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Why  Not  Buy  a  Milking  Machine 
That  Is  Practically  Perfect? 
OELDOM,  if  ever,  is  anything  perfect. 
And,  no  doubt,  there  will  be  minor  im¬ 
provements  in  the  Burrell  Milker  —  be¬ 
cause  the  Burrell  company  will  continue 
to  lead  in  the  development  of  the  mechan¬ 
ical  equipment  which  has  made  possible 
the  tremendous  progress  in  the  dairy  in¬ 
dustry,  just  as  it  has  done  for  more  than 
a  half  century. 
But  for  many  years  the  Burrell  Milker  has 
been  practically  perfect  in  its  ability  to 
milk  the  cows  in  an  almost  ideal  manner. 
Certainly,  no  other  method  of  milking 
equals  the  Burrell  way.  Neither  a  suck¬ 
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ception,  draws  the  milk  from  the  cow’s 
udder  with  such  complete  satisfaction  as 
the  Burrell  Milker.  As  a  consequence 
the  Burrell  is  the  choice  of  dairymen  who 
demand  of  a  milking  machine  that  it  milk 
the  cows  clean,  develop  the  milk-giving 
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in  a  sanitary  way. 
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Live  Stock  Questions 
Answered  by  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Feeding  Ground  Wheat 
Will  you  advise  me  what  feed  to  use  in 
conjunction  with  silage  and  whole  ground 
wheat  to  make  a  balanced  ration  for 
dairy?  At  present  price,  wheat  could  be 
use  for  feed  to  better  advantage  than 
selling  the  grain.  Shall  have  a  good 
amount  of  corn  and  cob  meal.  C.  T.  T. 
The  question  of  using  ground  wheat  in 
rations  for  live  stock  has  received  con¬ 
siderable  attention  since  the  price  of 
wheat  has  gone  below'  $1  a  bushel.  When 
incorporated  in  rations  for  poultry,  wheat 
can  be  fed  advantageously.  Corn,  how¬ 
ever,  in  the  long  run,  is  much  better  for 
swine  and  cattle  feeding.  I  do  not 
share  the  belief  that  it  is  good  judgment 
to  use  whole  wheat  extensively  in  rations 
intended  for  animals  of  this  character. 
In  the  first  place,  a  given  amount  of  cere¬ 
al  protein  has  its  advantages,  but  exces¬ 
sive  amounts  of  wheat  protein  are  not 
efficiently  digested  when  absorbed  by  the 
blood  stream.  Wheat  bran,  on  account 
of  its  balkiness,  its  high  mineral  content, 
and  its  safety,  is  used  extensively  in 
dairy  rations;  but  where  the  W'hole  wheat 
is  ground  and  incorporated  in  the  mixture 
the  same  results  do  not  necessarily  fol¬ 
low'.  Chemists  sometimes  find  a  balance 
in  proposed  feeds  that  cow's  do  not  always 
find,  and  for  this  reason  a  combination 
of  ground  wheat  as  a  basis  for  a  ration 
with  silage,  in  my  opinion,  is  not  justi¬ 
fied.  Especially  is  this  true  where  it  is 
desired  to  combine  your  ground  wheat 
w'ith  corn  and  cob  meal.  If  this  com¬ 
bination  is  used,  however,  it  must  be  sup¬ 
plemented  with  concentrates  carrying 
high  percentages  of  protein.  So  far  as 
nutritive  value  and  general  balance  is 
concerned,  the  following  combination  will 
meet  feeding  standards,  but  just  how 
the  cow  will  respond  in  the  way  of  milk 
production  can  be  ascertained  only  by 
trial :  400  lbs.  of  corn  and  cob  meal,  200 
lbs.  ground  wheat,  150  lbs.  oilmeal.  150 
lbs.  cottonseed  meal,  100  lbs.  gluten  feed. 
Fattening  Old  Cow 
Will  you  tell  best  ration  to  fatten  cow, 
12  years  old,  giving  about  six  quarts  per 
day?  She  is  a  large  Holstein,  and  raw- 
boned.  W;  IT.  K. 
It  is  not  an  easy  matter  to  fatten  a 
dairy  cow  that  is  as  raw-boned  and  old 
as  the  one  you  describe.  If  she  is  a  per¬ 
sistent  milker  it  is  possible  that  the  bulk 
of  the  nourishment  obtained  from  her 
feed  goes  into  the  making  of  milk,  and 
for  this  reason  her  flesh  making  proclivi¬ 
ties  are  not  easy  to  develop.  However, 
if  time  is  taken  by  the  forelock  and  an 
attempt  made  to  fatten  this  cow  during 
her  dry  period  the  best  results  will  fol¬ 
low.  A  ration  consisting  of  40  lbs.  of 
cornmeal,  30  lbs.  ground  oats,  15  lbs. 
bran  and  15  lbs.  linseed  meal  is  proposed. 
Feed  her  from  6  to  12  lbs.  per  day  of  this 
ration,  gradualy  increasing  from  day  to 
day  until  her  ration  nearly  approaches 
full  feed ;  that  is,  all  that  she  w'ill  clean 
up  W'itli  relish.  Supplement  the  ration 
w’ith  Alfalfa  or  a  good  mixed  clover  hay. 
Use  some  beet  pulp,  for  beet  pulp  is  nec¬ 
essary  for  variety,  and  if  the  latter  is 
saturated  with  molasses  water  more  car¬ 
bohydrate  or  flesh-making  nourishment 
will  be  available. 
You  are  aware  no  doubt  that  it  w’ould 
not  be  an  easy  matter  to  put  flesh  on  this 
cow'  and  continue  the  milk  making  func¬ 
tion  at  the  same  time,  especially  if  the 
cow  is  in  the  middle  of  her  lactation 
period.  If  she  is  toward  the  end  of  her 
milking  period  she  will  fatten  more  easily. 
This  is  not  a  milk  making  ration.  In  six 
or  eight  weeks  you  ought  to  note  an  ap¬ 
preciable  improvement  in  the  condition  of 
this  cow’.  If  she  has  .gained  somewhat  in 
weight  and  flesh  and  condition  at  that 
time,  more  protein  should  be  added  to  the 
ration.  If  it  is  desired  to  increase  the 
flow  of  milk,  cottonseed,  gluten  feed  and 
linseed  meal  may  be  added  to  the  extent 
of  10  per  cent  of  the  basic  ration. 
A  National  City  man  went  to  see  a 
doctor.  “Doc,”  he  said,  “if  there  is  any¬ 
thing  the  matter  with  me,  don’t  frighten 
me  half  to  death  by  giving  it  a  scientific 
name.  Just  tell  me  what  it  is  in  plain 
English.”  “Well,”  said  the  doctor,  “to 
be  frank  with  you,  you  are  just  plain 
lazy.”  “Thank  you.  doctor,”  sighed  the 
patient,  with  relief.  “Now  give  me  a  scien¬ 
tific  name  for  it,  so  I  can  go^  home  and 
tell  the  missus.” — San  Diego  Union. 
