The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-29
Glre 6armer.
Feeding skim Milk.

Mr.. Gurler says: My experience in
feeding skim milk to calves and pigs con-
vinees me that it is worth % cents per 100
pounds in Illinois, and believe it is worth
more in New jersey, as other kinds Of
feed are more valuable, and the growth
made BIZ animals when fed this or any other
kind Of food is worth more
Nearly twenty years ago, after consider
able work done in an experimental way
to establish basis for my own use,
reached this conclusion. among others, i.
e.. that 200 pounds of skim milk was equal
in feeding v.lue to one bushel of corn. In
reaching thi, conclusion gave the skim
milk one-half the advantage that GENES
from feediD2 it in combination with grain
feed. This | now believe to be unfair, as
think the skim milk should have credit
for all the increased profit that comes from
feeding it in combination with grain feed
that there is above the profit Of feeding
the grain feed alone
1t Is certainly fair TO give the skim milk
credit for all profit that cannot be secured
without its use. On the basis just men
toned | have received as much as 90 cents
per 100 pounds for skim milk fed TO pigs
weighing 30 pounds each.
| have raised many calves ON separator
skim milk. aud | find when the milk Is fed
sweet and warm. and not too much given.
that calves thrive well on it. NV expert
eace convinces me that the calf win not
make as much growth from a given amount
Of skim milk as pie viii Its value as
food for calves viii, Of course, depend on
the stock il Is fed to.
Several years ago ex-Goyernor Hoard
OF Wisconsin, made an experiment in feed
ing skim milk to pigs The pigs weighed
100 pounds each and cost four and one
half cents per pound. They were fed 90
DAYS on clear skim milk. xhieh was weighed
to them daily and fed sweet At the end
of SO days they were sold. and the growth,
figured at four and oae-half cents per
pound. paid 22l cents per hundred pounds
Of skim milk fed. As Governor Hoard
SAYS. this work was no; done under the
best conditions. nor in the most economical
way. as il would without doubt have paid
better to feed some kind of grain food with
the skim milk.
The Massachusetts, Experiment Station,
after number Of years experiments & one
object of which was t. learn the value of
skim milk as pig food. commenced some
work to learn the value Of skim milk a
food for young calves. In this work there
were seven calves. each kept, weighed aud
fed independent Of the others. 50 that there
Sere seven trials going on at the same time.
A summary Of results shows that when live
weight sells for A cents per pound the
average Of the seven calves returned three
fourths Of cent. per quart for the skim
milk fed This would be the same rs 30
cents per 100 pounds These calves were
fed 10 weeks and gained an average Of ] !
pounds per day.
There Is a belief quite prevalent among
certain classes that the separator has some
mysterious influence on the skim milk to
make it Of different quality from the skim
milk Of ordinary setting. This difference
is considered TO extend not merely to the
fat. but to influence the other ingredients.
10 ascertain the truth Of the matter three
samples 81 milk were tested before and
after being run through the separator.
After concluding the work with the samples
the report was il was evident from these
figures that the milk serum j. not in6u-
eneed BY the separator and that the only
difference between the whole milk and the
skim milk derived from il Is in the amount
Of fat they contained.
The New Hampshire Experiment Sta
ton Bulletin No II gives much valuable
information about the value Of skim milk
as food for pigs. advise every pig grow
er to secure it Of Professor Wircher, Of
Durham. n H. One very valuable point
Of Professor Witeher brings out in his
work is that 100 pounds Of digestible mat
ter in a ration Of skim milk and corn meal
is equal to l46 $40 pounds of digestible
matter in ration Of corn meal aud mid
dlings He says the superiority of the
skim milk ration is due in part, doubtless,
to the greater digestibility, but still more
10 the fact there is less indigestible matter
to be carried through the system. This
work showed the cost of pound of grain
on skim milk and corn meal to be 3 6 cts,
and on a mixed grain ration to be 5. ? cts
This New Hampshire work is certainly safe
for New jersey dairymen to use.
The Indiana Experiment Station found
skim milk worth - cents per 100 pounds
when fed to calves, and allowing five cents
per pound for the growth of the calves.
The Mississippi Experiment Station found
10 pounds of skim milk to make nearly rs
large gains as eight pounds Of new milk
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