The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-17
FARM NOTES
FooD FOR DAIRY Cows. We

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people do not understand. One oil
these things is the range of supplies
of COW feed. 0ne Of the lessons the
drouth will teach US is to examine
the question more closely. The great
majority of the dairymen 10 our
county have always fed good sound
grain to their cows corn, oats and
rye Of their own raising; and many
of them do not know that any other
kind Of feed can be used, and some
think no other kind should be used.
1t is true there is no better feed for
COWS, ~ far Is nutrition is concerned
than corn, oats, rye and buckwheat,
when ground and properly administer
ed. But these articles are too val
liable for other purposes to be a
profitable feed for cows nowadays,
except as part Of the ration. Com
petitive pressure in the matter Of
producing dairy goods would soon
have taught us this, but the added
contingency of the drouth emphasizes
this pressure and causes US to under
take the study Of economy in feeding
a little earlier.
Among the important feeds that
will soon be better known are some by
products Of manufactures. Wheat
bran Is q well known article in this
class, as arc middliugs, rye bran,
buckwheat middlings, oil cake, and
all that is generally known as mill or
ship stuff. These are, properly speak
ing, by products in the manufacture
Of -four and linseed oil. There are
other manufactures, as brewing, dis
tilling, glucose and starch making,
the manufacture Of oil from cotton
seed and palm nuts, the manufacture
of beet root sugar, and perhaps some
other lines Of manufacture, all having
waste or BY products the value OF
which for stock feed is being found
out.
Two or three years ago malt sprouts
went begging at the large breweries
in Milwaukee aud other western
cities. But since dairymsn ON the
Atlantic slope have found out their
value as COW feed they are 10 high
demand, and have fully doubled in
price within two years. Brewers
grains is another product Of the
breweries. This has been better
known in the past, and has not
always had the reputation Of being
N honest feed for mich cows.
Another and newer COW feed ID cotton
iced meal. This is 9 by product |
10 the manufacture Of cotton seed oil, |
% lihsssd cake is BY product in
making linseed oil. So too IN palm |
aut cake. The refuse or by products
# distilleries, starch factories, glucose
aetoriss and SO on are not generally
u character u make them worthy
It consideration here. On account of
heir wasery, slumpy character they
must be used, If ct all, 10 close prog
nifty to whore they are made, and
re generally fed TO swine in pens
oupeeted With the factories. Thew
re aad have been used as fasd for !
ows, but they are . diahanest feed
nd "swill milk" ID not in good Odor
ven in the cities, whore habI the
sopls do know what good honest
pix is. Much les would or should
'0a 1eea DO Tolerated or used in the
'au'y, zen if il could be procured |
~. The average milk produced
q our county is noae to high as it is
nd We shall do nothing toward en-
ouragiog poor milk by recommend
ng or even suggesting slumpy feed.
The products that make good
lonest and comparatively cheap feed,
re bran, middlings, linseed cake,
elton seed cake, malt sprouts, brew
rs grains, palm nut cake and buck. |
vheat middlings. Most of these are |
within the reach Of our dairymen,
md some or all ofthem may be profit. |
Ibly used in the ration of the dairy |
low. Some Of them are refused by
ome COWS at afst, but if properly
prepared and administered they Son
earn to eat them and seem very fond
If them. For those WHO can COM
nsnd brewers grains the following
will be found to be good, wholesome,
lonest, daily ration for an ordinary
,ow. 1t is to be understood that all
he ingredients of the ration sball be
sweet and sound:
Is lbs. cut corafodder.
10 " =" CAT straw.
6 5" =" hoy.
10 " brs,ssrs' grains.
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