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Live Stock Feeding Problems 
Cornstalks and Molasses 
What would be the feeding value of one 
ton of corn fodder .shredded and ground ; 
then mixed with 20 gallons of feeding 
molasses ; the same to be mixed together 
and dried? Would it be as go<id for 
liorsos, colts and dairy cows as one ton of 
bran ? I can have the fodder ground and 
mixed with molasses at .$0 a ton (dried 
weight) plus 20 gallons molasses at 24 
cents a gallon. Would it pay to feed this 
mixture to horses and colts instead of 
bran weight for weight? Would feeding 
in this way be more economical than hav¬ 
ing the fodder shredded at home and put¬ 
ting the molasses on it. scalding the mix¬ 
ture and leaving it standing 12 hours, then 
feed ? Q. w. 
Pennsylvania. 
Twenty gallons of molas.ses at 24c per 
gallon equals ,$4.S0; ,$4.S0 pins .$0 equals 
iJ^lO.SO, cost of molasses and mixing. As¬ 
suming tlie corn fodder to be worth .$10 
per ton this would make the value of the 
mixture ,$20.80 per ton. A ton qf bran 
is now worth about .$33.50. A gallon of 
molasses weighs 12 lbs. Hence 20 gallons 
would weigh 240 lbs. and when mixed 
with a ton of fodder 2,240 lbs. would re¬ 
sult. In this 2,240 lbs. there are 4G.4 lbs. 
digestible jiroteiu and 1,130.08 lbs. dige.s- 
tihle carbohydrates and fat material. In 
one ton of bran there are 250 lbs. protein 
and 008 lbs. digestible carbohydrates and 
fat. The total digestible nutrients in the 
2.240 lbs. of fodder and mola.sses mixture 
is I.IOO.OS lbs., and in 2.(X)0 lbs. liran 
1.218 lbs. In a ton of the bran there 
are about 22 lbs. more digestible nutrients 
tlian in 2,240 lbs. of the mixture. Yon 
will note, however, that the bran and 
corn fodder mixture are not alike in their 
composition. The first is a medium pro¬ 
tein feed, while the latter is a low pro¬ 
tein feed. Hence in feeding cows the 
coni fodder mixture could not be sub¬ 
stituted pound for iionnd for wlieat bran. 
The mixture would be good for horses. I 
think it would be better to have the mix¬ 
ture niade nj) as yon state rather than to 
mix it up at home. It is a sticky job 
and a laborious one to mi.x molasses witli 
food and scald it. ii, f. j. 
Increasing Protein 
I have a fine two-thirds Guernsey cow 
-Va years old, that calved .Tune 15, and 
has been giving 10 quarts of milk right 
along until about a week ago. and is be¬ 
ginning to slack off. I have been feeding 
2 quarts gluten a day, and she has the 
host of pasture, will liave plenty of good 
liay. and expect to get some cornstalks 
for her. I have a cutter, so can cut them 
up. IIow much and what grain should I 
feed during Fall and Winter? 8he is 
in first class condition now, and is due 
to calve April 25. p. e. b. 
New Y'ork. 
Since your roughage is of a low pro¬ 
tein nature, your grain ration will need 
to consist of almost entirely high protein 
feeds to get the proper balance. Feed 
about 14 Jl)s. mixed hay and 0 lbs. corn¬ 
stalks daily. This amount will of course 
vary with cow’s wants, but feed about 
twice as much by weight of hay as corn¬ 
stalks. Make up grain mixture of 2 
parts gluten feed, 2 parts cottonseed 
meal' 2 parts wheat bran, and % part lin- 
.secd oil meal. Add 1 per cent, salt to mix¬ 
ture. Feed grain at rate of 1 lb. to 3 to 
3^/4 lbs. milk produced daily. ii. F. j. 
Fattening Steers 
In fattening steers, would yon think it 
advisable - to feed short feed only twice 
a day? Some of my neighbors feed twice 
a day short feed, and long feed (hay or 
corn fodder) three times, long feed only, 
at noon. Each one claims his way the 
host. Also, owing to the high cost of 
bran, $.3.3 per ton, I have decided to use 
fine cut clover hay instead, as I have 
plenty of hay and have tlie machinery 
to cut it. What do yon think of that 
idea? Will it pay me? i. ii. n. 
Reunsylvaiiia. 
I should feed short feed twice a day 
and hay and corn fodder three times. 
Your clover hay will work in very nicely 
in place of bran. While yon have the 
machinery to cut it for the cattle, this 
should not be necessary. Simply feed it 
from the mow. ir. f. j. 
Ration With Varied Roughage 
Will yon prejiaro balanced ration of 
silage, corn fodder, Alfalfa hay, corn, 
clover and Timothy hay mixed, cotton¬ 
seed meal. Gows are graded mixed breeds 
weigliing 800 to l,lOO. F. M. 
Indiana. 
Since yon have a variety of roughage 
on hand, it would proliahly be best to 
feed up corn fodder witli Alfalfa hay. 
Feed mixed clover and Timothy hay 
later. In either case feed about ,30 lbs. 
corn silage daily and equal parts hay 
and corn fodder what cows will clean ni). 
The Alfalfa hay and corn fodder are oppo¬ 
site in composition ; that is, one is high, 
and the other low in protein, so when fed 
together they will approach composition 
of a good grade of mixed liay INlake up 
grain ration of 2 parts cottonseed meal, 1. 
part cornmeal, and 2 parts bran. Add 1 
lier cent, coarse line salt to grain ration 
and feed 1 lb. to 3^4 Ihs. milk produced 
daily. ii, f. j. 
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