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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 17, 1924 
Official yearly record at the age of 2 years and 2 months, 19,136.00 pounds milk 
and 726.00 pounds butterfat. 
Red Brand TI-O-GA Dairy Feed 
“Produces More Milk” 
Mr. H. D. Seely, owner of Maple Knoll Farm, Goshen, Orange County, 
N. Y., is a prominent breeder of Holstein Friesian Cattle. His herd is 
“Federal Accredited.” Following is a copy of a letter received from him 
dated April 8th, 1924 : 
Tioga Mill and Elevator Co., Waverly, N. Y. 
Dear Sirs:—We have recently finished yearly records on the three junior 
two-year old heifers as follows: 
Maple Knoll Handsome - 19,136.0 lbs. milk, 726.60 lbs. fat 
Maple Knoll Tillie - - - 17,172.8 “ “ 624.74 
Maple Knoll Trilby Burke - 16,425.1 “ “ 566.85 _ 
I think these records speak very well for the heifers and also for Red 
Brand Tioga Dairy Feed, for that was theit exclusive grain ration during 
the entire test period (365 days) and for two months previous. I consider 
it a real good test feed. Very truly yours, (Signed) H. D. SEELY. 
Mr. Seely has been feeding Red Brand 
Tioga Dairy Feed during the past twenty 
months in which time he has made other 
high official yearly records. He has also 
made a number of seven-day records from 
two-year-old heifers averaging over 20 
pounds of butter, all of which were made 
by feeding Red Brand Tioga Dairy Feed, 
the exclusive grain ration. 
When Tioga Dairy Feeds are fed as 
Instructed the milk and butter yields are 
always above the average. (Directions 
come with every bag.) 
Red Brand Tioga Dairy Feed should be 
fed with low protein succulent roughage. 
White Brand Tioga Dairy Feed should 
be fed with medium protein dry roughage. 
Blue Brand Tioga Dairy Feed should 
be fed with high protein dry roughage. 
If your dealer hasn’t Tioga Dairy Feeds, 
write us and we’ll see that you are 
supplied 
TIOGA MILL AND ELEVATOR CO. 
Waverly, N. Y. 
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Use the TI-O-GA Dairy Feed 
which forms a balanced ration 
with your own roughage 
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Breeding Milk Goats 
At what age does the milk goat breed? 
What is the period of gestation? What 
is the average period of lactation? Can 
the milk be churned into butter? About 
how frequently does the doe breed? 
Beaver Falls, Pa. w. E. K. 
A doe will breed sometimes as early as 
two or three months of age, but should 
not be allowed to do so until well mature, 
which is at about 18 months old. The 
period of gestation is 21 weeks, about five 
months. 
The average lactation of good milkers 
is about what one may expect of a cow ; 
some does w T ill milk for two years if not 
bred; 10 months is a fair average for 
Nubians, but of course the milk yield 
will fall as the length of the lactation 
period continues. 
Goats’ milk makes fine butter, but it is 
white in color. 
Breed does only once in 12 months, al¬ 
though they will accept the attention of 
the male soon after becoming fresh. The 
rutting period is from September to 
March, but many does will breed outside 
of this time. willet kandael. 
Using Bacteria in the Silo 
A year ago last Fall we suggested to a 
number of farmers the use of bacteria 
when filling their silos. The use of this 
bacteria is figured on much the same the¬ 
ory as that of using a “starter” in but¬ 
ter making. There are various ferments 
which go on in the .silo. Some may result 
in mold or rot, which of course means a 
very poor quality of silage. Others wfill 
change the corn into wholesome food, 
and the difference between good and poor 
silage will depend on the kind and quality 
of these ferments and how they are start¬ 
ed. If the good ones can be started first 
they will monopolize the process and 
make high quality silage. If the molds 
and low quality ferments get control we 
shall have a mess of nasty stuff, hardly 
fit for feeding. It happens sometimes 
that the silo is right and the corn in good 
condition, yet the silage is inferior, be¬ 
cause molds started and controlled the 
process. In butter making it is possible 
to make a uniformly fine product by 
handling the cream properly and using 
the right kind of a starter, either a little 
buttermilk from a good churning or the 
bacteria separated and cultured by the 
chemist. As an experiment, batches of 
butter have been made, smelling almost 
as bad as a skunk, because the cream 
was “started” with inferior bacteria. 
Nearly 20 farmers used the silo bac¬ 
teria at our suggestion. Most of them 
tried it on what is known as “mock si¬ 
lage” ; that is, dried cornstalks, with the 
ears snapped off and left exposed in the 
field for several weeks. We all know 
that in a wet Fall this shocked corn is 
poor stuff for feeding. There are many 
damp and moldy stalks which the stock 
reject. When farmers are short of feed 
they sometimes husk this corn and cut 
the stalks into the silo, pouring in enough 
water to keep it moist. In too many 
cases the moldy stalks start the wrong 
kind of ferment and the result is a lot of 
stuff hardly fit for manure. When the 
stalks are all bright and dry, such 
“silage” often makes a fair feed, but usu¬ 
ally there is too much mold and rot. We 
thought this would give the best test of 
value for the bacteria. These farmers 
handled the stalks as they usually do, 
and poured in the bacteria according to 
directions. In practically every case the 
result was evident. Where directions 
were followed regarding the use of water 
the stalks gave good feed. In some cases 
it seemed much like regular silage. There 
was but little mold, as the silage bacteria 
seemed to start first and get in ahead of 
the rots and molds. It was, on the whole, 
very encouraging, and we believe the plan 
is a practical one. We hear of cases 
where farmers use skim-milk and butter¬ 
milk when filling the silo to start these 
ferments, and the plan almost invariably 
results in an improved quality of silage. 
It will at least be a form of insurance, 
and we believe that in time the method 
will become about as common as that of 
inoculating the seed or soil for legumes. 
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