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T* RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 10, 1921 
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Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Feeding Family Cow 
U ill you give me a feed formula for 
my family cow? I have the following 
feeds: Clover hay. dried beet pulp, and 
can get the following: Corn meal, ground 
oats, bran, middlings, oilmeal and cotton¬ 
seed meal. e. e. av. 
Michigan. 
Allow your family cow all of the clover 
hay that she will clean up twice daily, 
and let her have all of the corn fodder 
that she will pick over and consume dur¬ 
ing the middle of the day. As a grain 
ration use a mixture consisting of 35 lbs. 
cornmeal. 25 lbs. bran, 20 lbs. gluten 
meal, 10 lbs. oilmeal, 10 lbs. middlings. 
Beet pulp moistened 12 hours before 
feeding provides succulence and likewise 
increases the digestibility of the compan¬ 
ion feeds. I should feed 3 or 4 lbs. of 
this material in two separate feedings, 
morning and evening. In order to obtain 
maximum production I should feed 1 lb. 
of the grain for each 314 lbs. of milk pro¬ 
duced per day, in addition to all of the 
roughage that the cow will consume. Add 
one per cent of salt to the grain ration, 
and see that the cow is provided Avith all 
the water that she will drink two or three 
times a day. 
secure some Alfalfa or clover hay to feed 
in conjunction with the grain ration. I 
have omitted cocoa meal at $37 per ton, 
for at this price one cannot justify its 
use. It would be to your advantage, un¬ 
less you have silage or mangel beets, to 
secure some dry beet pulp and feed it 
twice daily after it has been moistened 
12 hours previous to being fed. 
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Ration With Mixed Hay 
How is this ration for milk with mixed 
hay, prices considered, or could you 
give me a better one? 200 lbs. ground 
oats, $4; 100 lbs. cottonseed meal. $2.85; 
200 lbs. buckwheat meal. $3.20: 100 lbs. 
bran. $1.00: 100 lbs. meal. $1.60. 
Mills do not keep gluten feed or beet 
pulp. I haA r e nine cows to feed. 
West Virginia. c. av. t. 
I should add 50 lbs. of cottonseed meal. 
100 lbs. of bran and 150 lbs. of linseed 
meal to the proposed ration. As it uoav 
stands, your mixture is low in protein, 
high in fiber and relatively low in energy. 
The buckwheat, meal is undoubtedly .buck¬ 
wheat middlings, and must be considered 
a carbohydrate carrier. If if is impossible 
for you to secure the oilmeal. then you 
could increase the cottonseed meal pro¬ 
portionately. I should much prefer the 
use of linseed meal, however, to supple¬ 
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Mixing a Ration 
I want to mix my own cow feed, using 
com-and-cob. ground oats, cottonseed 
meal, bran and salt, but do not know the 
parts to use. m. b. av. 
I Pennsylvania. 
I A useful grain ration from the ingre- 
| dients mentioned would be 400 lbs. of 
j corn-and-cob meal. 200 lbs. of oats. 250 
lbs. of cottonseed meal, 150 lbs. of bran, 
15 lbs. of salt. 
There is a difference of opinion as to 
whether one can safely rely upon cotton¬ 
seed meal to provide all of the protein 
necessary to balance a ration of this 
character, and. since you are using coru- 
and-cob meal, together Avifh oats and 
bran, all of which are bulky feeds, it is 
my opinion that it would be entirely safe 
to use as much as 25 per cent of cotton- 
I seed meal in a ration. The addition of 
100 lbs. of glute^ meal or 100 lbs. of lin¬ 
seed meal would no doubt improve the 
character and quality of this ration. 
Especially is this true since you do not 
have a legume hay. 
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High Feed Prices 
Woul you make a up a balanced ration 
from the following feeds for dry cows? 
I would like a ration that will giVe the 
best results considering the cost. Gluten 
meal. ton. $41; linseed meal. $53; corn- 
meal. 20 per cent protein. $37; cotton¬ 
seed meal. 36 per cent protein. $47; stock 
meal. $33; white middlings, $27. I have 
crab grass and pea hay mixed and corn 
fodder for roughage. w. n. 
Virginia. 
The prices you quote are not entirely 
in accord with prevailing markets. It 
ought to be possible for you to secure 
gluten meal r.nd linseed meal at consid¬ 
erably less than the valuation given. 
However, using the figures submitted, I 
should combine the ingredients in the fol¬ 
lowing proportions: Cornmeal. 350 lbs.; 
standard white middlings. 300 lbs.; cot- 
I tonseed meal. 150 lbs.; linseed meal, 100 
lbs.; gluten meal. 100 lbs. 
Allow the animals all of the roughage 
that they will consume, and if possible 
Feeding Fresh Cow 
I wish a ration for cow fresh two 
weeks ago. Jersey-Holstein. about six 
years old. I have hay AA'ith some clover, 
and some hay without clover, what is 
called around here June hay. I have 
cornstalks and can get any kind of grains. 
V hat per cent of salt Avould you adA'ise 
to each 100 lbs. of grain? I am getting 
20 lbs. of milk per day. A\ r . P. 
Connecticut. 
I should use the clover hay for feeding 
my grade Jersey-Holstein coav. and allow 
her all of this leafy roughage that she 
would clean up with relish. The so- 
called June hay is perhaps quack grass or 
Red-top, and is ill adapted for milk cows. 
A grain ration consisting of 3*4 lbs. of 
corn. 2*4 lbs. of bran and 2 lbs. of gluten 
feed will be sufficient for a 1.000-lb. cow 
yielding 20 lbs. of milk per day. The 
addition of 3 or 4 lbs. daily of dry beet 
pulp would provide the necessary succu¬ 
lence. The pulp should be soaked for 12 
hours previous to being fed. As to the 
approximate amount of salt to provide in 
rations intended for dairy cows, I should 
say that from 1 to IN. per cent is ordi¬ 
narily used. 
Breeds of Domestic Rabbits 
Will you tell us the difference between 
the large breeds iff rabbits? Which is 
best suited for the farmer to raise for 
meat, considering size, quality, hardi¬ 
ness. prolificacy, etc.? Some of the large 
gray ones do well on pasture, like the 
wild ones here. e. av. s. 
Newport. Va. 
Three breeds of rabbits are to be con¬ 
sidered on the farm f<»r meat purposes, the 
Flemish Giant, averaging 13 lbs. at ma¬ 
turity: tiie Rufus Red Belgian bare, av¬ 
eraging 7 lbs., and the New Zealand Red, 
averaging 10 lbs. For the South all three 
will do. but in the North I would elim¬ 
inate the last named, which is not ac¬ 
climated. Since only young stock is con¬ 
sidered for meat purposes, let us see 
Avhich is the most economical. 
The Flemish Giants are heavy feeders- 
and are not ready for market until eight 
months old. They should then weigh 10 
lbs. When young they grow heavy bones 
to the detriment of the meat, which is 
rather coarse of texture, and not so fine 
in llavor as that of the Belgian hare. The 
time of care (eight months) is rather 
long. Their skin is the biggest of the 
three varieties, and the pure white skins 
command a premium in the fur market, 
but at the present stage of the fur mar¬ 
ket if is hardly worth Avhile considering. 
For hotel business this heavy breed is to 
be preferred. 
The Rufus Red Belgian is very eco¬ 
nomical with food, and is marketable at 
the age of four months, when it should 
weigh •> lbs. Its bones are light and the 
meat fine and excellent in flavor; tastes 
much like chicken. Since the size is 
nearer to what the average family Avill 
consume in one or two meals, this breed 
is to be preferred for private trade and 
home consumption. The time of care is 
the shortest, and the turnover of the in¬ 
vestment faster, which is important for 
the commercial rabbit farm. 
The New Zealand Red is not ready for 
market as early as the Belgian hare, but 
weighs a little more. The cost of produc¬ 
tion is relatively higher, and the quality 
of the meat is not up to the standard of 
the Belgian hare. 
My choice A\ r ould be between the Flem¬ 
ish Giant and the Belgian hare. If beauty 
and racy appearance is to be considered 
besides the commercial end of it, I Avould 
raise the Belgian hare. f. d. g. 
Lump on Jaw 
I have a pig about two months old 
which has a swelling on the right side of 
jaw as large as my fist. It does not 
seem to trouble him any, as he eats and 
plays as husky as CA'er, but I should like 
to know what it is and what I should do 
for it. a. L. 
Ncav York. 
A bruise probably caused the lump and 
an abscess may form and have to be 
opened for liberation of pus. Meanwhile 
apply tinctui’e of iodine every other day. 
A diseased tooth might also cause such 
a lump, but the animal AA'ould not he able 
perfectly to masticate food. 
