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May  19,  1923 
DE  LAVAL 
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The  most  remarkable  evidence,  giving  additional  proof 
of  the  exceptional  quality  and  durability  of  De  Laval  Cream 
Separators,  was  disclosed  by  the  “Oldest  Users  Contest” 
which  closed  on  April  7th.  Thousands  of  old  De  Laval 
Separators  from  all  parts  of  the  North  American  continent 
were  entered.  We  wish  to  thank  all  who  participated  in  this 
contest  for  their  splendid  co-operation  in  securing  the  data, 
which  gives  an  accurate  idea  of  just  how  long  a  De  Laval 
will  last  when  properly  cared  for. 
The  average  life  of  the  “Oldest  De  Lavals,”  all  of  which 
are  still  being  used,  was  a  little  over  24  years.  The  oldest 
De  Laval  entered  is  32  years  old  and  is  owned  by  Joseph 
Larocque  of  Lancaster,  Ont.,  Canada. 
In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  average  life  of  cream  sepa¬ 
rators  other  than  De  Lavals  is  about  five  years,  it  can 
readily  be  seen  from  such  unquestionable  proof  that  the 
De  Laval  is  not  only  the  best  but  four  to  five  times  cheaper 
than  other  cream  separators — and,  remember,  the  1923 
De  Laval  is  better  than  ever,  has  over  four  times  the  capac¬ 
ity  of  these  old  machines,  is  greatly  improved,  costs  less, 
and  will  last  even  longer. 
ThiwWycnniAAs 
States  are  first  listed  in  alphabetical  order,  followed  by  the  name  of  the  winner, 
each  of  whom  has  received  the  prize  of  $25,  their  address,  and  the  age  of  the 
De  Laval  which  won  first  place  in  that  state : 
Ala.,  R.  M.  Davis,  Talladega,  24  yrs. :  Ariz.,  L.  L.  Prouty,  Casa  Grande,  19  yrs. ; 
Ark.,  Medlock  Dairy  Farm,  Arkadelphia.  29  yrs.  ;  Cal.,  B.  M.  Martin,  Newark, 
18  yrs.;  Colo.,  M.  Miller,  Westcliffe,  24  yrs.;  Conn.,  Mrs.  E.  Lanz,  Rockville,  31  yrs.; 
Del.,  C.  D.  Lamborn,  Newark,  28  yrs.  ;  Fla.,  Mrs.  S.  R.  Pyles,  Ocala,  12  yrs. ; 
Ga.,  C.  L.  Foster,  Dalton,  23  yrs.  ;  Ida.,  P.  G.  Fairman,  Jerome,  20  yrs. ;  III.,  F.  G. 
Palmer,  Yorkville,  28  yrs.  ;  Ind.,  F.  Molter,  Lawrenceburg,  28  yrs. :  la..  M.  Wollrob, 
Kalona,  31  yrs.  ;  Kans.,  D.  W.  Morrow,  Blue  Rapids,  30  yrs.  ;  Ky„  H.  M.  O’Nan. 
Springfield,  27  yrs.  ;  La.,  P.  H.  Sitger,  New  Orleans,  12  yrs. ;  Me.,  R.  C.  Briggs, 
Freedom,  24  yrs.  :  Md.,  Mrs.  E.  Holbrook,  Owings  Mills,  24  yrs.  ;  Mass.,  W.  D.  Smith, 
Buckland,  27  yrs.;  Mich.,  F.  Downs,  Nashville,  24  yrs.;  Minn.,  C.  H.  Brueshoff, 
Norwood,  29  yrs.  ;  Miss.,  W.  H.  Reese,  Sessums,  18  yrs. ;  Mo.,  L.  M.  Lortz,  Carl 
Junction,  23  yrs.;  Mont.,  M.  E.  Nelson,  Flatwillow.  24  yrs.;  Neb.,  I.  C,  Nichols, 
Miller,  22  yrs. ;  Nev.,  J.  Huttman,  Fallon,  17  yrs. ;  N.  H..  E.  L.  Jewett,  Sullivan. 
25  yrs. ;  N.  J.,  M.  H.  Astle,  Vineland,  30  yrs. ;  N.  M.,  C.  W.  Jackard,  Hayden, 
20  yrs.;  N.  Y.,  Mrs.  J.  P.  Morris,  Oiean,  30  yrs.;  N.  C.,  A.  B.  McAulay,  Huntersville. 
24  yrs.  ;  N.  D.,  Fred  Jenson,  Norma,  25  yrs. ;  Ohio,  Lee  Nash,  Xenia,  29  yrs. ; 
Okla.,  Lee  Armstrong,  Selling.  20  yrs.  ;  Ore.,  Clinkinheard  Bros.,  Marshfield,  28  yrs. ; 
Pa.,  M.  Lazar,  Sharpsville,  29  yrs.  ;  R.  I.,  A.  F.  Clark,  Westerly,  28  yrs. ;  S.  C.. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Mclver,  Darlington,  18  yrs. ;  S.  D.,  H.  Moseman,  White  Lake,  27  yrs.  ; 
Tenn.,  D.  B.  Hancock,  E.  Chattanooga,  24  yrs. ;  Tex.,  Mrs.  F.  P.  McClure,  San 
Antonio,  22  yrs.  ;  Utah,  F.  W.  Cowley,  Venice,  21  yrs.  ;  Vt.,  Ashton  Soule,  St.  Albans, 
31  yrs.;  Va„  Mrs.  G.  Hylton,  Floyd,  22  yrs.;  Wash.,  M.  Kintschi,  Edwall,  23  yrs.; 
W.  Va..  J.  W.  Walker,  Wellsburg,  27  yrs. ;  Wis„  H.  Petersen,  Oconomowoc,  30  yrs. ; 
Wyo.,  P.  Catlin,  Wheatland,  20  yrs. ;  Hawaii,  H.  Iten,  Mt.  View,  12  yrs. 
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As  good  as  these  old  De  Laval  Separators  are,  the  1923  De  Laval  is  still 
better.  Naturally  much  has  been  learned  in  the  design  and  manufacture  of  cream 
separators  during  the  past  40  years,  and  purchasers  of  present-day  machines  reap 
the  benefit  of  such  experience. 
Twenty-five  years  ago  a  De  Laval  Separator  of  250  lbs.  capacity  per  hour 
cost  $125 — today  one  of  the  largest  sized  De  Lavals  with  1000  lbs.  or  four  times 
the  capacity  per  hour,  can  be  bought  for  approximately  the  same  amount  of 
money,  and  one  of  about  the  same  capacity  can  be  bought  for  approximately  half. 
In  addition  it  has  many  improvements  in  design  and  construction,  is  made  of 
better  materials,  does  better  work,  is  easier  to  handle  and  care  for,  and  will  last 
even  longer.  This  applies  to  all  sizes  of  present-day  De  Lavals. 
If  you  are  using  an  inferior  or  worn-out  separator,  you  may  be  wasting  enough 
butter-fat  to  pay  for  a  new  De  Laval  and  not  get  it.  You  can  buy  a  De  Laval 
on  such  easy  terms  that  it  will  pay  for  itself.  See  your  De  Laval  Agent  now  or 
write  us  about  getting  a  new  one. 
The  De  Laval  Separator  Company 
1 65  Broadway  29  E.  Madison  St.  6 1  Beale  Street 
New  York  Chicago  San  Francisco 
Sooner  or  later  you  will  use  a 
De  Laval 
Cream  Separator  and  Milker 
Live  Stock  Questions 
Answered  by  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Dairy  Ration 
I  am  in  doubt  about  a  good  ration  for 
my  milk  cows.  I  have  one  purebred  Jer¬ 
sey  and  three  good  grade  Jerseys,  and  I 
am  feeding  them  Alfalfa  hay  three  times 
a  day  and  four  quarts  of  grain  per  cow 
once  a  day.  For  grain,  I  feed  equal  parts 
of  corn  and  oats,  ground,  and  they  have 
free  access  to  salt,  but  they  don’t  pro¬ 
duce  the  milk  they  should.  What  do  you 
think  of  the  following  ration,  and  would 
if  he  all  right  to  feed  stock  molasses  with 
this  ration  :  100  lbs.  ground  oats,  200  lbs. 
ground  corn,  100  lbs.  wheat  middlings, 
100  lbs.  oilmeal?  How  much  of  the  above 
should  he  fed  per  cow?  A.  c.  w. 
The  feeding  of  Alfalfa  hay  three  times 
a  day  and  grain  only  once  a  day  to  dairy 
cows  will  not  give  you  the  desired  results 
in  milk  production.  While  it  is  true  that 
dairy  cows  can  utilize  a  generous  amount 
of  roughage,  they  should  not  be  expected 
to  produce  much  milk,  even  though  pro¬ 
vided  with  Alfalfa,  when  fed  a  grain  ra¬ 
tion  consisting  of  equal  parts  of  corn  and 
oats  once  a  day. 
The  feeds  you  mention  are  all  carbo¬ 
hydrate  carriers,  and  the  addition  of  mo¬ 
lasses  to  your  mixture  would  only  com¬ 
plicate  your  problem.  What  you  need  is 
more  protein  and  more  variety.  Perhaps 
the  simplest  combination  that  could  be 
recommended  at  this  time  would  be  a 
mixture  resulting  from  combining  of 
200.  lbs.  cornmeal,  200  lbs.  ground  oats. 
250  lbs.  wheat  bran,  200  lbs.  linseed  meal, 
100  lbs.  gluten  meal.  If  this  mixture  is 
fed  in  conjunction  with  Alfalfa  hay,  the 
flow  of  milk  will  be  materially  increased. 
During  the  dry  period  the  ration  can  be 
restricted  to  equal  parts  of  corn,  oats 
and  bran,  to  which  has  been  added  10 
per  cent  of  linseed  meal.  Feed  equal 
parts  of  the  grain  ration  morning  and 
night,  and  if  it  is  desired  to  feed  the  Al¬ 
falfa  hay  three  times  a  day,  feed  as  much 
at  noon  as  you  feed  morning  and  night. 
Allow  1  lb.  of  this  grain  mixture  for  each 
3*4  lbs.  of  milk  produced  per  day  per 
cow.  If  any  of  the  cows  are  giving  more 
than  30  lbs.  of  milk,  then  it  would  he  well 
•to  provide  some  succulence,  such  as 
moistened  beet  pulp  or  sliced  mangels. 
Feeding  a  Family  Cow 
I  have  a  rather  large  Holstein -Jersey 
family  cow  that  freshened  recently,  and 
would  like  your  advice  as  fo  feed,  etc. 
She  is  eight  years  old.  a  good  feeder  and 
is  giving  now  about  30  lbs,  of  milk  per 
day.  I  have  been  feeding  her  a  fair  qual¬ 
ity  Timothy  hay  and  about  a  bushel  of 
cut  corn  stover  mornings  and  evenings.  I 
steam  the  stover  (about  4  lbs.)  and  mix 
four  quarts  of  grain  with  it.  The  grain 
is  a  mixture  used  around  here  of  bran, 
cornmeal,  gluten,  middlings,  and,  1  guess, 
some  linseed  meal,  'but  I  don’t  know  the 
proportions  or  quality  of  the  ingredients. 
I  have  nothing  succulent  available  for  her 
now  except  perhaps  potatoes.  I  am  get¬ 
ting  in  some  Alfalfa  hay,  and  next  Fall 
expect  to  put  in  a  supply  of  maugels  or 
something  of  that  sort  for  succulence. 
What  grain  mixture  would  you  advise  in 
connection  with  these,  and  what  quan¬ 
tities  should  be  fed?  Can  beet  pulp  he 
bought  on  the  market,  and  would  it  be 
good  in  connection  with  Alfalfa  hay? 
This  cow  dried  up  about  three  months  be-  | 
fore  calving.  ru.  j.  k. 
A  Holstein-Jersey  family  cow  yielding 
30  lbs.  of  milk  per  day  should  be  fed  10 
lbs.  daily  of  a  grain  mixture  consisting 
of  200  lbs.  bran.  300  lbs.  cornmeal.  200 
lbs.  gluten  feed,  100  lbs.  linseed  meal,  100 
lbs.  oats,  50  lbs.  cottonseed  meal.  In  ad¬ 
dition,  allow  her  all  of  the  roughage, 
either  Alfalfa  hay  or  corn  fodder,  that 
she  will  consume  twice  daily.  In  the  ab¬ 
sence  of  mangels,  turnips,  or  root  crops  of 
this  character,  dry  beet  pulp  should  be 
moistened  and  fed  to  supply  succulence. 
One  pound  of  beet  pulp  will  absorb  4  or  5 
lbs.  of  water,  and  as  much  as  25  lbs.  of 
the  succulent  material  should  be  fed  daily. 
This  will  mean  4  or  5  lbs.  of  the  dry  pulp. 
It  is  well  to  moisten  the  pulp  12  hours  be¬ 
fore  feeding;  but  if  it  remains  saturated 
longer  than  this  period,  especially  during 
warm  weather  it  is  apt  to  become  sour. 
If  this  cow  has  the  run  of  a  good  pas¬ 
ture  during  the  Summer,  then  the  ration 
can  be  simplified  so  that  it  will  consist,  of 
40  lbs.  of  cornmeal,  20  lbs.  gluten,  25  lbs. 
wheat  bran,  15  lbs.  cottonseed  meal.  Both 
of  these  rations  are  intended  to  be  fed 
during  the  period  of  lactation.  When  the 
cow  goes  dry  a  ration  consisting  of  equal 
parts  of  cornmeal.  ground  oats  and 
wheat  bran,  to  which  has  been  added  15 
per  cent  of  linseed  meal,  is  proposed. 
Your  statement  that  the  cow  was  fed 
largely  on  roughage  during  her  previous 
dry  period  suggests  the  importance  of 
feeding  more  grain  during  the  rest  or  dry 
period.  The  flesh  that  is  accumulated 
during  the  dry  stage  will  enable  the  cow 
to  produce  more  milk  during  her  next  lac¬ 
tation  period.  Generally  this  practice  is 
the  only  one  that  will  make  it  possible  for 
her  to  extend  the  lactation  period  as  de¬ 
sired.  Generally  speaking,  the  length  of 
time  that  a  cow  goes  dry  is  influenced 
both  by  inheritance  and  feeding.  A  cow 
that  is  well  fed  during  her  dry  as  well  as 
her  lactation  period  is  very  apt  to  con¬ 
tinue  her  flow  of  milk  over  a  longer  pe¬ 
riod  of  time.  The  milking  period  can  be 
influenced  materially  by  proper  feeding. 
You  Know  What 
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