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October 18, 1010 
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Live Stock Questions 
Answered By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Jtysey Red Hogs 
Is the Jersey Itcd hog a standard breed, 
or a single breeder’s variety of the Duroc 
Jersey? n. K. L. 
Bass River, Mass. 
The term “Jersey Red" identifies a 
type of hog that originated in Burlington 
County, N. .T., and has since persisted 
there, although no registry association 
has undertaken to establish a foothold 
with the breed in this country. The 
typical Jersey Red is quite different and 
distinct from the so-called Duroc Jersey, 
varying materially in size, conformation, 
quality and general appearance. The 
Jersey Red is coarser about the head, 
thicker at the ear. more prominent at 
the shoulder, and does not have the full 
ham nor the plumpness at the hock that 
obtains with the Duroc Jersey. Usually 
the Jersey Reds are more upstanding, 
having less depth of body than the popu¬ 
lar type of the Duroc Jersey. The term 
“standard bred” should not apply to pigs 
under any conditions, as it identifies a 
distinct breed of race horses. The term 
“purebred” should apply t<> representa¬ 
tives of all our types. 
Silage Without Ears; Gluten 
Is it more profitable to put the ears 
of corn into the silo, or to break them 
off before cutting the stalks, later feeding 
them to hens? Can gluten be fed to dairy 
cows as the only concentrate? x. y. z. 
j Spring Glen, N. Y. 
It is practicable to jerk off the ears 
from stalks intended to be put into the 
( silo, although I am satisfied that there 
is nothing t<> he gained by this practice. 
In the first place, it is seldom that the 
iears are mature enough so that they will 
keep without molding as early as the 
stalks ought to be put into the silo for the 
best results. If the corn is growing until 
the ears mature, usually the stalks are so 
mature, dry, and brittle that fermentation 
is not constant and as a result the ma¬ 
terial decomposes rather than saves. On 
the other hand, if the corn is fairly ma¬ 
ture and is past glazing stage the ears 
can be taken off and the residue cut and 
put into the silo. In this instance it will 
be necessary to run in some water with 
the dry stalks in order to bring about 
the necessary fermentation. There is 
some difference of opinion as to the feed¬ 
ing value of the cornstalks ensiled with¬ 
out the ears. For my part. I prefer the 
whole stalk and ear to any part of this 
material, and feel sure that it is better 
to finish up the work with one operation 
rather than to husk the corn and thou 
ensile the residue. 
As to your second question, gluten can 
be fed in conjunction with silage and hay 
without any other grain supplemented, 
but it will be better to feed it in con¬ 
junction with some hominy and ground 
oats. Gluten is one of tbo high protein 
carrying groups of feeding stuffs and is 
used extensively with rations the base of 
which is silage and clover hay. 
Grade and Purebred Animals 
Will you tell me. when a cow becomes 
a high grade, what are the third, fourth 
and fifth crosses called? What would 
be the best cow for a man who only keeps 
one? r. v. 
Oxford, N. ,T. 
There is no exact determining point 
identifying the term “high grade” animals. 
The term “purebred” applies to an animal 
whose sire and dam are of known and 
recognized breeding, and if they conform 
to the rules and regulations of any given 
record association they are eligible for 
registry, and certificates are issued as a 
means of identity. 
The term “crossbred" applies to ani¬ 
mals representing the results of crossing 
two distinct breeds ns. for instance, the 
mating of a purebred Holstein bull and 
a purebred Guernsey cow would produce 
a result that would be appropriately iden¬ 
tified as a crossbred. If this particular 
calf was reared, and was mated to another 
llulstein bull, this offspring would be 
identified as a grade Holstein, since it 
Would have more Holstein blood than 
Guernsey blood. Mating a purebred sire 
of the breed which the grade most closely 
resembles will result in the production of 
high grade animals, although there is no 
particular point when these animals may 
be classified as very high grade. For n 
time certain of the registry associations 
were willing to record animals where 
purebred sires had been used for five or 
six generations. A certain draft horse 
record association, provided sworn state¬ 
ment was given identifying this type, did 
record the high grade animals in their 
association. As a matter of fact, it is 
impossible to produce purebred animals, 
if you start with grades, and T do not 
know of any registry association now that 
is willing to record anything but strictly 
purebred representatives. 
If .a man keeps only one cow there is 
not any advantage in keeping it purebred, 
for tin 1 chances are that he could not mate 
her with it purebred sire. Usually he places 
no particular value on the calf from a 
breeding standpoint. The only advan¬ 
tage in selecting a very high grade animal 
would result from the fact that she would 
be more apt to be a high producer if she 
traced in her short pedigrees to animals 
of known breed and production. The term 
“grade” is a general term applied to 
identify animals that most closely re¬ 
semble specimens of the various breeds. 
How Many Cows 
How many cows can I keep from No¬ 
vember 1 to May 1 on what I have to 
feed? T have a silo 10x20, two-thirds full 
of good silage, and about It! tons of 
clover hay. I am going to feed 1 qts. of 
grain a day to each cow. l. b. 
Salisbury, Yt. 
A silo 10x20 if it were full would hold 
20 tons of silage; since it is two-thirds 
full let us assume that it now contains 
18 tons. With a ration of grain, hay and 
silage let us assume that a cow will eat 
30 lbs. of silage a day, which would be 
approximately 1.000 lbs. a month; hence 
once cow would require three tons to 
carry her through a six-months’ feeding 
period. On this basis you could maintain 
six or seven cows from November 1 until 
May 1 on the silage that is available. 
So far as the hay is concerned, it will re¬ 
quire from 10 to 15 lbs. per day for a 
mature cow, or approximately one ton 
of bay would carry a cow through a six 
months’ feeding period. The amount of 
silage that you have on band and the 
amount of hay would scarcely balance, 
but it might be useful to decrease the 
silage to 25 lbs. and the hay to 12 lbs. 
a day. and on this basis, with the grain 
fed daily, you ought to maintain a herd 
of 10 cows during the six months’ feeding 
period. 
Feeding Whole Wheat 
Would 1 better feed whole wheat 
ground or sell it at $2.20 per bu. or a 
little less, and buy middlings at $2.80 per 
cwt. for pigs iinil other stock? Corn, oats 
and barley are very slim this year. 
Sanborn. N. Y. n. a. q. 
I should advise selling wheat at $2.20 
per bu. and buying middlings to replace 
this material at $2.30 per cwt. As a 
matter of fact, middlings are more de¬ 
sirable for feeding pigs than the ground 
wheat, and provided middlings are sup¬ 
plemented with some hominy, ground rye 
and tankage you would get better results 
from feeding them than in case you would 
grind up the wheat and feed it as you 
have suggested. While it is true that 
oats and barley are scarcely up to the 
standard as far as production is con¬ 
cerned this year, nevertheless I am a 
firm believer in a variety of feeds for 
growing animals, and would not depend 
entirely upon any one material, even 
though, mathematically speaking, it might 
meet all the requirements for a balanced 
ration. 
“Now. we’ll play zoo." said Willie, 
“and I’ll be the elephant.” “That will be 
fine." said Aunt Mabel. “But what shall 
I be?” “Oh, you can be the nice lady 
what feeds the elephant with buns and 
sugar.” explained Willie.—Blighty (ram- 
don ). 
