
nutritive ratio be wider than the aver¬ 
age individual in the herd would require? 
Scranton, Pa. g. \v. m. 
Usually in making up a ration for a 
herd, a general mixture is made, like any 
of the ideal rations which we have been 
printing. It is true that each herd will 
contain cows with very marked differ¬ 
ences in feeding habits, but usually it is 
thought most economical to make up one 
general ration, and feed more or less of it 
in proportion as the cow gives milk. In 
smaller herds, or where particular pains 
can be given, the individual test of each 
cow is considered. We know of a num¬ 
ber of cases where a feeding box is used 
so as to carry a number of different feeds 
through the stable. This box is mounted 
on wheels and contains several bins or 
compartments. One bin contains corn- 
meal, another bran, another cottonseed 
meal, and so on. The feeder wheels this 
box down through the stable. He either 
knows personally the characteristics of 
each cow, or there is a printed slip pasted 
to the box which shows him just what 
each cow needs. Each separate bin con¬ 
tains a little scoop or measure holding an 
exact quantity of the grain. Cow No. 1 
may do better with a mixture of corn- 
meal. bran and cottonseed. The feeder 
knows this, and he feeds these grains to 
that particular cow. The next one for 
some reason might do better on oil meal 
in the place of cottonseed, and another 
might need gluten. In this way the in¬ 
dividual tastes of the cows are consulted 
and handled properly by the feeder. In a 
small herd, and with-a very careful feed¬ 
er, this plan is often very effective. In 
other cases the general mixture is used, 
and the feeder may carry a small quan¬ 
tity of cottonseed on his box. Certain 
cows might have a pound or so of the 
cotton seed in addition to the regular 
mixture. Various plans are worked to 
carry out this feeding. The other day we 
saw in a first-class stable a large feeding 
cart on wheels, filled with a standard 
feeding mixture. At one end of the cart 
was an upright from which hung a pair 
of scales, with a large scoop attached to 
it. The feeder wheeled this down in 
front of the cows and put into this scoop 
just enough of the mixture to weigh out 
each cow’s ration. This was quickly 
poured out into the manger.. The ration 
for an entire herd -where this extra feed¬ 
ing is not practical should be figured on 
about the average requirements. 
Ration for Guernsey 
Will you give a balanced ration for 
Guernsey cows to be used with corn sil¬ 
age, with oat and pea hay and mixed 
hay for roughage? I have a quantity of 
buckwheat straw with some grasses in it. 
Is there much merit in it for roughage? 
New York. N. L. w. 
In figuring a ration for your Guernsey* 
cows, I have assumed as a basis an 1100- 
lb. cow giving 30 pounds of 4*4% milk. 
I find that the following makes a bal¬ 
anced ration, one that is economical 
at the present feed prices and a ration 
which is very palatable and should pro¬ 
duce milk: 30 lbs. corn silage, 8 lbs. 
oat and pea hay, 4 lbs. mixed hay. The 
grain ration to be made up as follows: 
Dried distillers’ grains three parts, glu¬ 
ten feed two parts, flour wheat middlings 
two parts, wheat bran one part, dried 
beet pulp one part. Feed one pound of 
this grain mixture for each 3 Yi pounds 
milk produced daily. In supplying the 
roughage in this ration, it would of 
course, be better to feed oat and pea hay 
entirely in preference to mixed hay. I 
assume, however, that you have a limited 
supply of the oat and pea hay and rather 
than to feed it all out at one time and 
then fall back on the mixed hay, I should 
prefer to carry the two along together. 
Buckwheat straw has very little merit 
as a food on which to produce milk. I 
would suggest that if the straw has con¬ 
siderable hay in it as you say, you might 
use it in part at least for your dry cows 
and heifers. H. F. J. 
Corn and Cob Meal for Horse and Fowls 
Is there any advantage in feeding corn 
and cob ground together to a horse or 
chidkens? If so in what proportion 
should it be fed in a dry mash to chick¬ 
ens? I use the New Jersey experiment 
station dry mash. I have never heard of 
anyone using cob and corn meal except 
for sheep and cows, so do not know much 
about it. J. w. L. 
Millville, N. J. 
Cobs ground with cornmeal serve the 
purpose of a filler, which is to lighten up 
the ration and form the bulk which is 
very necessary in feeding not only cows 
and sheep but horses and poultry also. 
The feeding value of cobs, however, is 
very low. In practice we find that they 
are worth about the cost of grinding. 
They are hard to digest, and this fact, 
combined with their low feeding value, 
prevents their extensive use by our best 
feeders, as they find far better results 
will follow the use of wheat bran for 
poultry and dry brewers’, or distillers’, 
grains for horses and cows, and at the 
same time the ration is made sufficiently 
bulky without asking the birds and ani¬ 
mals to digest a lot of absolutely waste 
material, thereby reducing their capacity 
for production proportionately. The New 
Jersey ration which j-qu mention makes 
a very satisfactory dry mash and there 
would certainly be no advantage gained 
by adding cob meal. c. s. G. 
Products, Prices and Trade. 
Wholesale Prices at New York. 
Week ending Dec. 17, 1915. 
The commercial values of farm pro¬ 
ducts are what they sell for—not neces¬ 
sarily their food value or what some one 
thinks or wishes they were worth. Hence 
representative sales rather than opinions, 
even though unbiased, are the correct 
basis for quotations. Except in cases 
where quality is standardized by scoring, 
the top grade refers to the best on sale 
at the time. The best sheep, lambs, 
apples, pears, etc., one week may be much 
better or poorer than the next. 
Live Stock and Dairy Markets. 
MILK. 
The Borden contract prices for the six 
months beginning with October are based 
on the fat content of the milk, there being 
a difference of 60 cents per 100 pounds 
between three and five per cent. fat. The 
price increases uniformly three cents per 
100 pounds for every tenth of one per 
cent, fat increase. Following are the 
prices within the 100-mile shipping zone. 
Outside points receive 10 cents per 100 
pounds less. 
3% 3.5% 4% 4.5% 5% 
Oct. . 
_$1.70 
$1.85 $2.00 
$2.15 
$2.30 
Nov. . 
. . . 1.80 
1.95 
2.10 
2.25 
2.40 
Dee. . 
. . . 1.S0 
1.95 
2.10 
2.25 
2.40 
Jan. . 
... 1.70 
1.85 
2.00 
2.15 
2.30 
Feb. . 
_ 1.65 
1.80 
1.95 
2.10 
2.25 
March 
_ 1.60 
1.75 
1.90 
2.05 
2.20 
BUTTER 
The better grades of creamery are 2 Yt 
cents higher, partly because of the low 
proportion of these qualities in the re¬ 
ceipts and partly on account of the storm, 
which has held up shipments and delayed 
trucking in the city. In the medium and 
under grades of both creamery and dairy 
the market is decidedly weak. 
Creamery, best, above 92 score, lb. 37 @ 37t6 
Extra. 92 score . 36 ® 36!^ 
Good to Choice . [30 ® 35 
Lower Grades. 24 @ 28 
State Dairy, beat. 32 ® 33 
Common to Good. 23 ® 26 
Ladles . 19 ® 23 
Packing Stock. 18 ® 21 
Process . 21 ® 25 
Elgin, 111., butter market 33^ cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery. 36 cents. 
Boston, western creamery, 33. 
CHEESE. 
Very little business doing at present, as 
export buyers are unwilling to meet the 
prices asked by holders for the best 
grades. 
Whole Milk, State specials. 1694® 1714 
Average fancy . 16 ® 16J4 
Under grades. 13 @ 16^ 
Daisies, best. 17 ® 17^ 
Young Americas. 17 li@ 1794 
Skims, special. . 13 ® 15 
Fair to good. 7 ® 10 
EGGS 
There have been some sales of large 
white eggs at two cents above last week, 
but to get such prices there must be no 
mixture of sizes running down to 18 to 
20 ounces per dozen. Small sizes answer 
fairly well for cooking and some lines of 
family trade, but make trouble in hotels 
and restaurants, as the patrons complain 
of the size of the portions. Gathered eggs 
of mixed colors bring 40 to 45 cents. A 
rather large volume of export business is 
developing in medium to good grades, 
which has strengthened the tone of stor¬ 
age eggs. 
White, choice to fancy, large . 50 ® 54 
Medium to good. 40 @ 48 
Mixed colors, best. 42 ® 44 
Common to good. 30 ® 38 
8 torage, best, . 24 ® 25 
Common. 18 ® 22 
LIVE POULTRY 
Arrivals appear to be ample for cur¬ 
rent needs. The general range of prices 
runs about as last week, though here 
have been sales of choice chickens and 
fowls at one cent higher. 
Chickens, lb 
Fowls . 
Roosters .... 
Ducks.. 
Geese. 
14 ® 16 
15 @ 16 
11 ® 11 14 
14 ® 16 
13 @ 15 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Considerable stock is four days over¬ 
due. If there are no severe storms it is 
probable that a large part of the special 
shipments for Christmas will be piling 
in just as this delayed stock is being un¬ 
loaded, which would weaken the market 
for medium and low grades. As at 
Thanksgiving fancy qualities of turkeys 
are expected to be scarce, with the whole¬ 
sale market around 28 to 30 cents. Tur¬ 
keys from the Southwest are bringing from 
23 to 24 cents, and thin stock down to 15. 
(Continued on page 1531) 
Mixed With 
Cotton 
Meal 
maxes a daier,Dener Ration for Dairy Cows 
You can get better results and have healthier cows by mixing 
DRIED BEET PULP with your Cottonseed Meal. Try feed¬ 
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cow’s stomach along 
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light, loosely held mass and en¬ 
ables the cow to get more nu¬ 
triment out of the entire ra¬ 
tion. The result shows quick¬ 
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ducing organs are stimulated 
healthily; the flow of milk 
increases. You will find it 
truly “like June pasture the 
year 'round.” 
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