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<Ib' RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 14. 1920 
ile Dairy 
N. SOUDER. 
Prop 
Bvunswick, Hd. 
Tan. 10, 1920 
jnuciuw- , - 
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fcfirly well. In 1918 I was atteto 
feed the entire season and this 
duced 2 ’ 00 f ° f 1 ^ S t wS r daily 20 lbs 
Her total yearly yield was *672 
The tote 
total Deuife leaving a r 
feed was $225.00 l 
<re in 68. Naturally, I lee 1 
1 SaCHER FEED is the bes 
\ man can feed. yours very 
Indisputable 
Evidence 
The letter reproduced aoove so strik- u vT^i<^ 
ingly confirms, by actual experience, 
the facts we have been telling dairymen and farmers about SCHUMACHER FEED, particularly as a 
feed for producing MAXIMUM MILK PRODUCTION and keeping cows in “fine fettle’* 
throughout long milking periods, that it needs little additional comment. It tells what was fed—how fed 
—the cost and the .net returns. Bear in mind this was a grade cow 9 years old and no special 
effort was made to make a record. It is INDISPUTABLE evidence that 
SCHUMACHER FEED 
is a feed you cannot afford to overlook. Check up your cows 
—your feed costs and see if they show a big yearly profit. 
Start Now —feed SCHUMACHER FEED—not for a 
week or a month, but for the entire lactation period of your 
cows and you will feel as Mr. Souder does, THAT IT IS 
“THE BEST FEED A DAIRY-MAN CAN FEED.” 
SCHUMACHER FEED AND 
BIG “O” DAIRY RATION 
SCHUMACHER FEED 
V * * v 
are IDEAL feeds for dairy cows, 
supplies the carbohydrate or maintenance part of the ration 
and BIG “Q” the protein concentrate portion. Ask your 
dealer for them. If he cannot supply you, write to us. 
The Quaker Gals Company^ 
Address: Chicago, U. 8. A. 
'll* 
A Better Separator 
The VIKING 
saves your cream dol¬ 
lars—skims to a mere 
trace—runs easy—has 
larger capacity—sim- 
rable— 
Guaranteed for 
5 Years 
The Viking is made 
with the new Straight 
Disc skimming device 
which lias proven the 
best — skims faster, 
closer and most easily 
washed device made. 
Write for illustrated 
catalog and further 
particulars regarding 
the Viking. 
Dept. X 
SWEDISH SEPARATOR CO. 
861 Broadway, New York 
Faster Shearing 
Shear with a machine—save time and money. 
You can shear at least one-half faster. Get 15% 
more of longer, better wool and not scar the 
sheep. Get a Stewart No. 9 Ball Bearing Shear¬ 
ing Machine. Fine for flocks up to 300 Ii-ml. 
Price .$19.25. Send $2—pay balance on arrival. , 
Write for catalog. 
CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT COMPANY 
Dept. B 141. 12th St. and Central Ave., Chicago, III. 
Send for 
Catalo; 
FARM WAGONS 
High or low wheels— 
steel or wood—wide 
or narrow tires. 
Wagon parts of all 
kinds. Wheels to fit 
any running gear. 
Catalog illustrated in colord fret). 
Electric Wheel Co., 48tlm Si.. Quincy, III. 
WELL DR e^s NG WELL 
Own a machine of your own. Cash or easy 
terms. Many styles and sizes for all purposes. 
Write for Circular 
WILLIAMS BROS., 432 W. State St.. Ithaca, N. Y. 
FEEDING MOLASSES 
THE MOOKEJBBOS. ALBANY,N. Y. 
Mni A C O CT O Richest Feed Lowest Cost 
I VI W L_M O O EL O Write For Special Price 
MEW YORK MOLASSES COMPANY, 30 Church St., New York City 
HERE IS A BARGAIN 5W55K 
151-ncres, 8-room house, two barns, 40x60 and 20x42, 
with basement, ice-house, milk-house, silo; mile 
from Macadam Road; 3 miles to Railroad town: 10 
miles to Ithaca. Plenty fruit, wood and timber; 3 
cows, 1 yearling heifer, 16 sheep, 25 hens, mower, 
rake, tools of every kind needed. Only $3,500— 
$1,500 cash; balance, time. Write for better descrip, 
tions. HALL’S FARM AGENCY, Owego. Tioga Co., N. Y. 
Prospective Farm Buyers 
<Jet In touch with a fanner and farm man that knows 
farms in Pennsylvania. I have tlic-m from 5 to 200 acre*. 
Ask for descriptive leaflets. D. A. ANDRES, 4}iinkertown. Pa. 
FARMS AND HOMES 
WHERE LIFE IS WORTH LIVING. Moderatepriors—genial 
climate—productive lands. For information write 
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, - Dover, Delaware 
Lu* Grain, Dairy, White Potato & Poultry Farms 
From 5 to 150 acres, in best section of* South Jersey, Ex¬ 
cellent soil. Gpod markets. Lon# prowl opr sen son. Rea¬ 
sonable prices. Good terms. W. M. WHEATLEY, timer, M. J. 
Virginia Farms and Homes 
FREE CATALOGUE OF SPLENDID BARGAINS. 
It. li. CHAFFIN A CO., Ine.. Richmond, Vu. 
r r_n„ i_ i of New England States Farms up- 
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Only. Chamberlain & Burnham, Inc., 294 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 
For Sale-Fruit and Dairy FARMS 
Freelist. HARRY VAIL, New Milford. Orange Co.. N. V. 
Live Stock Questions 
Answered by Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Weighing Live Stock by Measure 
It would be very convenient to have 
some formula for determining the ap¬ 
proximate weight of growing pigs and 
calves by measuring them. Many of the 
boys and girls having animal projects 
have no means for weighing an animal, 
but could get an idea of the increase in 
weight by measuring, if such a formula is 
possible to procure. I already have a 
formula for estimating the weight of 
steers and oxeu. and I have seen a for¬ 
mula for growing stock. R. f.l. 
Glastonbury. Conn. 
While numerous attempts have been 
made to establish a formula that would 
make it possible to determine the approxi¬ 
mate weights of animals by taking certain 
measurements, the fact remains that 
available instructions arc misleading and 
unreliable, and the actual weighing of 
animals on the scales is the only definite 
way of determining their weight. You 
would only be fooling the boys if they 
ivere led to believe that a measuring 
standard would be accurate enough for 
them to use in submitting reports. 
Ration for Jersey Cows 
Will you balance a ration for Jersey 
cows from gluteu. oilmeal, cottonseed 
meal and bran, to be fed with No. 1 
mixed hay (two-thirds clover) and good 
corn fodder? Would it be better to sub¬ 
stitute ground oats for the bran? 
New York. c. w. w. 
It would not be possible to make a safe 
ration utilizing only the products you 
have mentioned, viz: gluten, oilmeal, cot¬ 
tonseed meal and bran. All of these are 
proteiu-eftrrying feeds, notably concen¬ 
trated. and in combination these feeding 
stuffs would provide a ration too rich in 
protein, one that would lack bulk, and 
one that would be very low in carbohy¬ 
drates. Particularly is this emphasized 
owing to the fact that you have mixed 
hay that is two-thirds clover. What you 
need is some such material as corn, hom¬ 
iny. beet pulp or molasses to feed in com¬ 
bination with the protein carriers. I 
would include some ground oats, and you 
will find the following combination use¬ 
ful : .*>00 lbs. of cornmeal or hominy 
meal. 800 lbs. of ground oats, 200 lbs. of 
gluten. 100 lbs. of black strap molasses, 
100 lbs. of oilmeal, 50 lbs. of cottonseed 
meal, 50 H>s. of bran. Feed 1 lb. of this 
mixture for each 3*4 to 4 lbs. of milk 
produced per cow per day. and if you 
could add to this combination some black¬ 
strap molasses that has been diluted with 
four or five times its volume of water you 
woni"I provide succulence that would in- 
crea>e the appetites as well as the feeding 
value of the combination. A pint of 
molasses is equal in feeding value to a 
pound of corn or hominy and, at the 
present prices, costs considerably less. I 
should prefer oats to the bran, especially 
where clover hay is available. 
Feeding Cows and Heifers 
1. I have five cows, throe Ilolsteius and 
two A.vrshires. Two cows are producing 
eight quarts of milk per day each, and 
one cow. which freshened three weeks 
ago. 12 quarts per day. One cow is dry¬ 
ing and the other is due to calve in about 
two weeks. I have nothing to feed but 
Timothy hay. and can obtain all ordinary 
grains at local milling company. Will 
you suggest a ration that should increase 
production? 2. What shall I feed four 
Holstein heifers ranging from one to 2*4 
years old? 3. What special care and 
feeding does a cow require before aud 
after calving? rr. c. B. 
Massachusetts. 
1. For your cows that are in milk and 
producing from eight to 12 quarts a day 
I would suggest the following grain ra¬ 
tion : 150 lbs. of coru-and-cob meal; 150 
lbs. of beet pulp. 75 lbs. of ground oats, 
100 lbs. of gluten. 50 lbs. of bran. 50 lbs. 
of oilmeal. Feed the beet pulp moistened 
with molasses water. It would provide 
succulence and add palatability to the 
mixture. Yet if the molasses water is 
not available the pulp should he saturated 
with water and then mixed with the other 
grain at feeding time. I should feed 1 lb. 
of the dry mixture for each 3 or 4 lbs. of 
milk yielded by each cow per day and, in 
addition, give her all of the roughage that 
she would clean up without waste. 
2. For the dry cows I would use the 
following combination : 30 lbs. of coru- 
and-cob meal or barley, 30 lbs. of ground 
oats, 30 lbs. of wheat bran. 10 lbs. of 
oilmeal. Feed from 5 to 10 lbs. of this 
mixture per day. depending upon the con¬ 
dition or degree of flesh that the cows arc 
carrying. Dry cows should carry a gen¬ 
erous amount of flesh if it is desired that 
they should come to their milk in the best 
form when they freshen. The idea that 
dry cows can subsist upon roughage alone 
has long since outlived its practicability. 
The same ration that I have suggested 
for dry cows could be used for heifers 
ranging from one to two years. 
3. The management of a dairy cow just 
previous to and following calving is a 
relatively simple procedure. If the cows 
are carried up to calving time in good 
flesh the amount of grain should be grad¬ 
ually reduced and relatively slight 
