Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-07-19

Arnold says, 'If you feed corn meal highly
il causes a little Inflammation, il raises
the temperature of the COW little higher,
Is inclined TO make them feyerish, and
that is unfavorible to the quality of the
butter" He also says 81 can make as
much butter by feeding bran, or even more
by feeding the same cost. or by feeding
the same weight, as l can by feeding corn
meal, and little better quality" He says
the elements Of milk seem to be we'll
united in bran, that bran fed iudiciously,
for some reason, was worth more to the
farmer than its theoretical food value
would indicate. II seems to exert a good
influence on health, growth and production
when fed properly in connection with
other foods. Now on the other hand,
Prof. Sanborn says, II will express the
opinion that bran is very much over-rated,
that rs butter producer, il is one of the
poorest among concentrated foods, both as
regards quality and quantity, pound
against pound; corn meal will make Is 10
20 per cent more butter and as much milk
rs bran, while the bran butter will be OF
poorer quality, both as regards color, tex
ture and favor; at the same time corn
meal will keep the animal in better con-
dition." These opinions we're based on
experiments made by the professor by
selecting two lots of two COWS each, feed
ing one lot bran. the other lot corn meal,
weighing the products every two weeks.
He found that in every instance, according
to the record, the corn sustained the cows
better than the bran and gave more butter.
These experiments, though valuable, are
by no means complete. and therefore do
not furnish US all the information we dc
sire on the subject. The Prof. does not
give the kind, and amount, of fodder fed
in connection with the bran, and corn.
lie does not give the nutritive ratio, he
was feeding. 1t would make difference,
whether he was feeding coarse fodder.
with a nutritive ratio of LILO, or clover
hay, with nutritive ratio of is, and then,
to have made the experiment more COM
plete, should have fed during certain
period, bran and corn meal, mixed. Per-
haps these together would give better re-
suits than when fed separate. Bran has
too narrow nutr;tive ratio to produce
good results when fed'alone. Experiments
with grain fed in connection with good
hay or corn fodder have been quite too
limited and sometimes too partial in ref
erence to the comparative value of milk
producing foods. When we are consider
ing what is the best food for the production
of milk and butter we should not only look |
to the products for The whole year, but
should also see in what condition was the |
COW left at the end of her years work |
Was she LEFT in good condition and with
vigor ard vitality for the succeeding years
work? The wonderful records OF from 5
to over hundred pounds of butter from |
cow in one year is produced by forced
feeding with highly concentrated food,
fed with but one thing inview, to produce
the most butter in given time, without
regard to the condition tho COW is left in.
The vigor and Vitality of these large rec.
ord COWS is generally ruined. We hardly
ever hear of their making second good !
record. The food that makes the most
butter for short time is not the best, but
that condition of foods that while produc-
ing will keep up tho vitality, and will
carry dairy of COWS through a series of
10 or II years. giving good yearly returns
for their food and care. Give me the food
and the COWS that make the best 10 years
record. A sound food ration for a COW in
every respeot-pay due regard to all her
wants, furnishing all the elements of milk
in due proportion, and supply the waste
of her own system.
10 show what feeding calf with a
proper ratio to produce growth will do,
will give the figures of one had few
years ago: Calf dropped April 5, weight,
ll9 lbs. Was fed new milk three days,
hen fed on milk set 81 hours and the cream
AIKEN off. The second week very little
,at meal and wheat middlings were added.
During the second month one pint of oat
neal one.half pint of wheat middlings
md one gill of corn meal was added to
he milk. The meal was scalded with
me quart of hot water II hours before
eeding. The meal was increased as the
alf would take it and milk increased until
me common sized pail full was fed each
eed' The other food was grass in the
ummer and good hay in the winter. The
alf was weighed each month for one
ear, the weights are "a follows. Ia