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Live  Stock  Questions 
Answered  by  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Ration  with  Peas,  Oats  and  Barley 
I  wish  ration  with  peas,  oats,  barley 
and  buckwheat,  which  I  have  on  hand.  I 
would  like  to  know  what  other  feed  to 
put  with  it  to  make  a  balanced  ration 
for  Holstein  dairy.  I  have  corn  silage, 
with  Timothy  and  clover  mixed  hay. 
New  York.  H.  A.  v.  a. 
Assuming  that  the  mixture  of  peas, 
oats  and  barley  carries  one-third  of  peas 
and  two-thirds  of  barley  and  oats,  and 
that  you  propose  to  grind  the  whole  buck¬ 
wheat,  the  following  combination  will 
give  you  a  mixture  yielding  about  20  per 
cent  of  protein  :  Ground  oats,  peas  and 
barley,  500  lbs. ;  ground  buckwheat,  250 
lbs. ;  43  per  cent  cottonseed  meal,  250  lbs. 
There  would  be  an  advantage  in  replac¬ 
ing  50  lbs.  of  the  cottonseed  meal  with  75 
lbs.  of  linseed  meal  in  order  to  improve 
the  palatability  and  efficiency  of  the  com¬ 
bination.  If  the  peas  are  scant  and  the 
mixture  consists  largely  of  oats  and  bar¬ 
ley,  then  it  would  be  well  to  add  100  lbs. 
of  linseed  meal  in  order  that  the  protein 
content  might  be  brought  up  to  the  mini¬ 
mum. 
Beans  for  Pigs 
I  intend  to  fatten  a  bunch  of  three  to 
four  months  old  shotes  on  red  kidney 
beans,  “seconds,”  which  I  can  buy  at  % c 
per  lb.  Will  it  be  an  advantage  to  mix 
some  other  grains  with  the  beans  to  get 
satisfactory  results?  j.  s. 
Red  kidney  beans,  ground  into  a  meal, 
unless  mixed  with  other  feeds,  are  not 
palatable  for  swine  feeding.  It  would  be 
distinctly  to  your  advantage  to  combine 
the  beans  with  cornmeal  and  add  digester 
tankage  to  provide  the  desired  amount  of 
animal  protein.  According  to  the  prices 
quoted,  a  mixture  consisting  of  70  lbs.  of 
shelled  corn  or  cornmeal,  25  lbs.  of  red 
kidney  beans  ground,  5  lbs.  of  digester 
tankage,  would  make  a  good  combination. 
Feed  the  pigs  all  of  this  mixture  that  they 
will  clean  up  with  relish  twice  daily.  If 
the  beans  could  be  cooked  and  a  small 
amount  of  salt  added,  the  nigs  would  eat 
them  with  more  relish. 
Ration  Without  Silage 
What  ration  should  I  feed  milking 
cows,  with  feed  I  have?  Roughage,  clover 
hay,  cornstalks  and  beets;  grains,  oats, 
barley  and  wheat.  H.  w. 
Assuming  that  you  have  equal  quan¬ 
tities  of  oats,  barley  and  wheat  that  you 
desire  to  mill  and  use  for  dairy  feed,  the 
same  to  be  fed  in  conjunction  with  clover 
hay  and  cornstalks  for  roughage,  it  is 
proposed  that  the  following  combination 
be  made:  200  lbs.  of  oats,  200  lbs.  bar¬ 
ley,  200  lbs.  wheat,  150  lbs.  linseed  meal, 
150  lbs.  gluten  feed,  150  lbs.  cottonseed 
meal.  In  case  you  used  cottonseed  meal 
carrying  43  per  cent  of  protein,  and 
gluten  feed  carrying  23  per  cent,  this 
combination  will  give  you  a  mixture  yield¬ 
ing  22  per  cent  of  protein.  With  a  poor 
grade  of  roughage  and  no  succulence 
available,  this  is  the  minimum  amount  of 
protein  that  can  be  used  with  average  re¬ 
sults. 
Ration  with  Barley  and  Buckwheat 
I  have  corn  on  cob,  barley  and  buck¬ 
wheat  to  grind  in  the  proportion  of  four 
bushels  corn  on  cob,  one  bushel  barley, 
one-half  bushel  buckwheat.  What  per 
cent  protein  will  I  have  and  what  is  best 
to  mix  with'  this  to  bring  protein  up  to  20 
or  21  per  cent?  M.  c. 
A  mixture  consisting  of  four  bushels  of 
corn  and  cob  meal,  one  bushel  of  barley 
and  half  a  bushel  of  buckwlieat  would 
constitute  a  combination  carrying  about 
10  per  cent  protein.  If  you  desire  to  use 
these  three  ingredients  in  approximately 
the  same  proportion  and  wish  to  add  suf- 
lcient  concentrates  to  bring  the  proposed 
ration  up  to  20  or  21  per  cent  of  protein, 
■the  following  combination  is  suggested : 
400  lbs.  of  corn  and  cob  meal,  200  lbs. 
ground  barley,  100  lbs.  ground  buckwheat, 
200  lbs.  43  per  cent  cottonseed  meal,  100 
lbs.  35  per  cent  linseed  meal.  Average 
analysis  of  corn  and  cob  meal  indicates 
that  it  carries  about  8%  per  cent  of  pro¬ 
tein.  The  barley  feed  would  run  about 
13  per  cent,  and  the  buckwheat  feed 
around  11  per  cent.  This  combination,  if 
fed  with  a  good  grade  of  roughage  and  in 
addition  to  silage,  would  make  a  satisfac¬ 
tory  ration  for  dairy  cows  in  milk. 
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