The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21
MEALS IN THE MILK RATION.

Estimates on the Amount of MIX Produce
by Certain Courses of Feeding.
To test the principle that has been
very emphatically laid down by Ger
man Investigators, and somewhat wide
" accepted in this country, that a lib
eral supply of digestible protein is the
main thing to be looked after in the
ration for milch cows, tests have re-
Gently been made at the Wisconsin Ex-
pertinent Station. The first ration con-
sisted of clover-hay and cornmeal, and
had one part of digestible protein to
about eight of digestible matters of
other kinds In the second ration cot
tonseed oil meal was substituted for a
for part of the cornmeal in such
quantities that the ration should COIL
tain the same total of digestible mat
tiers. but at the same time larger pro-
portion of protein-one part of this to
about five of other digestible matters.
In the third ration malt sprouts were
put in the place of the cottonseed meal
in such quantity as to leave the proper
ton of protein and of total digestible
matters unchanged.
If the principle stated in the begin
ming be correct, the second and third
ration should Weld more or better milk,
or both, than the first. In estimating
the effect of the ration, due allowance
was made for the natural falling off in
the yield of milk as the period of lacta-
ton advanced. and for the gradually in
creasing temperature with the advance
of the seasOn-two opposing tendencies
which partially but not entirely neutral
lied each other. The results were not
favorable to the principle tested. On
the second ration there was very slight
gain. which could be credited to the
ration. and on the third ration very
slight loss in yield. There was not, as
we should have expected, notable gain
on the second ration, continued on the
third
1t will be rem ,mbered that the inten-
ton was, in ma King up the rations, to
have the same total of digestible matter
of all kinds in every one; but when the
separate digestion feeding experiments
with the folders used in these milk tx
periments We're finished it was found
that the secon ration contained little
larger total of these matters than did
the first, Will, the third contained a lit
tie less. If now it be supposed that the
yield of milk depends especially aGd
mostly on the quantity of digestible
matters of all kinds, it is explained why
about the same quantity of milk was cb-
tanned on tn ,se three rations, but lit
tie more on the second than on the first,
and little less on the third than on the
first.
Attention is very properly called in
the bulletin TO the Importance of furth 81
tests of the correctness of this SUPPOSE
ton. Oil-meals of all kinds, such Is
linseed and cottonseed. have been highly
praised for use in the milk rations. te-
cause of their richness in protein: but if
general richness in digestible matters il
just as useful for the purpose mentioned.
then the cheaper corn meal. which con-
tains. pound for pound. about as much
digestible substance as cottonseed oil.
meal. can be as well used in the milk
ration. In this connection it should be
further noticed that the tests of the milk
as to quality, and butter yield on churn-
ing. failed to show any unmistakable
improvement on the more expensive OIL
meal ration. g. c. CdldUel, i.s
y. \. Tribune.