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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 6, 1919 
It is convenient to open 
at the top and a simple 
matter to take out the 
salt. Being packed in 
a good bag, it is less expensive and 
much easier to handle than a barrel. 
T HE 70 lb. bag is 
just the right size 
for farm use. It is easy 
for the dealer to stack 
them up and again it’s 
easy for the buyer to 
place them in a truck 
or wagon, automobile or 
buggy and keep in a good 
dry place in the house. 
For these reasons we pack 
COLONIAL 
SPECIAL FARMER'S 
SALT 
in 70 lb. bags. 
THE COLONIAL SALT COMPANY 
AKRON, OHIO 
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Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Concrete Manger 
Would concrete be all right for a floor 
for cows’ manger? I have a hoard floor 
now. and rats have made holes through it. 
There is three or four feet of stones 
under manger, so would have a good 
bottom. H, J. P. 
New York. 
There is nothing that would equal a 
concrete feeding manger for dairy cows. 
It will meet any condition imposed by 
the visiting Boards of Health or in¬ 
spectors concerning sanitation. It is dry, 
easy to clean, and it is permanent. That 
makes it far and away the most economi¬ 
cal material to use. The vermin that now 
infest your stable can he eliminated. So 
far as 'I know there is not a single ob¬ 
jection that can be raised to the con¬ 
struction of a manger of concrete. There 
is a difference of opinion as to whether 
the main floor of a dairy barn should be 
of concrete, or whether it should he cov¬ 
ered with some other material such as 
wood or cork brick to prevent udder 
troubles during cold weather: hut surely 
this question cannot be raised so far as 
manger construction is concerned. 
Garbage Tankage or “Stick" 
Could you tell me where to buy garbage 
tankage or “stick,” such as you used in 
your experiments, and what would be 
about the right price now? Also will 
you give best feed combinations to use 
with it under present conditions and full 
feeding directions. C. N. T. 
New Jersey. 
We secured the garbage residual prod¬ 
uct known as “stick” from the disposal 
plant at Reading, Pa. I doubt very much 
whether any of the “stick” could be se¬ 
cured at. this time. Furthermore, it was 
never on the market commercially, for 
it contained a large percentage of moist¬ 
ure, which made it rather expensive, 
owing to the increased transportation 
charges. If you will request the New 
Jersey Experiment Station at New Bruns¬ 
wick to forward you a copy of Circular 
No. 40 relating to these experiments you 
will find tabulated the results that were 
obtained. 
Milking Quality 
Will you give me your opinion of a cow 
I own, and would it he advisable to raise a 
calf from her? The cow in question is 
a purebred registered Guernsey 4% years 
old; had her second calf last June 22. 
The most she 'has milked was 11 qts.. now 
about nine quarts. I feed her union 
grains, according to directions. The 
pasture is in bad shape, hut I give 
her all the green corn she can eat. About 
six weeks before calving I started to dry 
her up. At that time she was giving four 
quarts. I found after milking her on and 
off for four weeks she would not dry up, 
so the last two weeks before calving I 
did not milk her at all. A few days be¬ 
fore calving, she made a fair bag. and 
dropped a nicely marked heifer calf. Do 
you think this cow is doing as well as 
she should and would you advise that I 
raise her calf? I would like her to come 
in iu the Spring. Would it not he too 
hard to breed her so soon? P. H. 
New York. 
Twenty-three pounds of milk per day 
is not enough for a four-year-old heifer 
with her second calf, although if she con¬ 
tinued an average production of nine 
quarts throughout her lactation period 
the total production for the entire year 
would he considerably above the average. 
If she persisted in milking even a small 
amount this is iu her favor; but 'I doubt 
very much if a heifer from this parentage 
would ever develop into an extraordinary 
milker. Much would depend upon the 
sire of this calf and the known records 
of the families centered in his blood lines. 
While the grain ration you mention has 
given good results in feeding cows better 
j results would have been obtained iu case 
\ you added comment and gluten to the 
union grains. A Guernsey cow 444 years 
old coming iu with her second calf ought 
to give 40 or 45 lbs. of milk, which would 
he about 20 qts. She should give 7,500 
lbs. of milk during her lactation period, 
which ought to cover about 10 months. 
It would appear that this cow has failed 
to do this: hence it is possible that you 
would he disappointed in case you raised 
her calf and depended upon the youngster 
to give more milk than her dam. It is 
safe to breed her about three months after 
calving, although no injury would result 
from breeding her at an earlier date. 
Summer Silage 
1. We have so much corn this year \\e 
would like to know whether we could 
put it in a silo for late Summer feeding. 
How should it he fixed on top to keep it 
from sprouting? 2. What size of silo for 
,‘!0 head of cows? We have tsvo silos, 
12x26, but we want more room. 
West Virginia. C. n. w. 
1. There is nothing to he gained by 
cutting silage in Summer and attempting 
to fill silos with this material. It would 
j be much better if you would cut the green 
[ corn daily and feed it to , tl\e cows, for 
they would eat it up, stalk and all, and it 
would give you better results than would 
obtain in case this watery material was 
cut up and put into the silo. Green corn 
makes excellent feed, and it is doubtful 
indeed whether green corn put into the 
silo, as you suggested would give you 
satisfactory results. The fermentation 
would he excessive. 
2. A dairy cow of normal size and de¬ 
velopment would consume about 35 lbs. 
of silage a day, which would mean about 
1,000 lbs. a month. A silo 12x26 would 
hold 55 tons of silage. Assuming that it 
is necessary to feed the cows for seven 
months, you would require approximately 
105 tons, and a silo 15 feet in diameter 
and 30 feet high would give you this 
capacity. After the silo is filled if you 
will sprinkle over a bushel of oats, cover¬ 
ing the. top surface, you will find that 
they , will promptly germinate, and form 
a thick mass which will exclude the air 
and prevent spoilage. 
Feeding for Milk 
Will you tell me what* feeds to mix in 
order to obtain a large flow of milk? 
Cows are Ilolsteins and Guernseys. They 
are fed at milking time silage and grain 
in stable, other times, day and night, in 
lot with plenty of shade and water and 
feeding rack full of green Alfalfa. Most 
uf the cows freshened in late Spring, and 
I want to obtain all milk possible until 
about December 1. when I can ease off 
some. Can buy all feeds. it. f. n. 
New York. 
If you have an abundance of silage 
that you are feeding during the Summer 
months, and provided this is supplemented 
with all of the green Alfalfa hay that 
the cows will consume, it is not necessary 
to provide very much variety in the way 
of a grain ration. I would use a mixture 
consisting of equal parts of corn or hom¬ 
iny meal and gluten meal, and would feed 
a eow yielding 40 lbs. of milk from eight 
to 10 lbs. of tins mixture. Green Alfalfa 
would supply an abundance of protein, 
the silage would supply the carbohydrate, 
while the gluten and eornmeal would in¬ 
crease the production .substantially. 'If 
the cows do not have access to pasture 
then there would he some advantage in 
feeding some dry hay in conjunction with 
green Alfalfa and the silage. If the 
silage is made from corn well matured it 
might be possible to reduce the amount 
of eornmeal in the ration, in which in¬ 
stance I would build my ration of equal 
parts of eornmeal, gluten meal and cotton¬ 
seed meal. 
Fitting Sow for Exhibition 
I own a registered Chester White sow 
of good blood lines, and wish to exhibit 
her at a local fair this Fall. She was 
farrowed in the last week of April, 
present year. Will you outline a plan 
I should follow as regards quantity of 
feed and care until she is taken to the 
fair, as I want her to he a prize winner? 
Pennsylvania. m. .t. o. 
It is assumed that the Chester White 
sow in question has been well grown since 
April, and that she has gained at least 
a pound a day during her early growing 
period. It is also assumed that she has 
access to forage crops, and that she has 
developed the frame, bone, and muscle 
necessary for an attractive conformation. 
If I were feeding her for the Fall shows 
I would gradually bring her up to full 
feed. I would utilize a grain mixture 
consisting of equal parts of eornmeal. 
ground oats, wheat middlings, to which 
10 per cent of digester tankage was added. 
If possible, I would feed 5 lbs. of skim- 
milk with each pound of this grain mix¬ 
ture. There is nothing that will give 
better results in preparing pigs for the 
show ring than skim-milk and the oat 
mixture that I have suggested. Keep 
the sow's appetite on edge; that is, give 
her all she will eat and clean up with 
relish, but never permit her to leave a 
lot of food in the trough that is apt to 
sour and decompose before the next feed¬ 
ing. She will eat from 5 to 7 lbs. of 
grain daily, provided she is given regular 
exercise her gains will he extraordinary. 
Exercise is fundamental for pigs intended 
for the show. If they are accustomed to 
loll around in their pens at home they 
will do this at the show and invariably 
make a poor showing in the judging ring. 
Give her a good strenuous walk each day, 
which will keep her up on her pasterns 
and harden her muscles to such an extent 
that she will make a mpoli more attrac¬ 
tive appearance at the fair. It is also 
wise to comb her coat regularly, and there 
is nothing any better than olive oil or 
plain sweet oil for such use, and this will 
eliminate parasites and make the hair 
shiny. Make sure that the feet are cut 
down so that there is no overturning of 
the hoof, which is often responsible for 
.weak pasterns. 
“Eft’s go to the beach for a few weeks." 
said Brown’s wife. “Just think, dear, 
of the soothing murmur of the sea, the 
constant breaking of the waves and-” 
“And the equally constant breaking of the 
$20 bills,” put in her more practical hus¬ 
band.—Boston Transcript, 
