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Live  Stock  Questions 
Answered  by  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Feeding  Ewes 
Would  you  tell  me  the  best  grain  (with 
fine  hay)  to  feed  sheep  due  to  lamb  very 
shortly?  c.  E.  B. 
Rhode  Island. 
Where  one  has  a  fine  quality  of  legume 
hay,  such  as  clover  mixed  or  Alfalfa,  it 
is  possible  to  bring  ewes  through  the  Fall 
and  early  Winter  without  the  use  of  very 
much  grain.  Nevertheless,  realizing  that 
milk  production  in  the  ewe  is  essential 
for  maximum  development  of  the  young 
lambs,  shepherds  find  it  advantageous  to 
feed  the  ewe  some  grain  previous  to 
lambing  and  allow  her  a  generous  amount 
of  grain  after  the  lambs  are  old  enough 
to  nurse  vigorously.  For  this  purpose  a 
mixture  of  150  lbs.  of  oats  and  100  lbs. 
of  bran  is  proposed.  Ewes  weighing 
from  150  to  175  lbs.  will  do  well  if 
allowed  *4  lb.  of  this  mixture  per  day. 
The  oats  seem  to  strengthen  the  ewes, 
bran  is  laxative  and  contributes  mineral 
matter,  resulting  in  the  production  of 
good  milk. 
Just  previous  to  the  lambing  stage  and 
following  this  event,  the  grain  ration 
should  be  restricted  to  bran  alone  and  a 
very  small  amount  of  this  furnished. 
This  practice  simplifies  the  udder  con¬ 
gestion  that  invariably  follows  where 
heavy  grain  feeding  is  administered  dur¬ 
ing  this  interval.  It  is  well  to  avoid  the 
use  of  corn  with  such  ewes,  for  it  tends 
to  create  a  maximum  of  internal  fat,  the 
result  of  which  is  increased  labor  at 
lambing  time,  and  frequently  ewes  fed  in 
this  manner  lose  their  wool  during  early 
Spring. 
If  you  have  some  corn  fodder  from 
which' the  ears  have  been  removed,  forage 
that  has  been  well  cured  and  that  carries 
lots  of  green  leaves,  you  will  find  that 
this  has  many  advantages  over  Timothy 
or  even  mixed  hay.  Its  use  enables  one 
to  keep  the  fleece  free  from  dirt  and  de¬ 
posit.  Again,  where  the  corn  fodder  is 
spread  out  over  the  frozen  ground  the 
sheep  will  get  out  and  take  exercise  and 
invariably  drink  more  water.  *  Even 
though  ewes  frequently  can  get  along  on 
a  minimum  amount  of  water,  good  man¬ 
agement  demands  that  they  be  supplied 
with  all  of  the  drinking  water  that  they 
will  relish. 
Mixture  with  Speltz  and  Oats 
I  have  ear  corn  which  I  wish  to  grind 
into  cob  meal,  also  speltz  and  oats.  I 
wish  to  use  all  I  can  of  these  three 
grains  in  the  ration,  using  enough  con¬ 
centrates,  such  as  linseed  meal,  cotton¬ 
seed  (48  per  cent)  and  gluten.  I  men¬ 
tion  these  three  kinds  of  grain  as  they 
are  all  I  can  buy  at  our  feed  store.  Lin¬ 
seed  meal  is  $3.05 ;  cottonseed,  $2.95,  and 
gluten,  $2.45.  I  wish  to  use  enough  of 
these  concentrates  to  make  a  24  per  cent 
protein  ration.  E.  s.  w. 
There  is  very  little  difference  between 
speltz  and  oats  so  far  as  feeding  qual¬ 
ities  are  concerned.  Speltz  carries  a  lit¬ 
tle  more  protein  and  has  about  6  lbs. 
more  of  digestible  nutrients  per  100  lbs. 
than  oats.  It  is  scarcely  as  palatable  as 
oats,  though  this  factor  is  not  a  deter¬ 
mining  one.  If  you  have  cottonseed  meal 
that  carries  4S  per  cent  of  protein  jrou 
have  an  exceptional  and  relatively  scarce 
grade  of  meal.  It  is  hard  enough  to  buy 
meal  that  carries  43  per  cent,  for 
common  mill  practices  have  permitted  the 
extractors  to  produce  a  relatively  small 
amount  of  the  higher  grade  material.  It 
is  proposed,  therefore,  that  your  mixture 
be  as  follows :  Corn-and-cob  meal,  200 
lbs. ;  speltz  and  oats,  200  lbs.  ;  cottonseed 
meal  (48  per  cent),  200  lbs. ;  gluten  feed, 
150  lbs. ;  linseed  meal,  150  lbs. ;  bran, 
150  lbs. 
If  it  is  possible  for  you  to  add  150 
lbs.  of  buckwheat  bran  or  brewers’  grains 
or  malt  sprouts  to  this  combination  it 
would  increase  the  bulk  and  make  the 
mixture  more  palatable.  You  are  re¬ 
minded  that  the  formula  suggests  gluten 
feed  rather  than  gluten  meal,  and  de¬ 
mands  that  the  bran  be  coarse  and  free 
from  screenings.  If  you  are  able  to  com¬ 
ply  with  these  requirements  the  product 
will  be  a  mixture  carrying  24  per  cent 
of  protein,  5  per  cent  of  fat  and  10  per 
cent  of  fiber. 
Dairy  Ration 
Will  you  give  me  a  balaueed  ration  of 
grain  to  feed  with  2  bu.  silage  a  day  and 
Alsike  hay  at  noon?  At  present  I  am 
feeding  millet  in  place  of  clover,  as  that 
is  all  I  have ;  will  clean  it  up  shortly,  so 
have  bought  hay  that  is  better  than  half 
clover.  My  cows  are  Ilolsteins,  and  I 
can  get  any  kind  of  feed.  n.  p.  b. 
Millet  will  provide  a  bulky  roughage, 
but  it  does  not  contribute  very  much  en¬ 
ergy.  Mixed  hay.  even  though  only  half 
clover,  would  be  much  better,  and  would 
enable  your  cows  to  produce  milk  in 
larger  quantities.  With  buckwheat  and 
oats  as  a  base,  I  would  suggest  the  fol¬ 
lowing  grain  ration:  300  lbs.  buckwheat 
middlings,  200  lbs.  ground  oats.  100  lbs. 
bran.  200  lbs.  cottonseed  meal.  100  lbs. 
gluten  feed,  100  lbs.  linseed  meal.  Feed 
1  lb.  for  each  3)4  lbs.  of  milk  produced 
per  day,  and  allow  .all  of  the  roughage 
that  tlie  cows  will  consume.  Add  1  per 
cent  of  salt  to  the  grain  ration  if  it  is  not 
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