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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 28, 1021 
Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
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Underfed Cow 
Can you advise what to do or feed so 
that my cow will fleshen up and be 
smooth haired? She has a calf that is 
now five weeks old. I feed her dairy feed 
morning and night. n. w. 
New York. 
Evidently you are underfeeding your 
cow. I take it from your inquiry that 
you are purchasing all of the feeds fed. 
and I would suggest that you buy one of 
the ready prepared dairy rations and feed 
your cow from 6 to 10 lbs. of mixed feed 
per day. Usually it is desirable to feed 1 lb. 
of grain for each 3% or 4 lbs. of milk pro¬ 
duced per day. Since your cow is thin 
and you desire to fatten her, it will be 
necessary to feed more grain. Mixtures 
containing corn, oats and hominy and a 
variety of concentrates are best suited for 
fattening purposes. Allow the cow to 
have all of the roughage that she will 
consume with relish, but remember that 
it is necessary to feed a generous amount 
of grain in order to obtain flesh under the 
conditions you have described. In the 
absence of pasture grass, use moistened 
beet pulp to provide succulence. 
desire to feed this calf new milk and that 
when the calf is three weeks old you 
want to use some substitute feed. You 
do not state whether you will have any 
skim-milk available for such feeding. In 
the absence of both new and skim-milk I 
should advise you to use one of the popu¬ 
lar brands of prepared calf meals and 
that the products selected be fed as di¬ 
rected on the packages. Many dairymen 
who sell market milk are using prepared 
calf meals with a great deal of success 
and report that they have been able to 
produce average gains much cheaper than 
it would be possible to obtain them in case 
skiui-milk or new milk was used. It is 
surprising how calves will commence to 
nibble away at Alfalfa or clover hay at 
a very early age, and even if the prepared 
calf meals are used it is well to keep 
before the calf at all times small grain 
mixtures consisting of middlings, oats and 
bran, and thus make sure that the calf is 
to be well nourished. Clean utensils and 
clean quarters are very essential in calf 
feeding, otherwise digestive disorders and 
scours will be encountered. 
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Feeding Six Cows 
I am feeding six cows, and would like 
to know the right dairy ration. I feed 
Timothy and clover for roughage and one 
part cornmeal. one part wheat bran, one 
part oilmeal. two parts gluten. I have 
no silage. F. and ir. c. 
New York. 
The addition of more corn will improve 
this ration, particularly if the cows have 
access to pasture grass. The products 
that you have ideniified arc all well suited 
for milk production. However, more 
variety involving the use of more cereal 
by-products would be advantageous. If 
you could secure one of the better grades 
of compounded feeds to use in conjunction 
with this shovel mixture I am inclined to 
believe that yon would obtain better re¬ 
sults. In the absence of silage use moist¬ 
ened beet pulp, but if the cows are on 
pasture the question of succulence would 
be of less importance. Beet pulp has 
substantially the same feeding value as 
cornmeal and in additiou increases the 
digestibility of its companion feeds; hence 
it would he an advantage to use some of 
this pulp in any event. 
Those who take the trouble to learn the knack 
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"Wo are more than pleased with the milker: it 
is a dandy; the cows rather there was no such 
thing as hand milking—but it takes thirty days 
for some of them to find it out. 1 couldn’t send 
the machine back if I wanted to, as my men 
would both quit." 
L. F. MURPHY, Hartford, Wis. 
Have had the milker three weeks, and am milk¬ 
ing 22 cows at present. Will milk eight more 
soon, and am very much pleased with the work 
of the machine. The cows have become used to 
it. The milking job is not to be dreaded any 
more. Two men can do the work with the milker 
that would take four to milk by hand. 
T. HUGH SMITH, Route 3, Brookhaven. Miss. 
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Trouble with Pig 
I wish advice regarding a pig bought 
about a month ago. It was three or four 
months old when we purchased it. and 
although we have tried many different 
things it does not thrive. We feed it 
milk, cornmeal and bran. It eats fairly 
well, hut not, with the zest of a perfectly 
normal pig. We keep it very clean, and 
move the pen often. C. \v. N. 
New Jersey. 
The ration that you are feeding your 
pig is well suited for growth and develop¬ 
ment. It is hard to beat cornmeal and 
skim-milk as a combination for growing 
pigs. White middlings would be prefer¬ 
able to wheat bran, for the latter is in¬ 
clined to be constipating and ill-suited for 
use in swine feeding. From your descrip¬ 
tion it occurs to me that the pig has not 
inherited genuine feeding qualities, and 
possibly he does not come from a family 
noted for economical pork production. It 
is possible that he may be infested with 
internal parasites, which a dose consisting 
of a teaspoonful of turpentine mixed with 
two tablespoons of raw linseed oil would 
evacuate. Deny the pig access to all feed 
for 24 hours and give him this concoction 
in a pint of milk. Let him drink it out 
of the trough rather than undertake to 
dose him with the medicine. Provide him 
with a mineral mixture consisting of 
equal parts, of salt, charcoal, bonemeal, 
ground limestone and sulphur. Make 
sure that he is free from lice, and if they 
are present either as crawlers or as nits, 
get after them with crude oil and a scrub 8 
bing brush. 
Raising Heifer Calf 
I have a heifer calf three weeks old 
which I wish to raise. Will you advise 
at what age to start feeding, and what, 
and how much to feed? J. M. T. 
New Jersey. 
We are assuming that it is not your 
Poor Milkers 
I bought some cowe lately. They do 
not give very much milk. What can I 
feed these cows to get more milk? What 
is the best food for cows when you have 
no silage? s. M. 
Ohio. 
You have failed to identify any rough- 
age or grain that you have available for 
feediug your cows. Under the circum¬ 
stances I am assuming that it is neces¬ 
sary to purchase all of your grains and 
concentrates. This being the case, I 
should recommend the use of one of the 
standard brands of compounded feeds, for 
their use will save you the annoyance and 
trouble of mixing the various materials 
during the busy season of the year. Fur¬ 
thermore, their use insures variety, and 
under average farm conditions will. I am 
sure, give better results than any shovel 
mixture you might assemble. In the ab¬ 
sence of silage I should use moistened 
beet pulp. Soak the dried pulp for 12 
hours before feeding and mix the grain 
with the moistened beet pulp at feeding 
time. Should you have available such 
homegrown products as corn or oats they 
can conveniently be mixed with the com¬ 
pounded feeds that you select and feed 
with good results. 
Ration with Oats 
I have a large herd of Ilolsteins, and 
my silage is gone. I have oats to grind 
and good clover hay. Would you send 
me a good shovel mixture to use all the 
oats I can to good advantage? J. s. E. 
New York. 
Under the conditions you have de¬ 
scribed I should use a mixture consisting 
of two parts of cornmeal, five parts of 
ground oats and three parts of cottonseed 
meal. If the cows are high in flesh and 
the grass is luxuriant it would he ad¬ 
visable to add one or two parts of corn 
gluten meal to this combination. I should 
continue the use of some clover hay if 
the cows will eat it, even after the ani¬ 
mals have been turned out to pasture. 
Feed the grain in proportion to the daily 
production. Frequently it is necessary to 
try out varying amounts of grain in order 
to make sure that the correct amount is 
being supplied. If the addition of grain 
does not promote an increase in the flow 
of milk, decrease f he amount of grain 
and see if the flow of milk remains con¬ 
stant. If so, you are feeding too much 
grain. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
June 1—Ilolsteins. Dispersal of Fair- 
view Stock Farm’s herd at Anderson, 
Ind. O. L. .Tanney, owner. 
June 3 — Guernseys. Fond du Lac 
County combination sale. Charles L. 
Hill, manager. 
June 7—Ayrshires. Springfield, Mass. 
A. H. Sagendorph, manager, Spencer, 
Mass. 
June 0 — Michigan Aberdeen - Angus 
Bn lers’ Association sale, Fast Lansing, 
Mica. Ward Hathaway, Ovid, Mich., 
secretary. 
June 22—Ohio Aberdeen-Angus Breed¬ 
ers’ Association sale, Fair Grounds, 
Columbus, O. C. D. Littleton, Kenton, 
O., secretary. 
AYRSHIRES 
Third National 
Ayrshire Sale 
SPRING* 
FIELD, 
MASS. 
JUNE 
7 
1921 
50 HEAD 
CATALOGUE 
ADDRJSSS 
ARTHUR. H. SAGENDORPH 
BOX 383 
SPENCER, MASS. 
FOIC 
SOUTHFARM 
AYRSHIRES 
We are offering animals of all ages for sale. 
Let us know your wants. Visitors welcome. 
GEORGE A. CROSS. Mgr. - Willoughbv, Ohio 
Rug’g'ed Producing' Ayrshires 
The herd has a strictly business atmosphere and 
they are bred for a maximum production of milk 
and butter fat. You’ll be surm ised at the price and 
Quality offered. Crestmont Farm, Sunbury, Pa. 
HOLSTEINS j 
A ROYALLY BRED YOUNGSTER 
Born November 7, 1920 
His sire is one of the best known sons of 
KING LYONS, out of a 35-lb. daughter of 
KING SEGIS. His dam has a 22.37 lb. 
record at three years of age. 
Pedigree will be sent at your request 
G. G. BURLINGAME CAZENOVIA, N. Y. 
7-8 HOLSTEIN 
Heifer Calves 
each express paid, 
lots of 5. 30 registered 
Carlings, 15 registered 
6 months old. 10 reg- 
bulls, dams records 
up to 34 lbs. of butter in 7 
days. 20 registered cows and 
heifers in carload lots. 
JOHN C. REAGAN, Tully. N.Y 
rA ROYALLY BRED x 
YOUNGSTER 
Here i« a show bull, born in December by a 
31-lb. bull and out of • 24-lb. cow of excellent 
individuality. He is priced aa a real bargain. 
Write for pedigree and price to KOKEBV 
DAIRY FARM, Barrytown, New York 
Reg. Holstein Heifer Calves 
Bred right, raised right, priced right. Write us to¬ 
day for details ELITE STOCK FARM 
F. H. RIVENBURGH, Prop. MunnsvllU, N. Y. 
$150 Buys a Reg. Holstein BULL 
Lyons Kag Apple Perseous. Calved, Dec. 1st, 1919. 
Sire has 9 tested daughter* above 30 pounds. Data 
is by 30-pound son of Rag Apple Korndyke, who 
has a 37-pound daughter. Address 
C. K. BIO WELL, Jr. Holland Dairy Farm MiKord, N. J. 
FIVE REG. ZE3TOLSTEIN HEIFERS 
4 to 5 months old, from 31-lb. lire. One Bull, 7 months 
old, 31-lb. sire, Grand Champion at Statu Fair. All have 
straight back lines. Price $550. STEVENS BROS., ITltion N.T. 
H olsteln-Frleslan Heifer and Hull Calvoi. Pure bred register 
ed and high grade. Splendid individuals and breeding 
Keg. Luroo Pigs. BR0WNCR0FT FARMS. McGraw. Csrilaml Cl., N.V 
For Sale—Holstein Bull &rea^ re forCvie e e U . y u5: 
usually fine pedigree reeord. FRIENDLY FARM, Wsd Nyack, N.V. 
HORSES 
U. S. Government 
Thoroughbred Stallion 
DELAWARE 
Standing for service at 
CORNWALL, N. Y. 
Bay, foaled 1916. Height, 16 hands. 
Weight, 1150 lbs. 
Sire, Ormondale by Ormonde. 
Dam, Livonia by Star Shoot. 
Standing under usual terms of 
Remount Service. Address 
W. R. WATKINS, Cornwall, N. Y. 
Shetland Ponies Seliring,Ohio. Oldest 
herd in biggest Shetland Producing County in U. 8. 
