The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-15
PLANTER AND FARMER
Useful NOTES OF INTEREST 10 40
RICULTURTsTS.
professor W. a. Uenry's Views as TO the
Best Grain With Which to Feed Cows"
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Professor W. 4. Henry says persons often
write him for information as to what Is the
hest Grain feed for cows. Through long
series Of years he has been making careiui
studvof that very iect for his own inforna-
tion. and now. after all Of it, he is forced TO
state frankly that he does not know. He has
fully arrived at the conclusion that there Is
really no best Of anything in the world. Each
and everything Is adapted to some special
purpose. and useful in its way and place. 30
with feeds. First Of ali the dairyman should
s.el, variety. Cows. ike people. appreciate
a change in diet: indeed he knows Of no AMI
NAL on the farm that will pay better for httie
attentions than the cow.
OF the Grains. corn and meal has It's place.
II certainly produces milk. cream and butter
of good quality Some of our best feeders
give 1t very high value. 81, .,,.1
Ground oats is exceedingly palatable and
valuable and only the fact that II costs more
than corn prevents its far more general use.
Those darymon who raise oats should us
nose of IL at the cOw-bdrn mther than the
Grain elevator His own experience with oats
has invariably been uniformly satisfactory.
Farmers have Of late made rapid advance
"A
bran as o. cow feed. Wheat shorts IS even
more valuable bat not so easily obtained ~
REGIONS away from the wheat belt. Both
These feeds contain q large amount of protein.
the chemical compound that X necocd 20
build up the cheese (cascinc) part OF the MILK
The butter producer may insist that ne does
not care about the cheese part Of milk. but
that does not matter. Natures object Is to
produce feed for the calf, and milk must con.
tain the muscle elements Whether We VIII
or not. the COW will put Just the same amount
in the milk from day to day. IL we Try 10
Withhold the elements 10 make It, her WlOle
milk Weld viii rapidly decrease
Barley il the common stock feed Of Europe.
and we need not be afraid of it IN this coun-
try. Rye is good deal used in some OF the
States. but many Of our well-niouned dairy
men do not look upon 1t as tirst-class cow
feed, particularly the grain. While It makes
good milk. it seems 10 have a tendency to-
wards diminishing the flow.
I'm some of the Northern States. linseed
meal is accepted as "a very fine cow-teed, but
il is rather costly for general use, while there
are some who maintain that its extensive Use
imparts an unpleasant flavor 20 the butter
COttOn-seed meal is largely used IN many
localities, especially down about the cotton
country. il Is exceedingly nutritious, beng
rich in protein; but a charge of bad flavor To
butter Is sometimes preferred against 1t IN
connection with large use as IN the case or
hnseed oil. The English people use large
quantities of il and seem to Ike II very much
All things considered, it must be regarded a.
a very good feed. one of these considerations
being its comparative cheapness.
Il was not Professor Henry's purpose 10
speak of the folders. though he thought II
not amiss to put in few words in favor of
root crops Every dairvman should have
wcl-stOred root cellar in winter. The cow
needs succulent food, and roots will furnish
it. They may be regarded as always useful
and choice food for dairy cattle
OF course Professor Henry refers 10 turnips
and beets. Had he been writing AT the South
and for the South, he would doubtless have
said much i'm favor of our sweet potatoes as
feed for COWS. They are farahead of all other
roots for that purpose.-Alobile Register.