Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

Total -. - 1851 80 900 20 $40 100
600 s Sr :, sSsy,ss S;s sGx y, in R, the II h si'i, grade g.tso 1 1s. e et s ssssass ss .s ig..;
weeks sss'ssi in ) July " and August qS St: q few are psrsistsn, mixers who are ss
som K ss5:s ) 5 rs s Ss;ss s ssa ;i e: Wat K I fsa. DRY y, s sPtss ts ss;1 r riss
eat, perhaps I or ? lbs oil meal, 4 lbs wheat bran, lbs.
in all each COW va fed abou. u I'll lbs Of grain feed as there were
CompoNENrs OF RAr1oN.-In the same way as before we find that
the above ration calculated for cows of 1000 lbs. live weight would
Disesdbls carbohydrates -" -: r45e lbs.
Total digestble matter 49,. rio lbs
Seventeen cows in herd, twelve Guenseys, two Guernsey grades,
and three Short Horn grades. Average weight of COWS, 1880 lbs;
cows Isn go dry about two n9' months during July and August Just
Specially in farming, breeding and butter production"
10 lbs old process oil meal, 2 lbs.
Cost of ration, 1871 cents.
Nutrients in ration:
Digeshbie carbohydrates r1se lbs.
roal digestibe matter. -. r41s lbs.
Thirty eows in the herd; Hostein-F reaans; average weight,
loo lbs yield per s &C. cow of. of milk, 1000 lbs of butter, goo lbs;
two months and come in at all times. Specially in farming, butter
hay mixed, 10 lbs. or less; corn meal, 8 lbs; bran or middlings, 8 lbs;
timothy w zen web we have ave pie plenty ez Of a; ggHd clover o, hay we substitute it for the
Cost of ration, 1916 cts.
Nutrients in the ration:
b bisest GsEn Iia.ina" a7 71a lbs lbs
Digstte carbohydrates. 174 lbs.
Po seI ldi.estb. matte" IS lbs lbs
Nutrihve ratio, 1878.
Eight cows in the herd; Short Horns; average weight of cows,
1880 lbs average yield of butter, rs lbs. (estimated). Cows go
dry six to eight weeks during the latter part of summer. Specially in
farming; production of beef and butter.
RArloN.-Cut straw, 10 lbs; (mosty barley sHaw); timothy hay,
I5lbs whole straw, 4 to- lbs. bran, 4 lbs; oat meal, 8 lbs. oil meal,
lbs.
Cost of ration, 1913 cts.
$ $ $:;:::;;:::: r. s :::':s;@ i: s ); f:
rosi dgesibe matter. 1870 20 lbs.
Nutrihver ratio 1900.
Twenty-eight cows in the herd; Jerseys; average weight, gas lbs.
(estimated); per cent. fat in milk, SIS; yield of butter per year, $50
BIS. cows go dry three to six weeks at all times in the year.
RATIoN.-Corns iage, 40 lbs cut corn stalks, I to ID lbs. Gall
they will eat reasonably clean); 10 lbs. one-half by measure of wheat
bran and one-half of con and oats ground together Zone part corn by
measure, two parts oats), with a sprinking of pease.
Cost OF ration, 1879 cts.
Nutrtlve ratio, 1901.
Thirty cows in the herd; Guernseys; average weight, 1,15o lbs. ;
average annual yield of milk per cow. 1000 lbs; of butter, about 400
lbs. average per cent. of fat in milk, s.II.
"Most of the cows go dry in August, but some come in at different
seasons. Specially in farming, butter production"
RATIoN-Cons iage, 81 lbs; clover s1age, q lbs. clover and
timothy hay mixed, 5 lbs. bran, 6 lbs. ground oats, 4 lbs; cotton seed
meal, 8 lbs.
Cost of daily ration, 1871 cts.
Nutrhive ratio, I:4.8.
Seven cow in the herd; Jerseys and natives; average weight, $50
Cows come in at all times of the year, and are not dry more than two
months. Some milk from calf to calf; nearly all will, and shall prob
and were with their fist calves last winter. Specially in farming, breed
ing and production of buuer.'
R~ATloN.-Clover hay, S lbs. fodder corn, IS lbs; ground oats,
2 "a lbs bran, < Ie lbs.
Cost OF ration, I 1 cts.
NuTflve ratio, 1875.
twenty-five head in the herd; registered Jerseys; average live
weight, 1000 lbs; products sold a milk, cream and butter; total cash
receipt for same last year, $8443 per head this does not include any
thing for skim milk or butter milk. Cows go dry six weeks in July an'
August"
RArIos-corns iage, IS lbs. what hay they will eat up G. >