Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20
A FEW TIMELY THOUGHTS.
ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE BEST
FEEDING or DAIRY STOCK.
DR.. Porter Tells Of the Need of Food That is Rich
in Protein in Order to Gain the Best Results in the
Dairy Business Gluten Meal is Such a Food
Some Hints on the Feeding Of Calves.

] During the past few months the Elgi
Creamery Company has employed Mr.
Carpenter. of st. Paul, to travel aruun.
among the patrons of that company ant
interest them in the better feeding D
/ the dairy COW, or rather the COW whicl
supplies the conpanys s many station
and creameries in Wis,on with milk
This gentleman is an expert in this lin,
| aud his talks TO the farmers in the littl,
| school houses around Viroqua have beer
listened to with much interest II
about two minutes at our institute ht
told me what already knew. that was
not feeding enough protein to my COWS
lie suggested feeding in addition to she
ration | was feeding, a pound of Cbicage
gluten meal which he said Prof Hacker
recommended as the richest in protein
OF the mill products. He said it contain.
ed over 10 per cent Of protein which
did not believe. He induced Mr.. Beat
to keep this feed and on each sack the
analysis was given, protein 3S.5 per
cent fat, 81 per cent | sent sample
to Prof Woll at our station and re-
ceived this reply: Upon subiecting
the sample of Chicago gluten meal To
analysis we find it even richer in crude
protein ti'an the companys analysis
The sampl contains az 3 per cent crude
protein. Cotton seed meal, tie richest
mil. product, contains almoe6 the same
amount of crude protein, namely, AZ.
per cent. and SO 8 per cent of digestable
protein. Prof. Carpenter told me this
feed can be laid down here in car lots
for about the same price as oil meal or
about S23 30 per ton. 1t is about one.
f,urth richer IN crude protein than oil
ZEAL and If it suits the COW it will be a
valuable food not only for the COW but
for the tobacco plant, as every ton of
good tobacco takes from. the soil over
$2S 90 worth of nitrogen. potash and
phosphoric acid at the present market
values of those elements
In order to make the most money out
of their cows the farmers of this section
must buy some concentrated grain feeds
like oil meal cotton seed III eal or gluten
meal with which TO balance their ia
tions Our COWS don't get balanced
ration until we turn them ont to grass,
which contains four times the protein,
they tell us. that the same grass grown
to hay contains Then it is that the
cows do their best, on grass alone. Every
ton of concentrated feed we buy at VIII ole-
sale prices Is worth what it costs TO feed
for milk or beef and besides it is worth
almost it's cost when run through the
animal for the fertilizing elements it
contains. IL u farmer sells off ton of
tobacco and buys aud feeds on his farm
two tons of linseed oil meal he replaces
the fertility he has removed in the to.
bacco, and gets pay for his oil meal in
increased amount of aef or milk. The
Elgin fellows sent Mr. Carpenter here to
preach better dairy gospel They had
selfish motive in view They sent him
to teach the farmers to feed better so the
Elgin fellows could get more milk, tc
make more cream to make more butter
20 they could make more money Incl
dsntally theyse him to help the farm
er. Their interests are mutual
How is the farmer to buv those con
centr tied fooisy The creamery patrOns
Of this county are now 80 numerous that
il should be easy for a number of them
to purchase car load of any feed and
divideit among them at wholesale prices.
The creamery managers and cheese fac
tory men are always ready 10 help in
this matter. They are willing to get q
list of men who will take certain guam
tity of feed from the car on certain
day and pay cash " it on that day.
want TO see this work begun Vernon
comfy wealth is being shipped ont by
the train load in tobacco let it come
back in the form of oil meal and gluten
feed and meal, and our county will NOT
grow poorer. c. V. p.