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The  Neck  of  the  Bottle 
Last  year  almost  two  and  a  half 
billion  dollars’  worth  of  milk  was 
produced  in  the  United  States  by 
approximately  23,000,000  dairy 
cows.  To  milk  these  cows  by  hand 
requires  the  time  of  2,300,000  peo¬ 
ple  two  hours  a  day,  or  4,600,000 
hours  of  human  labor  each  day 
(based  on  the  supposition  that  a 
man  can  milk  ten  cows  an  hour, 
which  is  fast  hand  milking).  At 
the  extremely  low  rate  of  10  cents 
an  hour  it  costs  the  farmers  of  the 
United  States  $460,000  a  day— just 
for  milking. 
Just  think  of  a  two  billion  dol¬ 
lar  industry,  the  largest  and  most 
profitable  branch  of  agriculture, 
operating  on  such  a  slow  and 
costly  basis.  No  other  industry 
or  branch  of  farming  at  all  com¬ 
parable  is  so  handicapped.  Hand 
milking  is  the  limiting  factor  in 
dairy  farming;  it  is  “the  neck  of 
the  bottle” — because  when  milk¬ 
ing  can  be  done  faster  there  is 
more  time  for  other  farm  work. 
Of  course  cows  are  not  milked 
for  the  love  of  it;  on  the  contrary, 
dairymen  have  wanted  and  waited 
for  a  better  way  of  milking  for 
many  years.  “The  Better  Way  of 
Milking”  has  arrived,  and  it  is  the 
De  Laval  Milker.  There  are  now 
over  10,000  De  Laval  Milkers  in 
use  in  all  parts  of  the  country, 
giving  unqualified  satisfaction  and 
proving  every  day  that  they  can 
milk  at  least  twice  as  many  cows 
with  the  same  amount  of  help — 
thus  cutting  the  cost  of  milking 
squarely  in  two,  or  enabling  twice 
as  many  cows  to  be  milked  with 
the  same  help. 
But  even  if  the  De  Laval  Milker 
didn’t  save  a  minute  of  time,  its 
use  would  still  pay  because  its 
uniform,  gentle  and  stimulating 
action  causes  the  cows  to  produce 
more  milk  than  can  be  obtained  by 
any  other  method  of  milking;  and 
it  produces  cleaner  milk. 
The  De  Laval  has  proved  con¬ 
clusively  that  it  cuts  the  cost  of 
milking,  produces  more  milk  from 
the  same  cows,  and  produces 
cleaner  milk.  It  pays  for  itself 
in  a  year's  time  and  is  sold  on 
such  easy  terms  that  you  can  use 
it  while  it  is  doing  so.  Why  wait 
any  longer?  See  your  De  Laval 
agent  or  write  us  for  complete  in¬ 
formation. 
Live  Stock  Questions 
Answered  by  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Feed  for  Cow  and  Heifer 
I  wish  a  good  ration  for  a  cow,  fresh¬ 
ened  about  three  weeks  ago,  now  nursing 
calf.  At  present  I  am  feeding  siv  quarts 
of  the  following  mixture,  three  quarts  at 
night,  three  quarts  in  the  morning,  with 
all  the  good  hay  she  will  eat.  Mixture 
is  composed  of  equal  parts  of  bran,  mid¬ 
dlings,  cornmeal,  gluten,  cottonseed  meal 
and  ground  oats.  The  cow  is  Jersey  and 
Holstein  mixed.  How  should  I  feed  a 
Holstein  heifer  about  1  x/±  years  old,  due 
to  freshen  in  October,  1923,  receiving  at 
present  only  hay,  but  having  been  fed 
boiled  oatmeal  and  skim-milk  up  to  one 
year  of  age  ?  h.  w.  c.  w. 
Connecticut. 
The  grain  ration  that  you  are  feeding 
your  dairy  cow  is  not  combined  in  the 
most  satisfactory  manner  to  insure  palat- 
ability  and  maximum  production.  Your 
system  of  feeding  is  all  right,  provided 
you  are  allowing  the  cow  a  good  deal  of 
hay  and  perhaps  some  'beet  pulp  or  man¬ 
gel  beets  for  succulence.  It  is  proposed 
that  you  use  the  following  proportions : 
Bran,  10  lbs. ;  standard  middlings,  10 
lbs. ;  linseed  meal,  15  lbs. ;  oats,  20  lbs. ; 
gluten  meal,  12*4  lbs.;  cottonseed  meal, 
12*4  lbs. ;  corn  or  hominy  meal,  20  lbs. 
If  it  is  desired  to  mix  up  500  or  1,000 
lbs.  at  a  batch  it  is  simply  a  matter  of 
calculation. 
For  the  heifer  that  is  1  Yi  years  old 
try  the  combination  of  three  parts  of 
oats,  three  of  middlings,  three  of  bran, 
two  of  cornmeal- and  one  of  linseed  meal. 
If  she  has  been  well  fed  on  oatmeal  and 
skim-milk  she  ought  to  have  a  well  de¬ 
veloped  frame,  and  this  ration,  accom¬ 
panied  by  clover  or  Alfalfa  hay,  will  en¬ 
able  her  to  grow  and  mature  in  good 
shape. 
Nothing  i§  gained  by  breeding  heifers 
at  too  early  an  age,  for  it  dwarfs  their 
development  and  limits  their  ability  to 
produce  milk  with  the  greatest  efficiency. 
It  would  'be  well  to  allow  this  heifer  a 
rather  extended  dry  period  at  the  end  of 
her  first  lactation  period  to  facilitate 
growth  and  enable  her  to  gain  the  size 
that  she  may  lack  as  the  result  of  early 
breeding. 
Feeding  Two  Calves 
Having  recently  purchased  two  Ayr¬ 
shire  calves,  I  would  like  a  feeding  ra¬ 
tion.  I  have  the  following  feeds :  Ground 
oats  and  corn,  bran,  oilmeal,  middlings, 
clover  and  Timothy  hay  mixed. 
Warren  Co.,  N.  J.  J.  A.  w. 
Ayrshire  calves,  or  calves  of  any  other 
breed,  will  not  make  as  much  growth 
when  fed  Timothy  hay  as  would  follow 
the  use  of  clover  or  Alfalfa  or  even  mixed 
hay.  Young  animals  require  leafy  rough- 
age  and  respond  generously  to  the  use  of 
such  material.  A  ration  consisting  of  4 
lbs.  of  ground  oats,  2  lbs.  of  coarse  bran. 
2  lbs.  of  middlings,  1  lb.  of  corn,  and  1 
lb.  of  oilmeal  will  give  you  good  results. 
Use  the  clover  hay  for  your  growing 
calves.  Feed  the  calves  enough  of  this 
grain  to  keep  their  coats  in  good  shiny 
texture  and  their  frames  covered  with  a 
reasonable  amount  of  flesh.  Do  not  force 
feed  them  or  get  them  fat,  and  allow  them 
plenty  of  skim-milk  if  they  are  under  10 
months  of  age. 
The  De  Laval  Separator  Co. 
NEW  YORK  CHICAGO  SAN  FRANCISCO 
165  Broadway  29  E.  Madison  St.  61  Beale  St. 
Sooner  or  later  you  will  use  d 
De  Laval 
r  and  Cream  Separator 
West  Bead  Automatic  Stanchions.^ 
equipped  with  our  wonderful  locking-re¬ 
leasing  lever  save  you  time  and  labor — and 
insure  safety  in  locking  up  or  releasing  the  cows, 
yet  you  pay  no  more  for  West  Bend  equipment 
than  for  ordinary  stanchions  that  must  be  opened  and 
...  .  closed  singly  by  hand.  The  West  Bend  lever  controls  from 
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Instantly  by  one  throw  of  the  lever.  Cow  stops  are  operated  at  tame  time,  and  when  set  guide  cow  into 
the  stanchion.  Every  user  says  it’s  the  greatest  idea  ever  brought  out  in  modern  barn  equipment.  YoCk 
certainly  want  it  in  your  barn.  Write  today  for  catalog  showing  complete  line  of  West  Bend  Barn  Equipment. 
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March  10,  1923 
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Will  you  give  me  a  feed  ration  for  a 
herd  of  18  Jerseys  and  Guernseys?  I 
have  been  used  to  working  on  dairy 
farms  that  had  good  hay  and  roughage, 
but  here  they  have  nothing  but  mixed 
hay.  I  have  silage  and  a  few  hundred 
bundles  of  cornstalks.  I  feed  silage 
morning  and  night,  with  grain,  and  salt 
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now  employed  a  mixture  consisting  of 
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linseed  meal.  100  lbs.  cottonseed  meal, 
100  lbs.  gluten  meal  and  100  lbs.  buck¬ 
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