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Canada a single crop has paid the cost of land and production. The Govem- 
I merits of the Dominion and Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta want 
I the farmer to prosper, and extend every possible encouragement and help to 
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Feeding the Family Cow 
\o. II. 
It is not so important that the feeder 
of one or two cows have a thorough un¬ 
derstanding of all the practices of feed¬ 
ing and methods of balancing rations. 
He should, however, understand such 
principles as the adaptability of the var¬ 
ious feeds for the cow, and the amount 
of these feeds that the cow should have 
under such varying conditions as when 
milking, when dry, when on pasture and 
in the barn. 
Some Differences In Feeds. —In the 
majority of eases the owner of one or 
two cows usually raises more or less mis¬ 
cellaneous feed on his acre or few acres 
of land, and this feed must be made use 
of. The essential thing here is to grow 
the right kind of feeds. In most cases 
roughage only is grown, and this is us¬ 
ually such crops as Timothy hay or millet 
hay, corn stover or corn fodder. Un¬ 
fortunately all these feeds are of low 
feeding value, not very palatable and are 
not nearly as valuable for milk production 
as the more palatable and richer mixed 
clover hay, clover or Alfalfa. One should 
aim to grow these latter hays as much as 
possible, and where Alfalfa does well be 
sure to raise some. If one has to buy 
any or all of hls_ roughage, he should not 
lie guilty of buying material of low feed¬ 
ing value if he can get hold of these latter 
mentioned crops. Root crops, such as 
mangel beets and potatoes, nnd even 
some pumpkins, will improve the ration 
by adding_ succulence in the Winter 
months. Wliile some grain, such as corn, 
oats, barley and rye. may be grown at 
home, most of the grain has to he pur¬ 
chased. It is necessarj' to understand at 
least two things about' the.se feeds, 
namely, some are heavy and .some bulky, 
and some are to be used Swith the first 
group of roughages mentioned and some 
with tlie second groupt The common 
bulky concentrated feeds are wheat bran, 
ground oats, ground barley, corn and cob 
meal and dried beet pulp. The heavier 
feeds*,are corumeal, cottonseed meal, lin¬ 
seed oil meal, gluten feed and wheat mid¬ 
dlings.^ When such feeds a,s clover. Al¬ 
falfa dr mixed hay constitute the rough¬ 
age. such feeds as bran, oats, cornmeal 
and middlings should make up the largest 
part of the gr.aiu ration, and when corn¬ 
stalks and Timothy hay must be used, 
cottonseed meal, oil meal and gluten with 
a little bran, oats or barley added for 
bulk must constitute most of the grain 
ration. One can buy the necessary feeds 
and mix them up on the floor with a 
shovel, and get a ration that is cheaper 
and may be better adapted to the cow’s 
needs than a ready-mixed ration. How¬ 
ever. many choose to buy the ready-mixed 
feed. If one has the clover or Alfalfa 
hay. get a ration that says 15 to 18 per 
cent protein on the bag, and for Timothy 
hay one that analyzes 20 to 25 per cent 
protein. 
General Feeding Rules For Milk¬ 
ing Cow.—Feed all the roughage the cow 
will clean np three or four times a day, 
giving one of the feeds after sujiper. Do 
not feed too much at a time. It is better 
to feed often than to give a cow a cliance 
to nose over a lot of hay and not eat it 
up clean. Feed a pound of grain to S '^/2 
to four pounds of milk produced daily. 
In terms of quai'ls (the average grain 
mixture will weigh about one pound to 
the quart) this is a quart of grain to li^ 
to two quarts of milk. Unless purchased . 
ready mixed the grain mixture should be 
made up of at least three feeds selected 
as above described. The cow will do just 
as well w’hen the grain is fed dry, and it 
is a lot less work. Some are prone to 
wet the feed and even cook a mash. Root 
crops should of course be finely chopped. 
If one has a limited amount of roots to 
feed, feed them in small amounts once a 
day and make them last as long rc nossi- 
ble rather than to feed them all up at 
once. They have a very beneficial effect 
upon the cow aside from their food value. 
Dried beet pulp when it can be secured 
reasonably can take the place of roots to 
some extent by feeding two or three 
pounds a day soaked in three times its 
weight of wmrm W'ater. A cow requires 
three-fourths to one ounce of salt a day. 
The best way to supply this, when the 
ration is made up at home, is to add one 
pound coarse fine salt to each KM) pounds 
of feed when mixing it up. Otherwise 
keep rock salt in front of cow. The cow 
should have all the water she wfill drink 
morning and night. In Winter it should 
be slightly warmed. 
Feeding the Dry Cow. —The idea 
that a cow requires little feed preparatory 
to calving is erroneous. The cow will do 
much better if in a plump condition at 
calving time. If the cow is in good con¬ 
dition when she dries off, she will require 
very little grain prior to calving. She 
can get along better with some of the 
poorer roughages than when giving milk. 
The condition of the cow is the only 
guide for grain feeding at this time. The 
grain can contain more of the fattening 
feeds such as corn and middlings than 
when the cow is milking. .Tust before 
and at calving time the cow should have 
laxative fe^d, such as bran and oil meal. 
After calving give a wmrm bran mash a 
few times and work cow onto her full 
milk producing ration gradually. 
December 28, 1918 
Feeding on Pasture. —Many family 
cows get little pasture, except a few days 
now and then when they are chained to 
a .stake or a crowbar. Others feed in 
their own pastures or one of a nearby 
farmer. When the pasture is good no 
grain need be given; when the pasture 
is only fair, about half the regular Win¬ 
ter grain supply should be fed. Thi.s 
ration need not contain as high a per¬ 
centage of such feeds as cottonseed meal, 
oil meal and gluten feed as the Winter 
ration. Cows_ on poor pasture or no pas¬ 
ture need grain same as in Winter. The 
writer has purposely dodged the use of 
scientific terms in the above discussion, 
but feels if some of the points mentioned 
are put into practice they will go a long 
way in getting more milk out of our 
family cow. h. f. judkins. 
Retailing the Farm Beef 
I note the query from C. S. on page 
134.5 in regard to cutting up and selling 
beef in .small quantities. The price paid 
by local buyers for a single animal 
(no matter how choice or well fattened) 
in this neighborhood is about the price 
paid for a wornout old cow, and I hit on 
the plan of advertising and selling our 
own beeves as per enclosed circular with 
diagram. Prices given here, of last 
March, are lower than the cuts would 
bring now, for we were able to realize a 
better price for the animals than if sold 
to a buyer on the hoof. It gave much 
satisfaction to our neighbors, and we had 
the offal on the place for. the pigs. We 
are following the same plan this Winter, 
and by means of the telephone are able to 
sell every piece before the day of deliv¬ 
ery. thus doing away with peddling. I 
thought you might be interested to for¬ 
ward this information to C. S. 
E. L. CIIICHESTEB. 
Numbers indicating cuts, with prices 
per pound for beef; 
^ Per ll>. 
1 I’orterhouse . •>!> 
2 Sirloin .27 
8 Round . 
4 Top Sirloin. 2 .'{ 
5 Rib Roast.22 
Heart .lo 
Tongue . 20 
0 Rump .'. ] lio 
7 Cross Rib . .24 
<8 Flank . 21 
0 Chuck .is 
10 Blade .ly 
11 Shoulder .' "ly 
Diver . ‘15 
12 Neck . k; 
1.3 Brisket . 15 
14 Plate .’ 'qy 
15 Navel . q.q 
16 Shin .12 
We are killing a number of beeves thi.s 
AViuter, dividing the meat into large i»or- 
tions as indicated in the above diagram 
and offering the cuts to con.sumers at a 
reduced price. The cattle are all stall 
fed and in excellent condition. The price 
per pound charged for each cut includes 
delivery iu Lambertville, Rosemont or 
Stocktou ou the date designated. The 
cuts will vary in weight from eight to 
20 pounds eiich. The meat will not be 
cut uj) into smaller portions. Anyone 
wishing a portion can have it delivered 
on Thur.sday, March 21, 1917, by notify¬ 
ing us and describing the cut preferred 
by its number. 
Terms: cash ou delivery. 
The above engraving shows the cir¬ 
cular sent out to customers by Mr. Chi¬ 
chester. It is reduced to one-half the 
size of the original. 
Clean the Eggs 
I would like to write a few words on 
farmers sending their eggs to the market 
as they come from the nest. They would 
be shocked to have people think they did 
their work at home in any slack way like 
that. Farmers’ daughters or someone 
should have them clean and free from 
stains, as a little salt or soda would do 
that. Then the next one that handles the 
eggs would not have to do the work; the 
producer should do it to get the best 
price; but then the woman who has nice 
clean eggs does not get any more than the 
one who has the dirty, stained eggs. Just 
washing them does not remove all the 
stains. If everyone would clean their 
eggs every day it would not make much 
work for anyone, but take 40 or 50 dozen 
eggs for one to clean and you have some 
work. There should be a law to make 
everyone send eggs clean for market, or 
take price for dirty eggs. 
A farmer’s wife. 
A preacher who was fond of indulging 
in academical language took for his text 
“Feed my lambs.” A plain fanner very 
quaintly remarked to him on coming out 
of church; “A very good text. sir. but 
you should take care not to put the hay 
so high in the rack that the lambs can’t 
reach it!”—-Mplbon’’np Australasian. 
