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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
January  20,  1923 
Elwin  Hager- 
veld  Cora—- 
owned  by  A. 
J.  Wi  lli  ams, 
West  Winfield, 
N.  Y.  Age  2 
years  and  7 
months.  Offi¬ 
cial  7  day  rec¬ 
ord:  449  lbs. 
milk  and 2 1.6 9 
lbs.  butter. 
Red  Brand 
Ti-o-ga  Dairy 
Feed  consti  tu- 
ted  her  exclu¬ 
sive  grain 
ration. 
An  Example  of  An 
Individual  Feed  Service 
In  a  preceding  advertisement  we  explained  that  TI-O-GA 
FEED  SERVICE  was  an  individual  service  for  every 
dairyman  and  each  cow  in  his  herd. 
We  stated  also,  that  while  exactly  scientific, 
FEED 
SERVICE 
TI-O-GA 
was  so  simple  and  practicable  that  any  boy  or  girl  who 
could  read  could  easily  apply  it. 
Here  is  an  example  that  illustrates  the  truth  of  our  statement. 
,  If  your  roughage  is  a  low  protein  variety  like  silage,  you  should 
purchase  Red  Brand  'TI-O-GA  Dairy  Feed  to  combine  with  the 
silage  to  form  a  balanced  ration. 
On  the  tag,  attached  to  the  bag,  you  would  find  simple  feeding 
directions  like  those  below. 
Milk 
Given 
Dairy 
Feed 
Succulent* 
or  Roughage 
Hay 
Any  Variety 
6 
4 
30 
6 
10 
5 
30 
6 
16 
6 
30 
6 
22 
7 
32 
6 
27 
8 
35 
6 
32 
10 
36 
6 
37 
11 
37 
6 
42 
12 
40 
6 
47 
14 
40 
6 
52 
15 
40 
6 
57 
17 
40 
6 
62 
18 
40 
6 
Table  for  feeding  Red 
BrandTI-O-GA  Dairy  Feed 
with  succulents  or  low  pro¬ 
tein  Roughage,  including: 
Green  Corn  Fodder,  Silage, 
Roots,  Beet  Pulp,  Green 
Ryd,  Green  Oats,  Green 
Soiling  Crops  and  Green 
Pasture  Grass. 
Amounts  specified  are  in  pounds  per  day. 
In  every  bag  of  TI-O-GA  Dairy  Feed  you  will  find  all  varieties  of 
roughage  classified  into  three  groups;  an  explanation  of  the  proper 
brand  of  TI-O-GA  Dairy  Feed  that  forms  a  balanced  ration  with  each 
group;  and  a  separate  feeding  table  for  each  combination  of  roughage 
and  feed.  Thus, 
Red  Brand  TI-O-GA  Dairy  Feed  to  be  fed  with  low  protein  suc¬ 
culent  roughage;  Silage,  Pasturage,  Green  Fodder,  etc. 
White  Brand  TI-O-GA  Dairy  Feed  to  be  fed  with  medium  pro¬ 
tein  dry  roughage;  Timothy  Hay,  Mixed  Hay,  Corn  Fodder,  etc. 
Blue  Brand  TI-O-GA  Dairy  Feed  to  be  fed  with  high  protein  dry 
roughage;  Clover  Hay,  Alfalfa,  etc. 
Each  combination  produces  the  same  result,  a  balanced  ration  that 
furnishes  the  cow  nutrition  for  maintenance  and  milk  production  at 
lowest  cost. 
Tioga  Mill  &  Elevator  Co.,  Waverly,  N.  Y. 
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Urgi  BRAND 
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Use  the  TI-O-GA  Dairy  Feed 
which  forms  a  balanced  ration 
with  your  own  roughage. 
The  same  careful  service 
is  furnished  with: 
TI-O-GA  CALF  FOOD  for  rais¬ 
ing  calves. 
EGATINE  for  laying  hens. 
CHICATINE  for  growing  chicks. 
TI-O-GA  FANCY  RECLEANED 
SEED  OATS  treated  for  smut. 
MINERAL; 
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$3  Package 
guaranteed  to  give 
satisfaction  or 
money  refunded. 
$1  Package  sufficient 
for  ordinary  cases 
Postpaid  on  receipt  of  price. 
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•Rruises,  Boot  Chafes.  It  is  a 
SAFE  ANTISEPTIC  AND  GERMICIDE 
Does  not  blister  or  remove  the 
hairand  horse  can  be  worked.  Pleasant  to  use. 
$2.  50  a  bottle,  delivered.  Describe  your  case 
for  special  instructions  and  Dook  5  R  free. 
ABSORBINE,  JR.,  antiseptic  liniment  for  mankind,  re¬ 
duce!  Strain!,  Painful,  Knotted,  Swollen  Veim.  Concen¬ 
trated — only  a  few  drop!  required  at  an  application.  Price 
*1.25  per  bottle  at  dealer!  or  delivered. 
W.  F.  YOUNG,  INC.,  88  Temple  St.,  Soringfleld.  Mass. 
Steel  Wheels 
Cheaper  than  any  other  wheels,  pftCT 
figuring  years  or  service.  Make  W  U  w  1 
any  wagon  good  as  new.  Low  I  CCC 
down — easy  to  load.  No  repairs. 
CMDIDCReduced  prices  Catalog  free. 
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HORSE  SHOE  CALKS 
DRIVE  OR  SCREW-SHARP  OR  MUD 
3-8,  7-16.  SI. 30  Box.  9-16.  5-8,  S1.45  Box 
50  calks  to  box.  Parcel  Post  Prepaid  1st.  2nd,  3rd  zones. 
Write  for  complete  price  list  of  calks,  shoes,  punches,  etc. 
THE  MOORE  BROS.  14  Green  St.  ALBANY,  N.  Y. 
Live  Stock  Matters 
By  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Feeding  Value  of  Buckwheat 
Could  you  let  me  know  what  the  feed¬ 
ing  value  of  the  buckwheat  is?  G.  c.  K. 
Ohio. 
The  feeding  value  of  buckwheat  mid¬ 
dlings  or  buckwheat  by-products  is  quite 
generally  underestimated.  The  better 
grades  of  buckwheat,  bran  and  middlings 
carry  from  22  to  28  per  cent  of  protein, 
and  from  42  to  50  per  cent  of  carbo¬ 
hydrates;  100  lbs.  of  buckwheat  mid¬ 
dlings  will  contribute  about  75  lbs.  of 
digestible  nutrients,  which  compares  very 
favorably  With  that  contributed  by  wheat 
or  corn,  especially  when  one  considers 
the  fact  that  buckwheat  middlings  yield 
about  three  times  as  much  protein  as 
corn  and  cob  meal.  It  would  be  pos¬ 
sible  for  you  to  substitute  for  the  buck¬ 
wheat  bran  by  utilizing  wheat  bran  and 
gluten  feed  in  the  proportion  of  six  parts 
of  bran  and  four  parts  of  gluten  feed. 
Rye  for  Live  Stock 
I  have  some  wheat  and  rye  mixed. 
Would  it  be  best  to  grind  this  and  feed 
to  hogs  and  cattle,  or  feed  as  scratch 
grain  to  chickens?  If  fed  to  cattle,  what 
would  be  good  to  use  with  it?  j.  a.  d. 
The  best  results  will  follow  where  a 
grain  mixture  of  wheat  and  rye  is  fed  to 
pigs  rather  than  to  poultry  or  even  dairy 
cows.  It  is  generally  believed  that  rye  is 
not  at  all  suitable  for  use  in  scratch 
grains  intended  for  poultry,  and  it  is  not 
especially  palatable  for  dairy  cows.  It 
can  be  safely  fed  to  growing  pigs  that  are 
being  fattened  for  the  market,  and  has 
substantially  the  same  feeding  value  as 
corn.  A  ration  suitable  for  feeding  grow¬ 
ing  pigs  would  result  from  combining  GO 
lbs.  cornmeal,  30  lbs.  ground  wheat  and 
rye  and  10  lbs.  digester  tankage. 
If  used  in  rations  for  dairy  cows,  a 
mixture  may  consist  of  200  lbs.  of  corn- 
meal.  200  lbs.  ground  wheat  and  rye,  100 
lbs.  wheat  bran.  200  lbs.  gluten,  150  lbs. 
oilmeal  and  150  lbs.  cottonseed  meal. 
Bear  in  mind  the  importance  of  keep¬ 
ing  a  mixture  of  ground  limestone  and 
salt  in  equal  parts  before  the  growing 
pigs  at  all  times,  especially  where  no 
Alfalfa  or  clover  hay  is  available  for 
them  to  pick  over. 
Skim-milk  for  Cows 
I  wish  to  know  whether  it  would  be 
all  right  to  give  the  cows  skim-milk.  I 
sell  my  cream  and  have  lots  of  skim-milk. 
I  should  think  it  would  be  good  for  them. 
I  feed  them  clover  bay,  corn  and  sun¬ 
flower  silage,  and  my  ground  feed  is 
mostly  oats,  so  I  think  the  milk,  with  the 
fat  out  of  it,  then  there  would  be  lots  of 
protein,  which  I  need  for  them.  c.  P.  N. 
Your  proposal  sounds  well,  but  in  prac¬ 
tice  it  does  not  work  advantageously.  In 
the  first  place,  cows  do  not  relish  skim- 
milk.  It  is  difficult  to  teach  them  to 
drink  this  substance,  even  though  water 
be  denied  to  them  and  their  grain  ration 
restricted.  Then  again,  you  are  remind¬ 
ed  that  it  would  require  practically  8  lbs. 
of  skim-milk  to  provide  as  much  protein 
as  1  lb.  of  21  per  cent  feed  would  con¬ 
tribute,  which  would  involve  the  use  of 
rather  extravagant  amounts  of  skim-milk. 
The  digestive  system  of  the  dairy  cow 
has  been  constructed  to  utilize  coarse 
feeds  rather  than  highly  concentrated 
feeds  or  watery  substances  of  this  char¬ 
acter.  If  roughage  and  grain  were  re¬ 
stricted.  then  the  digestive  system  would 
be  disturbed.  Your  skim-milk  had  best 
be  utilized  in  feeding  either  pigs  or  poul¬ 
try,  and  your  cows  should  be  supplied  a 
palatable  roughage,  supplemented  by  a 
grain  ration  of  known  usefulness. 
Use  of  Colostrum 
As  to  the  statement  on  page  1478,  about 
colostrum  or  first  milk  used  as  food,  our 
Swedish  neighbors  buy  it  from  us  for  just 
that  purpose.  They  consider  it  a  great 
treat.  I  asked  for  directions  for  using 
it,  and  made  custards  which  were  very 
greedily  eaten,  till  the  eaters  found  out 
what  it  was  made  from.  If  the  first  milk¬ 
ing  is  used,  use  one  part  colostrum  to 
two  parts  milk,  add  sugar  and  stick  cin¬ 
namon.  cook  in  the  double  boiler  till  thick. 
Serve  when  cold  with  a  tart  fruit  sauo'' 
around  it.  Cranberry  sauce  is  very  good 
With  later  milkings  less  milk  is  used, 
until  by  the  third  or  four  milking  no  other 
milk  is  necessary.  The  Swedes  make  it 
into  a  baked  custard  also,  but  I  have 
never  tried  that.  I  have  been  told  that  it 
was  used  in  making  cheeses  in  rural  Eng¬ 
land  50  years  ago.  ALICE  W.  HYLAN. 
Massachusetts. 
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milk.  Makes  heavy  or  light  cream. 
Different  from  picture,  which 
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Monthly  Payments 
Bowl  a  sanitary  marvel,  easily 
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Western  orders  fitted  from 
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Color  Your  Butter 
“Dandelion  Butter  Color”  Gives  That 
Golden  June  Shade  and  Costs 
Really  Nothing.  Read ! 
Before  churning  add  one-half  teaspoon¬ 
ful  to  each  gallon  of  cream  and  out 
of  your  churn  comes  butter  of  Golden 
June  shade  to  bring  you  top  prices. 
“Dandelion  Butter  Color”  hosts  nothing 
because  each  ounce  used  adds  ounce  of 
weight  to  butter.  Large  bottles  cost  only 
35  cents  at  drug  or  grocery  stores.  Purely 
vegetable,  harmless,  meets  all  State  aud 
National  food  laws.  Used  for  50  years 
by  all  large  creameries.  Doesn't  color 
buttermilk.  Absolutely  tasteless. 
Wells  &  Richardson  Co.,  Burlington,  Vt. 
Real  Economy^ 
Natco  barns  spell 
economy — because 
the  ease  and  speed 
of  erection  assures 
reasonable  first  cost 
and  because  upkeep  is  elimi¬ 
nated.  Comfort— because  the  glazed  walls  of 
Natco  Hollow  Tile  shut  out  drafts,  frost, heat, 
cold,  moisture  and  vermin.  Write  for  your 
copy  of  the  new  Natco  on  the  Farm  Book. 
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Fewer  line  posts,  less  but  equal 
tension,  longer  life,  perfect  self- 
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only  in  Carbo  Patented  Steel 
Posts.  Government  testa  proye 
our  contention.  Can  be  erected  in 
one-half  the  time  at  less  average 
cost  than  wood  posts.  Eliminates 
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CARBO  STEEL  POSTS 
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Morgan  Park,  Chicago,  III. 
KITSELMAN  FENCE 
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Catalog  of  Farm,  Poultry,  Lawn  Fence. 
KITSELMAN  BROS.  Dept.  230MUNCIE,  IND. 
FARM  WAGONS 
High  or  low  wheels 
steel  or  wood— wido 
or  narrow  tires. 
Wagon  parts  of  alt 
kinds.  Wheels  to  fit 
any  running  gear. 
Catalog  illustrated  in  colors  fro#, 
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HEAVES 
Is  your  own  horse  afflicted? 
Use  2  large  cans.  Cost  $2.50. 
Money  back  if  not  satisfactory 
ONE  can  at  $1.25  often  sufficient.  In  powder  form. 
NEWTON’S 
A  veterinary's  compound  for 
Horses,  Cattle  and  Hogs. 
Heaves.  Coughs.  Distemper. 
Indigestion.  Worm  expeller. 
Conditioner.  At  dealers'  or 
by  parcel  post. 
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A  More  Efficient  Food  Cooker 
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FARMERS’  FAVORITE 
FEED  COOKER 
Burn  chunks,  long-  sticks,  or  cobs.* 
Heat  water  quicker;  boil  spraying 
mix.  sorghum  or  sap  ;  render  lard  ; 
make  soap  ;  can  vegetables  and  fruit. 
Pays  for  itself  in  fatter  pigs,  more 
milk,  more  winter  eggs. 
Sizes — 25  gala,  to  100  gals,  capa¬ 
city.  Write  for  literature  and 
prices— and  money  back  offer. 
CHAMPION  MILK  COOLER  CO. 
Dept-  201  Cortland,  N.  Y. 
Successor  to  Lewis  Mfg.  Co. 
