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Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Feeding Dairy Herd 
1. We feed our grade cows 
and Holstein) the following: 100 lbs. 
cornmeal, 100 lbs. bran, 100 lbs. beet 
pulp feed, 100 lbs. middlings, 25 lbs. oil- 
meal. We have no silage, but feed quite 
a bit of cornstalks and all the hay 
wanted. The cows do not produce as 
well as they should. 2. We are contem¬ 
plating the erection of a new barn, and 
do not know whether to have an under- 
g ound stable or one above ground. We 
have two good locations for each type of 
building or the underground stable we 
need haruly do any excavation at all. We 
think that'the underground stable is bet¬ 
ter. because it is warmer and more con¬ 
venient. Ci A - A - 
New York. 
1. The ration that you are feeding to 
your Holstein cows lacks protein and 
carries an excessive amount of starch or 
carbohydrate ingredients. The beet pulp 
feed is very well balanced for milk cows, 
but when you add 100 lbs. of cornmeal, 
100 lbs. of middlings, 100 lbs. of bran to 
this feed, and include only 25 lbs. of oil- 
meal, you have modified it materially 
and decreased its value. You will find 
the following combination will give you 
better results: 500 lbs. of beet pulp, 200 
lbs. of cornmeal, 100 lbs. of bran, 150 lbs. 
of oilmeal. I should not include any of 
the middlings, for they are an expensive 
source of nutrients at the present price. 
The beet pulp feed would have a ten- 
amounts, morning and evening. The hay 
(Jersey can best be fed at noon. The grain should 
he sprinkled over the silage in two equal 
quantities, morning and night. Unless 
you make a practice of keeping salt be¬ 
fore the animals at all times in a conve¬ 
nient box or barrel, I should add approxi¬ 
mately 2 per cent to the ration as com¬ 
bined. If you have corn or barley, they 
could be used interchangeably. 
Ration Lacks Protein 
I have a small dairy and wish to feed 
grains that I raise, but do not know just 
how to mix them for a balanced ration. I 
have oats, barley, corn, and would buy 
wheat bran. E. V. 
New York. 
It would scarcely be possible for you 
to combine a balanced ration by utilizing 
exclusively the products mentioned, viz., 
oats, corn and barley. All of these are 
energy-carrying materials and are better 
fitted for flesh making than for milking. 
Wheat bran alone would not supplement 
these carbohydrate carriers. What you 
should do is to purchase gluten, cotton¬ 
seed or oilmeal, in sufficient quantity that 
assures you that your protein content is 
up to standard. Usually the best results 
follow feeding a ration carrying from 18 
to 21 per cent of protein. Based upon 
such a formula you w r ill find the follow- 
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milk produced, limiting it to 1 lb. of 
grain for each 3% lbs. of milk produced 
per day. Since you do not have any silage 
it would be well to increase the amount of 
clover hay and permit the cows to have 
all of the roughage that they will clean up 
with relish morning and evening. If you 
have corn fodder it could be fed during 
the middle of the day. This would add 
bulk and variety, although very little ac¬ 
tual digestible material is available from 
corn fodder that is not carefully cured 
and stored in the barn. 
You are right in wanting to utilize as 
far as possible the products that you have 
produced on the farm; but it would he 
distinctly to yoi * advantage to buy the 
gluten meal and the oilmeal as suggested, 
for prices at the moment are relatively 
low,, and this combination would make 
you a Tvell balanced ration. 
they will add very little digestible matter 
to the ration. Since you do not have 
succul°nce, make sure that the cow is 
given all of the clover hay that she will 
consume with relish. 
de*ney"to"substitute forthe silage. I think ing combination desirable: Corn 
— ■ ... - ibs.; barley, 300 lbs.; oats, 200 lbs.; 
that this combination will give you better 
results than the one you are feeding. 
2. As to the advisability of construct¬ 
ing a basement barn, I am inclined to be¬ 
lieve that you would be disappointed if 
you carried out such plans, b hile it is 
true that underground stables are 
warmer, it is nevertheless a fact that 
they invariably accumulate dampness, 
and, owing to the fact that they are not 
thoroughly ventilated, they are more apt 
to harbor disease germs and result in 
troubles of various kinds. I should much 
prefer using the other location, which 
would require some excavation, but in the 
end would give you a sanitary stable, 
one that it would be possible to ventilate 
and keep clean and dry. I am mindful, 
however, that it is not easy to give de¬ 
finite advice at long range, and the advice 
of your builder might be well worth ob¬ 
taining. In any event, make sure that 
your stable is going to be dry rather 
than damp, for no one can afford to feed 
high-priced grains to diseased animals or 
those that are kept under conditions in¬ 
viting a lack of vigor and health. 
gluten, 300 lbs.; oilmeal, 200 lbs.; wheat 
bran, 100 lbs.; salt, 20 lbs. 
Feed this grain in proportion to the 
Feeding Family Cow 
Will you give me a balanced ration 
for a grade Guernsey, fresh in Septem¬ 
ber? She is three years old. I have 
been feeding pumpkins in the morning, 
turning to pasture, and corn fodder and 
equal parts of ground oats and bran at 
night. When off from pasture I shall 
have Timothy and clover mixed and corn 
fodder. What would be the best and 
cheapest feed to go with that rough feed? 
New York. R. m. 
Your grade Guernsey cow will scarcely 
keep up her normal flow of milk if she is 
not given some grain to supplement the 
pumpkins and hay as suggested. A use¬ 
ful ration would consist of 30 lbs. of 
cornmeal, 30 lbs. of oats, 20 lbs. of bran, 
20 lbs. of oilmeal, together with as much 
corn fodder as she will clean up during 
the middle of the day, and a generous 
amount of hay morning and evening. So 
far as the pumpkins are concerned, they 
will add variety to the combination, but 
Improving Milk Flow 
I have four cows; one is fresh now and 
the other three will freshen soon. Morn¬ 
ings I feed dry corn fodder and silage, 
all they will clean up, and about 3 qts. of 
grain, mixed as follows: 100 lbs. ground 
shelled corn, 100 lbs. ground oats, 100 lbs. 
cottonseed meal, and 100 lbs. bran. At 
noon I feed nothing but oat straw. At 
night the same as in the morning; but 
instead of grain I feed roots, carrots and 
turnips, chopped fine, and about 4 lbs. per 
cow. I do not feed any hay. J. K. 
Michigan. 
You would obtain better results were 
you to increase the amount of grain that 
you are supplying daily. It would seem 
that you are limiting the grain ration to 
3 qts. fed once a day. It would be readily 
seen that you are feeding a relatively 
large amount of roughage and scarcely 
enough concentrates. I would advise 
feeding quite as much corn at night as 
you are now feeding in the morning, al¬ 
though the mixtui’e of grain wil serve very 
well. I should feed part of the silage in 
the morning and part at night, and feed 
the roots and chopped tubers morning 
and evening as well. If they eat enough 
roughage by giving them the straw once 
a day, ’well and good; but it is clear to 
me that an increased amount of concen* 
trates will bring you the desired results. 
Little Mark, aged five, had been im¬ 
parting to the minister the information 
that his father had a new set of teeth. 
“Indeed !” said the good man. “And what 
is he going to do with the old ones?” 
“Oh,” replied Mark, “I suppose mamma 
will cut ’em down and make me wear 
’em.”—Credit Lost. 
cows? 
How 
Imitations Prove Its Superiority 
Much Milk Will it 
Feeding Holstein Herd 
Will you give me a good ration for my 
‘ They are Holsteins and all good 
size. I have corn silage, Timothy hay 
and Red-top. some clover with it. Hay 
was cut early and did not get wet. home 
make up a ‘ration half cottonseed meal, 
but do not like too much cottonseed, he 
kinds of feed I can get here and the prices 
are: Wheat bran, $2.30; wheat mid¬ 
dlings, $2.30; oilmeal. old process, $3.25; 
cottonseed. $2.90; gluten, $2.90; ground 
oats. $2.40; cornmeal, $2.20, and 800 lbs. 
is all that can be mixed at one time. 
Pennsylv? ia. c - II S> 
Evidently your feed dealer is not giv¬ 
ing you the advantage of the reduced 
prices that prevail on such commodities 
as you have mentioned, for the prices 
.quoted are considerably above the prices 
that ought to prevail under the depres¬ 
sion in grain values. You are quite light 
in making your decision not to feed as 
much as 50 per cent of cottonseed meal. 
Such a quantity carries an extravagant 
amount of protetin, and likewise, owing 
to its concentration, is very apt to be in¬ 
jurious if fed so heavily. Assuming that 
you are desirous of utilizing all ol the 
materials mentioned, you will find the fol¬ 
lowing combination will give you good re¬ 
sults:, Cornmeal, 400 lbs.; ground oats, 
400 lbs.; wheat bran, 200 lbs.; gluten. 
300 lbs.; cottonseed meal. 200 lbs.; oil¬ 
meal. 100 lbs.; wheat middlings, 100 lbs.; 
salt, 20 lbs. 
It is not necessary to include the wheat j 
middlings, although there is. very little 
difference nowadays between bran and 
standard middlings. In addition to the 
grain ration, let the cows have all of the 
mixed hay that they will clean up with 
relish, and feed the silage in two equal 
Prod 
uce? 
That’s what counts in buying your feed. 
Not how much it costs but how much milk it produces. 
How much profit it puts in the bank. 
You will find that the extra milk you get from Larro pays 
not only the extra first cost, but makes you a nice profit 
besides. You can afford to pay three or four cents more 
to feed a cow when you get a quart or two more milk. 
Remember, that no matter how much milk your cows 
are now giving, you are assured that with Larro they 
must give more—or you get your money back. 
Write forthe names of successful dairymen in your 
neighborhood who use Larro year after year for just 
one reason —because it makes more money for them . 
The Larrowe Milling Company 
604 Larrowe Bldg., Detroit, Mich. 
(4) 
“ You Get More Milk 
or Your Money Back** 
