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T^he RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 13, 1017 
The SPLITDORF Plug lasts long because there is 
nothing about it to break of wear out. The imported 
India ruby mica insulation cannot crack or chip arid 
the Splitdorf way of fastening the insulation into its 
bushing keeps the plug gas and oil tight. 
Sure and Easy Starting 
is assured on medium and large aze stationary and 
marine engines with SUMTER Plugoscillators and 
on tractors, trucks and heaviest duty motors with 
SUMTER Starter-Couplings. Your manufacturer 
will give you the equipment if you INSIST. 
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The feed mill that has the best grinding 
plates is the mill for you to buy, for the grinding 
plates are the real measure of a feed mill’s efficiency. 
Because of the pronounced and universally recog¬ 
nized superiority of Letz self-sharpening silent 
buhrs, your choice should be the 
FT7 feed Mill 
JL* JL ^SelfSharpcnin^ SilentBuhi^ 
Here is what the Letz Grinding Plates will do. For your own 
satisfaction check up these facts against any other feed mill 
on the market. 
1st—^Letz Grinding Plates will 
grind damp and wet grains, at very 
near the same capacity as dry grains. 
2nd—Letz Grinding Plates cannot 
be dogged. 
3rd—T.etz Grinding Plates are 
SELF-SHARPENING; they will 
not dull when they are run to¬ 
gether empty. 
4th—^Letz Grinding Plates are 
long lived, because the plates do not 
dull when run together empty. 
5th—Letz Plates are held on a 
self-aligning buhr knuckle arrange¬ 
ment: it requires no accuracy to get 
Letz Plates into the machine right. 
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6th—Letz Grinding Plates will 
grind oat hulls as well as rye or 
wheat screenings, to Wxa fineness of 
meal in one operation. 
7th—^Letz plates are SILENT- 
RUNNING, making practically no 
noise when in operation. 
8th—Letz Plates are light run¬ 
ning, due to shearing the grain as it 
passes through the channels of the 
plate, thus giving them a greater 
capacity with less power than the 
rougli face plate customarily used. * 
9th—Crain ground on Letz Plates 
is not heated because it is sheared 
instead of mashed, rolled or crushed. 
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Live Stock Feeding Problems 
Mangels for Swine 
The actual value of root crops for 
feeding brood sows is not evident from 
their chemical analysis. We find that 
mangels contain on the average about 
00 % water; thus they are classed as a 
succulent roughage because of their 
bulkiness. Mangels, cow beets, turnips 
and other root crops have undoubtedly 
won the favor of stockmen through their 
medicinal properties rather than for the 
actual food nutrients which they contain. 
Mangels have been fed in limited 
amounts to brood sow’S here in the sta¬ 
tion herd for the past several 3 ’ears witli 
excellent results. It has been our ex¬ 
perience that mangels do not appreciably 
reduce the amount of grain uece.ssary for 
wintering sows, but they do act as a 
tonic and appetizer in a very striking 
manner. The condition of the skin, ac¬ 
tion of the digestive tract and vigor of 
the animals are noticeably improved by 
a small daily allowance of mangels. Fac¬ 
tors wdiieh hoar directly on the economy 
of mangels or other root crops for the 
wintering of brood sows would he those 
of labor and soil adaptability, f’onsider- 
be used in carting the crop from the 
field it will be more convenient to make 
one continuous pile of mangels between 
the TOW’S by throwing all roots from tw’o 
rows on both the right and left side into 
one middle, thus there will be a conti¬ 
nuous pile of mangels from' each four 
rows. This allow’S ample room to drive 
through and load from both sides of 
the wagon. 
Mangels should not he allow’od to re¬ 
main on the ground and exposed to the 
hot sun, as wilting detracts from their 
keeping qualities. The pit should he dug 
in well-drained soil and convenient to 
the feeding yards. A depth of 15-20 
inches and a W’idth of five feet is very 
satisfactory. The length of the pit may 
be determined by the size of the crop to 
he stoi’ed. The mangels should be packed 
neatly in the form o*" a rick, so that the 
top w’ill be two or two and a half feet 
above the surface of the ground. A layer 
of six to eight inches of straw or other 
litter placed over the top will afford 
ample protection until cold weather, 
after w'hich time the dirt from the pit 
should he hanked over the entire surface. 
Putting the Mangels in Winter Storage 
able time is necessary in thinning and 
W’ceding this crop, which adds materiall.v 
to the cost of production. When odd or 
spare moments can he utilized for this 
w’ork, and where the soil will produce an 
average yield, such crops are entirely 
practical. On the other hand, if the labor 
necessary in tending the crop is to he 
hired, the economy of such a crop for 
the feeding of brood sows is question¬ 
able. The figures here given show the 
average cost of producing a ton of man¬ 
gels for the years 1015-10. where tlie 
yield per acre was rather low. 
Rent of land (% acre) 
Seed . 
Plowing, cultivation, etc. 
Fertilizer . 
Planting, labor, % day 
Thinning, labor 8 days . 
IIarv(‘sting. labor .‘> days 
Hauling. 5 teams day 
lotting, labor 2 day.s . . 
i);5.o() 
1.00 
10.00 
0.00 
1.00 
0.00 
0.00 
0.00 
4.00 
Total .$51.00 
Total crop 15,240 pounds or a cost of 
$0..54 per ton. It Avill be noted that the 
yield per acre is approximately 10 tons, 
w’hile.two or three times this yield is 
possible under best condition.s. Of course, 
such times accredited to the cost of pro¬ 
duction as plowing, thinning, w’eeding, 
etc., Avould not be changed by an in¬ 
creased yield, therefore, the cost per 
ton is largely regulated by the yield. 
A A’crj’ important factor in the 
production of mangels for Winter feed¬ 
ing is that of Winter .storage. We have 
found the pit a very satisfactory and 
convenient method of storing the crop for 
Winter use. Harvesting should begin 
soon after the light frosts come. It is 
important to have the mangels protected 
before cxremely heavy frosts or freezes 
are likely to occur. The mangels are 
pulled and the tops removed by hand. 
Care shopld he taken to remove all of 
the tops and without breaking the top of 
the beet. Leaves or stems remaining on 
the mangels decay and cause a musty 
odor in the pit. When wagons are to 
The depth of soil necessary is a matter 
depending upon climatic conditions. 
Four to six inches of soil is sufficient 
here at this Station. 
It is advisable to sink one end of a 
drain tile in the top of the pit to allow 
moisture to escape during the sweating 
process as showui in the accompanying 
cut. This will prevent over-heating and 
consequent molding and shriveling of the 
mangels. Mangels are better for feeding 
l)urposes after they have been stored for 
a few’ weeks. When feeding from the pit. 
it is necessary to keep the open end of 
the pit blocked with bags of straw to 
prevent freezing. It has been our prac¬ 
tice to feed mangels to our brood sows 
at the rate of six to 10 pounds per da.v, 
and this method of storing has made it 
possible to carry out this praf-ticc until 
Spring forage crops are available. 
J. M. HUNTER. 
Xow .Jersey Experiment Station. 
Ration With Cull Beans 
Can cull beans be used somewhat as 
follows, sav 100 lbs. cull beans. 100 lbs. 
corn and cob meal, 100 lbs. ground oats. 
100 lbs. middlings and 100 lbs. of cotton¬ 
seed meal? Perhaps either or both the 
middlings and cottonseed meal could be 
left out as there would possibly be suffi¬ 
cient protein in the cull beans. I have 
clover hay and Timothy hay and corn¬ 
stalks. As oats per cwt. are considerably 
cheaper than corn. I would like to reduce 
the amount of corn as much as possible. 
New York. l- A. K. 
Since j’our roughage is of rather a low 
protein nature, the grain ration should 
supply w'hat is missing. Cull beans con¬ 
tain about 18 per cent, digestible protein. 
If you have corn and cob meal on hand to 
feed, make the ration 100 lbs. cull beans, 
100 lbs. corn and cob meal, 100 Ib.s. bran, 
100 lbs. cottonseed meal and 50 lbs. of oil- 
meal. If you do not have the corn and 
cob meal, use 100 lbs. of ground oats in 
the ration. Cull beans should be bought 
for less money than I’-luten feed to make 
their use economical. H. F. J. 
