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TV RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 4, 19'JU 
FEED 
The Big Factor 
The record of the best bred cow depends oh the 
kind of feed and roughage she is fed and whether 
the combination forms a balanced ration or not. 
The vigor and future record-making qualities 
of the calf she produces are-also largely depend¬ 
ent upon the feed and how well it keeps her in 
condition. 
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to be fed with high protein dry roughage: Clover Hay, 
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Live Stock Questions 
Answered by Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Supplementing Home-grown Grain 
What other feeds would you suggest 
mixing with corn, oats and barley, which 
I raised on my farm, to make a good bal¬ 
anced ration for my dairy cows? In what 
proportions should the feeds be mixed? I 
intend feeding good clover hay twice a 
day, and corn fodder once a day, with 
some beets twice a day. it. M. w. 
South Byron, N. Y. 
Under the conditions that yoiT have 
suggested I should take equal parts of 
ground corn, oats and barley, and with 
each 500 lbs. of this feed add 200 lbs. of 
gluten, 200 lbs. of cottonseed and 100 lbs. 
of wheat bran. 
Kieffer Pears for Stock 
What feeding value is there in Kieffer 
pears for hogs or for sheep? What nu¬ 
tritious ingredient is there in these pears, 
and in what proportion? There are so 
many Kieffer pears in this locality that 
are not going to be picked because there 
is no market that I am wondering just 
what they would be worth for feeding 
purposes. w. n. s. 
Medina, N. Y. 
You would gain very little by feeding 
your surplus Kieffer pears to either swine 
or sheep. Iu the first place, they carry 
a great deal of water, and pigs require 
concentrated rather than diluted feeds if 
they are to make the most rapid and 
satisfactory gains. Primarily such pro¬ 
ducts are intended only as an appetizer, 
and usually a pig does not require any 
incentive of this character. We have 
never had any experience in feeding pears 
to sheep, but feel satisfied that they 
would be unsatisfactory for a number of 
reasons. We do not find any experimental 
data suggesting that pears have been 
used advantageously in feeding either 
sheep or swine. 
Diluting Skim-milk for Hogs 
What do you think about diluting 
skim-milk for hogs? Skim-milk is all too 
scarce. Would it be best to feed the 
skim-milk to the hogs entire, dilute the 
milk with water (pigs need a lot of 
drink), feed the milk separately or mixed 
with the meal? j. a. M. 
HermanvMle, P. E. I. 
There is uothing to be gained by feed¬ 
ing skim-milk to hogs: as a matter of 
fact, hogs require concentrated feed, and 
you would only be fooling yourself if j’ou 
increased the iiquid portion of the ration 
and made yourself believe that simply 
because the pig's stomach was full, or 
fuller than usual, the pig was gainiug iu 
proportion. Of course this applies to a 
condition where it is supposed that you 
have an abundance of skim-milk and that 
it is fed as a supplement rather than as 
a mere appetizer. Modern practices are 
against the feeding of slop or moistened 
feed t° pigs. In fact, where the grains 
are fed dry through the agency of a self- 
feeder, and the slcim-milk fed without 
dilution, much better results have been 
reported. Where the grain is mixed with 
milk and allowed to stand either iu the 
trough or barrel, the material is apt to 
become sour, and more or less indigestion 
will be experienced. If you could feed 
approximately 5 lbs. of skim-milk with 
each pound of dry feed you would get 
the most economical gains; but I would 
not under average conditions dilute the 
milk, or even share the belief that you 
can increase the feeding value by an 
added consumption of water. Distribute 
the milk as equally as possible among the 
pigs you have, and feed it only as a sup¬ 
plement to dry grain if you desire the 
best results. 
Value of Silage; Ration for Dairy 
1. What is the estimated value of silage 
contained iu a round silo whose diameter 
is 15 ft., width 20 ft., of settled silage iu 
depth? The corn was slightly frosted and 
only partly eared out. We are settling up 
with a tenant, both of us willing to abide 
by your decision. 2. Would you give a 
ration for grade Holstein cows, part of 
dairy giving milk during the Winter? We 
shall feed mixed hay with some straw and 
will feed silage. We have buckwheat to 
feed, and oats and barley mixed, sown one 
bushel barley t<> two bushels oats. L. S. T. 
Jamestown, N. Y. 
1. A silo 15 ft. in diameter and 20 ft. 
deep would have a capacity of 50 tons. A 
fair valuation, based upon the prevailing 
prices of corn and feed and labor would 
be $7.50 a ton iu the silo. 
2. With silage and some mixed hay, 
with some straw for roughage and an 
available supply of buckwheat, with oats 
and barley mixed, it would be appropri¬ 
ate for you to feed the cows as much as 
35 lbs. of silage per animal per day. to¬ 
gether with all the roughage that they 
would clean up with relish. You could 
utilize your grain as follows: Corn, oats 
and barley, 400 lbs.; buckwheat, 200 lbs.; 
cottonseed meal. ‘100 lbs. ; gluten or oil- 
meal. 200 lbs. Peed 1 lb. of this grain 
mixture for each 4 lbs. of milk produced 
per day per cow. » 
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