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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
January  13,  1923 
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Neighbors  who 
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Reuben  Dunckel 
E.  Ellis  Ellwood  1 
Paul  W.  Dakin  | 
Fraser  Showerman 
Reuben  Swartz 
Frank  Bellinger 
George  Bellinger 
Elmer  Klock 
Wilbur  Saltsman 
Raymond  Grouse 
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Nestled  in  the  valley  among  the  sheltering 
trees  is  the  homestead  of  John  S.  Elwobd, 
one  of  the  men  who  is  contributing  to  the 
high  standing  of  New  York  State  as  a  pro 
ducer  of  dairy  products.  While  the  picture 
above  fails  to  do  justice  to  the  beauty  of 
the  farm  and  the  merits  of  Mr.  Elwood’s 
Guernseys,  it  does  reflect  the  substantial 
character  of  his  equipment. 
And,  as  might  be  expected,  he  does  his 
milking  with  a  Burrell,  because  It  Milks 
the  Cows  Clean.  Moreover,  he  has  used 
his  Burrell  continuously  for  the  last  13 
years,  and,  as  quoted  in  the  headline  of  this 
advertisement,  he  never  strips  by  hand  and 
says  that  he  never  will.  Mr.  Elwood  be* 
lieves  that  “one  of  the  quickest  ways  to 
spoil  a  good  cow  is  by  milking  her  a  while 
by  machine  and  then  finishing  by  hand.’* 
Even  at  the  beginning  he  refused  to  strip 
his  cows,  firm  in  the  conviction  that  the 
way  to  get  satisfaction  from  his  Burrell 
Milker  was  to  use  the  machine  constantly 
and  entirely. 
Mr.  Elwood’s  long  experience  shows  the 
practical  service  of  a  Burrell  Milker — the 
kind  that  thousands  of  other  Burrell  users 
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Live  Stock  Questions 
Answered  by  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Allowance  of  Concentrates;  Vinegar 
Grains 
In  Henry’s  “Feeds  and  Feeding”  I  find 
on  page  399  the  proper  concentrate  al¬ 
lowance  for  dairy  cows.  Investigators 
differ  as  to  the  most  economical  allow¬ 
ance,  but  they  seem  to  think  from  4  lbs. 
to  8  lbs.  is  the  best  amount  to  feed  for 
economy’s  sake.  Will  you  give  your 
opinion  as  to  the  most  economical  amount 
for  Guernseys  yielding  from  30  to  40  lbs. 
of  milk  daily,  where  one  depends  on 
clover  or  mixed  hay  and  no  silage  for 
roughage.  Are  vinegar  grains  the  same 
as  malt  sprouts?  e.  d. 
Burlingham,  N.  Y. 
There  are  so  many  factors  involved  in 
your  problem  that  a  direct  answer  is 
scarcely  possible.  The  amount  of  grain 
that  is  to  be  fed  a  dairy  cow  in  milk 
should  be  determined  by  the  quantity  of 
milk  produced.  The  three  cardinal  prin¬ 
ciples  upon  which  successful  feeding  is 
based  are  as  follows: 
1.  Allow  the  cow  all  of  the  roughage 
that  she  will  clean  up  with  relish. 
2.  For  4  per  cent  milk  feed  1  lb.  of 
grain  for  each  3%  lbs.  of  milk  produced 
per  day  ;  or  feed  as  many  pounds  of  grain 
per  day  as  the  cow  produces  in  butterfat 
in  a  week.* 
3.  Provide  succulence  in  the  form  of 
silage,  mangels,  or  moistened  beet  pulp. 
All  of  the  silage  that  she  will  clean  up 
should  be  allowed ;  practically  all  of  the 
beets  that  she  will  consume,  and  not 
more  than  25  lbk.  of  the  moistened  beet 
pulp  per  day.  It  is  not  necessary  to  feed 
beet  pulp  or  mangels  when  silage  is  avail¬ 
able  ;  and  nothing  is  gained  by  feeding 
both  mangels  and  beet  pulp. 
This  system  provides  that  the  cow  should 
remain  constant  in  weight,  assuming  that 
she  is  in  good  condition  at  freshening 
time.  If  she  gains  in  weight  and  does 
not  maintain  her  milk  production,  then 
it  is  wise  to  decrease  the  amount  of  grain, 
although  the  roughage  and  succulence  re¬ 
main  constant  quantities. 
You  are  no  doubt  aware  that  to  use  an 
arbitrary  amount,  say  from  4  lbs.  to  8 
lbs.  of  grain  per  day,  would  be  unwise, 
for  there  is  such  a  wide  variation  in  the 
daily  production  of  milk  cows.  The 
herdsman  who  feeds  in  proportion  to  the 
daily  production  can  make  500  lbs.  of 
grain  go  nearly  twice  as  far  as  would  the 
man  who  would  feed  each  cow,  regardless 
of  her  production,  the  same  amount  of 
concentrates. 
For  a  Guernsey  cow  in  good  average 
flesh,  producing  40  lbs.  of  5  per  cent  milk, 
it  would  be  prudent  to  allow  her  14  lbs. 
of  grain  and  all  of  the  roughage  and  suc¬ 
culence  that  she  would  consume.  If  she 
would  produce  the  same  amount  of  milk 
on  a  reduced  amount  of  grain  it  would 
be  economy  to  feed  less  material.  On  the 
other  hand,  if  the  addition  of  a  pound  or 
two  of  grain  would  proportionately  in¬ 
crease  the  flow  of  milk  it  would  not  be 
injurious.  A  ration  must  be  satisfying, 
palatable,  and  at  the  same  time  provide  a 
sufficient  amount  of  digestible  nutrients 
to  afford  maintenance  and  enable  the  cow 
to  produce  the  minimum  flow  of  milk.  It 
is  not  feasible  to  mix  up  a  different  feed 
mixture  for  each  cow  in  the  stable ;  but 
it  is  practicable  to  carefully  regulate  the 
amount  of  grain  fed  to  the  average  daily 
production  of  each  animal. 
Vinegar  grains  are  not  the  same  as 
malt  sprouts.  The  former  are  high  in 
fiber,  low  in  digestibility,  and  are  not  as 
palatable  as  the  old-fashioned  malt 
sprouts. 
Sulphur  Fumigation  to  Destroy  Mice; 
Barn  Temperature 
Can  sulphur  be  used  for  extermination 
of  mice?  If  sulphur  is  burned  in  rooms 
or  cellar  of  house,  will  it  drive  mice 
away?  What  is  the  proper  temperature 
for  a  dairy  barn?  MRS.  J.  S.  E. 
Kennedy,  N.  Y. 
It  is  scarcely  possible  to  use  sulphur 
as  a  disinfectant  in  dairy  barns.  _  It  is 
next  to  impossible  to  close  the  windows 
and  openings  to  make  them  airtight, 
which  is  necessary  for  fumigation  with 
sulphur  fumes.  So  far  as  I  know  the 
best  agency  for  eliminating  mice  from 
barns  is  cats,  for  they  do  not  respond  to 
poisoning  as  do  rats.  For  eliminating 
mice  from  cellars  and  rooms  in  houses, 
the  common  spring  traps,  baited  with 
cheese,  are  very  efficient.  .Buy  a  dozen 
of  the  traps,  number  them  with  a  piece 
of  chalk  on  the  back,  wash  them  fre¬ 
quently  to  keep  them  attractive,  and  the 
trouble  complained  of  will  be  cured.  The 
correct  temperature  for  dairy  barns  is 
50°  F. 
Weather  Signs 
The  caterpiller  weather  signs  noted  re¬ 
cently  bring  to  mind  the  old  Indian’s 
cornhusk  sign,  which,  by  the  way,  is  a 
sign  that  absolutely  never  fails.  It  is  as 
follows:  “The  old  Indian  says,  ‘If  the 
eonhusks  are  extra  thick  and  heavy,  the 
Winter  is  going  to  be  colder  than  the 
Summer ;  if  the  husks  are  extra  thin, 
barely  covering  the  kernels,  the  Summer 
will  be  warmer  than  the  Winter;  and  if 
the  husks  are  just  average,  not  thick  or 
thin,  you  cau  depend  on  the  Winter  be¬ 
ing  cold  and  the  Summer  warm.’  ” 
Pennsylvania.  a.  I.  LOOP. 
