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Live  Stock  Questions 
Answered  by  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Feeding  Family  Cow 
ill  you  tell,  me  a  ration  for  our  fam¬ 
ily  cow V  She  is  due  to  freshen  the  first 
week  of  April.  I  have  poor  hay,  ground 
oats,  gluten,  eornmeal,  middlings,  bran, 
and  perhaps  can  get  beet  pulp.  c.  L. 
Connecticut. 
Until  your  family  cow  freshens  I 
should  provide  her  generously  with  a 
ration  consisting  of  three  parts  of  eorn¬ 
meal,  three  parts  of  ground  oats,  two 
parts  of  bran,  one  part  of  linseed  meal 
and  one  part  of  gluten  feed.  I  should 
feed  her  from  5  to  0  lbs.  of  this  ration 
per  day,  depending  upon  her  condition. 
It  is  well  to  have  her  in  good  condition 
and  vigor  during  her  dry  period,  and  she 
will  gain  in  weight  every  day  until  calv¬ 
ing  time. 
Just  previous  to  calving  I  should  re¬ 
duce  the  ration  to  equal  parts  <>f  oats 
and  bran  and  feed  her  this  combination 
until  all  the  inflammation  has  disap¬ 
peared  from  the  udder.  When  conditions 
are  normal  I  should  use  a  ration  consist¬ 
ing  of  three  parts  of  oats,  two  parts  of 
eornmeal,  one  of  linseed,  one  of  cotton¬ 
seed,  one  of  gluten  and  two  of  bran.  Ten 
pounds  of  this  mixture  per  day  would  be 
necessary  for  a  cow  giving  30  ibs.  of 
milk.  In  addition,  I  should  provide  a 
good  quality  of  roughage,  Alfalfa  or 
clover  hay,  and  allow  some  moistened 
beet  pulp  as  succulence. 
Feeding  Freshening  Heifer 
I  have  a  Jersey  heifer  coming  fresh  in 
January.  She  will  be  two  years  old  in 
June.  I  have  an  apple  orchard,  so  have 
no  range  to  turn  her  in,  but  have  kept 
her  in  a  small  yard  in  the  Summer.  She 
has  had  all  the  Alfalfa  she  would  eat. 
She  is  good  size  for  her  age,  and  is  in 
good  flesh.  She  has  never  been  fed  any 
grain,  but  I  am  thinking  she  should  have 
some  now.  c.  ft.  H. 
Washington. 
By  all  means  feed  the  heifer  that  is  to 
freshen  in  February  grain  in  addition  to 
Alfalfa  hay  and  wheat  straw.  A  com¬ 
bination  of  equal  parts  of  ground  barley 
and  wheat  bran  to  which  has  been  added 
15  per  cent  of  linseed  meal  is  suggested. 
Feed  enough  of  this  grain  to  enable  the 
heifer  to  gain  in  flesh  and,  in  addition, 
let  her  have  all  of  the  Alfalfa  hay  that 
she  will  consume  each  day.  I  should  not 
feed  any  of  the  wheat  straw  to  this 
heifer,  for  in  addition  to  its  high  fiber 
content  it  is  relatively  indigestible  and 
serves  no  useful  function  in  her  main¬ 
tenance.  Reduce  the  grain  ration  just 
previous  to  calving  and  feed  more  gener¬ 
ously  of  wheat  bran. 
After  the  heifer  freshens  I  would  sug¬ 
gest  more  variety  to  the  ration,  and  would 
use  equal  parts  of  ground  barley,  wheat 
bran,  ground  oats,  gluten  meal  and  linseed 
meal.  The  grain  ration  should  be  fed  in 
two  equal  feedings  night  anti  morning. 
Assuming  that  the  heifer  will  produce  30 
lbs.  of  milk  per  day  when  she  freshens, 
it  would  be  appropriate  to  give  her  as 
much  as  10  lbs.  of  grain  per  day  after 
the  inflammation  and  swelling  have  ail 
disappeared  from  the  udder.  The  heifer’s 
first  lactation  period  should  cover  at  least. 
10  months.  She  should  be  mated  three 
months  after  freshening,  so  that  she  will 
freshen  again  within  the  year.  A  dry 
period  of  two  months  or  eight  weeks  is 
sufficient.  During  this  time  the  heifer 
should  be  well  fed  in  order  that  she  mav 
store  up  energy  for  the  next  lactation 
period. 
Feed  Silage  and  Timothy 
Could  you  give  me  a  ration  for  my 
cows — Jerseys  and  Holsteins?  I  have 
good  corn  silage,  with  plenty  of  Timothy 
hay  with  small  part  clover  mixed  through 
it-  D.  G.  S. 
New  York. 
Where  you  have  b'ilage  and  Timothy  hay 
homegrown  feeds  available  I  would  com¬ 
bine  them  in  the  following  proportion : 
200  lbs.  eornmeal,  200  lbs.  bran,  200  lbs. 
ground  oats,  150  lbs.  linseed  meal,  150 
lbs.  gluten  meal,  100  lbs.  43  per  cent 
cotton  seed  meal. 
Add  1*4  per  cent  of  salt  to  this  mix¬ 
ture.  In  addition  keep  available  as  a 
licking  mixture  equal  parts  of  salt  and 
bonemeal.  Allow  the  cows  all  of  the 
silage  that  they  will  consume,  and  let 
them  have  all  the  hay  that  they  will 
clean  up  during  the  middle  of  the  day. 
I  should  feed  grain  in  proportion  to  the 
daily  production  of  each  cow,  and  be 
especially  careful  to  feed  the  cows  during 
their  dry  period  a  ration  that  would  en¬ 
able  them  to  gain  in  flesh  and  weight. 
For  such  use  a  combination  of  equal  parts 
of  corn,  bran  and  oats  to  which  has  been 
added  10  per  cent  of  linseed  meal  is  very 
useful.  The  addition  of  more  linseed 
meal,  in  case  the  roughage  is  not  Alfalfa 
or  clover  hay,  has  its  advantages.  Please 
be  sure  to  obtain  the  gluten  meal  and  a 
high  protein  carrying  cottonseed  meal, 
and  do  not  be  content  with  the  low  grades 
of  these  ingredients  that  are  commonly 
available. 
