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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
April  7,  1923 
“As  a  mortgage  lifter  the  hog 
has  nothing  on  a  De  Laval 
Cream  Separator” 
“My  work  as  field  man  for  the 
Wisconsin  State  Dairymen’s  Asso¬ 
ciation,”  says  Herman  Marx,  in  a 
recent  letter,  “brings  me  into  con¬ 
tact  with  a  great  many  farmers 
and  a  great  many  separators.  Of 
all  the  farmers  who  own  separa¬ 
tors,  I  find  about  80%  of  them 
own  a  De  Laval. 
“For  close  skimming,  low  up¬ 
keep,  easy  running  and  long  life 
it  is  hard  to  beat  a  De  Laval.  I 
have  adjusted  a  good  many  sepa¬ 
rators  and  I  find  that  the  easiest 
one  to  adjust  is  a  De  Laval. 
“A  hog  has  always  been  called 
a  mortgage  lifter,  but  he  has  noth¬ 
ing  on  a  De  Laval  Separator.  I 
have  known  several  instances 
where  the  buying  of  a  De  Laval 
in  place  of  some  other  they  were 
using  saved  enough  money  to  pay 
the  interest  on  a  fair  sized  loan.” 
— A  remarkable  tribute  to  the 
De  Laval  Separator,  not  only  be¬ 
cause  it  shows  that  the  majority 
of  experienced  farmers  in  the  great 
dairy  state  of  Wisconsin  use  and 
appreciate  the  De  Laval,  but  be¬ 
cause  it  proves  that  it  makes  them 
money  as  well. 
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Answered  by  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Handling  Two  Heifers 
I  have  two  heifers,  one  Guernsey,  two 
years  old,  one  Holstein -Jersey.  Jiree 
years  old.  Both  just  fresh.  The  three- 
year-old  is  giving  me  about  50  lbs.  of 
milk  per  day ;  the  other  about  80  lbs. 
per  day.  I  have  only  Alfalfa  hay,  second 
and  third  cutting.  What  gruin  mixture 
ought  I  to  feed.  I  can  get  cornmeal, 
wheat  bran,  middlings,  gluten  meal,  cot¬ 
tonseed  meal,  oilmeal,  ground  oats.  No 
silage,  no  beet  pulp.  What  grain  should 
I  feed  when  these  heifers  go  out  to  pas¬ 
ture?  This  Holstein-Jersev  heifer  is  an 
unusually  large  milker.  She  is  nice  in 
form  and  black  in  color,  good  size.  Milk 
tests  about  four  per  cent.  Would  it  be 
worth  while  to  try  to  get  some  heifers 
from  her?  If  so,  on  what  line  should  1 
breed  her?  Her  mother  was  a  402-lb. 
cow,  black  Jersey.  W.  E.  K. 
The  reason  why  your  heifers  are  milk¬ 
ing  so  satisfactorily  is  due.  no  doubt,  to 
the  use  of  an  abundance  of  second  and 
third  cutting  Alfalfa  hay.  A  Holstein 
heifer  with  her  first  calf  milking  50  lbs. 
per  day,  or  a  Guernsey  heifer  that  milks 
30  lbs.  per  day  surely  have  the  making 
of  good  cows.  To  feed  in  conjunction 
with  choice  hay  I  should  use  a  simple 
grain  mixture  consisting  of  three  parts 
of  cornmeal,  three  parts  of  bran,  two 
parts  of  gluten,  one  part  of  linseed,  and 
one  part  of  cottonseed  meal.  If  it  is  de¬ 
sired  to  use  more  linseed  meal,  then  some 
ground  oats  should  be  added  to  the  mix¬ 
ture.  When  these  heifers  go  to  pasture 
I  should  simplify  the  ration  and  use  five 
parts  of  cornmeal,  three  parts  of  ground 
oats,  and  two  parts  of  cottonseed  meal. 
Bran  and  linseed  meal  can  safely  be 
omitted  from  rations  used  for  feeding 
cows  that  have  access  to  luxuriant  pas¬ 
ture  grass. 
There  is  no  reason  why  these  heifers 
cannot  be  used  for  breeding  purposes.  I 
should  mate  the  Holstein  heifers  to  the 
best  Holstein  bull  in  the  neighborhood, 
and  the  Guernsey  heifers  to  the  best 
Guernsey  or  Jersey  bull  in  the  neighbor¬ 
hood.  Cross  breeding  would  only  compli¬ 
cate  your  problem,  and  calves  resulting 
from  such  mating  would  best  be  vealed. 
When  your  heifers  go  dry,  continue  the 
feeding  of  grain,  using  a  ration  consisting 
of  equal  parts  of  cornmeal,  ground  oats, 
wheat  bran,  and  linseed  meal.  This  will 
enable  them  to  gain  in  weight  and  appear¬ 
ance  and  establish  that  general  condition 
so  essential  for  successful  lactation. 
Trouble  with  Heifers 
I  have  two  heifers  that  calved  recently. 
They  are  fed  same  ration  as  the  rest  of 
cows — corn  cobmeal,  wheat  bran,  gluten 
feed,  oilmeal,  cottonseed  meal,  last  named 
200  lbs.  to  a  ton,  the  entire  mixture  20 
per  cent  protein.  Cows  are  fed  in  ad¬ 
dition  good  clover  hay  twice  daily,  and 
corn  stover  once.  These  two  heifers  show 
a  continual  bloated  condition  on  the  left 
side  only ;  none  of  the  other  cows  do. 
The  droppings  are  as  they  should  be,  soft. 
New  York.  *  g.  e. 
The  distended  condition  noted  is  prob¬ 
ably  due  to  the  consumption  of  an  exces¬ 
sive  amount  of  clover  hay.  I  would  sug¬ 
gest  that  the  grain  ration  be  simplified 
for  a  time,  at  least,  and  that  a  more  laxa¬ 
tive  combination  be  fed.  Mix  some  Tim¬ 
othy  with  the  clover  hay  and  let  the  heif¬ 
ers  have  some  beet  pulp  or  CQi'U  fodder. 
A  grain  ration  consisting  of  three  parts 
of  cornmeal,  two  parts  of  bran,  two  of 
oats,  two  of  linseed  meal,  is  proposed. 
The  addition  of  some  charcoal,  no  doubt, 
would  dissipate  the  gases  and  relieve  the 
distended  condition.  This  condition  fre¬ 
quently  follows  any  attempt  on  the  part 
of  the  dairyman  to  bring  his  heifers 
promptly  to  full  feed  rather  soon  after 
calving.  If  the  heifers  drink  excessively 
of  cold  water,  this  also  may  be  the  cause 
of  the  trouble. 
Improving  Dairy  Ration 
I  am  feeding  a  ration  of  200  lbs.  bran, 
200  lbs.  gluten  feed,  100  lbs.  cornmeal, 
100  lbs.  oilmeal.  My  cows  are  Holsteins 
and  are  in  good  flesh.  I  have  no  silage 
or  roots,  but  have  a  good  quality  of  mixed 
hay.  I  am  milking  six  cows ;  four  of 
them  freshened  the  last  of  October,  and 
they  are  only  giving  28  or  30  lbs.  of  milk 
each  day.  I  bought  four  of  these  cowa 
last  Fall,  and  they  were  very  thin.  They 
are  all  purebreds  and  have  good  blood 
back  of  them.  Would  you  give  a  ration 
that  would  make  more  milk  and  keep  my 
cows  in  good  flesh?  What  do  you  think 
of  my  present  ration  ?  l.  f.  p. 
The  combination  of  bran,  gluten  feed, 
cornmeal  and  oilmeal  in  the  proportions 
that  you  are  now  using  would  produce 
an  18  per  cent  protein  feed,  which  ought 
to  give  you  satisfactory  results.  In  the 
absence,  however,  of  any  succulence,  it 
is  clear  that  the  use  of  beet  pulp  would 
be  beneficial.  More  variety  would  like¬ 
wise  be  helpful,  and  it  is  proposed,  there¬ 
fore,  that  you  mix  your  ingredients  as 
follows :  200  lbs.  bran,  200  lbs.  gluten 
feed.  200  lbs.  cornmeal.  150  lbs.  oilmeal, 
100  lbs.  ground  oats.  150  lbs.  cottonseed 
meal.  43  per  cent.  This  combination  will 
give  you  a  trifle  more  protein  and,  if  fed 
in  conjunction  with  beet  pulp  and  a  good 
roughage,  the  milk  flow  ought  to Tespond. 
Pure  milk  is 
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