The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-09

Ss Srofessor Nv ID. iSi iibbslo Of tho college
SsSs exps srimen & station sold Tint Lo had
u been satNd lying the question OF econom-
3s9slea lly feeding the milk COW He had
U as I'll ions to choose from corn stover t
s.s ~ per ton, red clover, r,at $12, cnsilage at
s timothy hay}at ,$1s, bran ut $22,
jsSA E 2sSAitseed meal ut $50, cornmcnl nnd glu-
IL ten mea \ md oats each at $31 From
S$Stl.ese5 he Gould compound several deslr-
Y. Die ttons, but most Of them cost
3s more g han the product OF m ordinary
Rood ScS,ay. would pay for He. estimated
3S2 y hat her product should be twenty
pounds ofsinilk u day, worth 1lA cents a
pound or 30 cents day. But with
i elgh hteen pounds Of corn stovcr, forty
y pounds OF Eensilage, one pound OF bran.
,s TWO of cornneal and three Of cotton
sSs y seed meal ho lind q mixture that would
keep a COW In good condition ut cost
OF: 20 cents q dny. III this ration he has
ssSn not taken into consideration the max
Ing OF any gain In flesh or the value Of
manure, both Of which would be in
creased by giving part of red clover
instead of SO much corn stovor, without
q greatly increasing the cost Of ration.
q. How Often ShnIl We Feed:
Cows appear to glvo better results
when fed twice Il day than when fed
4 more frequently. When fed so frc-
Qucntly os threc or five times day
j they are up on their feet straining and
worrying for their feed somo time be.
fore 1T gets to them. Investigations
have recently taught that an animal Is
using energy when standing that If ly-
Ing might so to some other use. Rumi-
nants have largo stomnchs, and the
moro quickly the stomach is filed and
the animal lies down, contcnted and
satisfied, the better the returns will be
for the owner, 1t is we'll understood it
will cost less and be moro convenient
to feed the ration in two feeds than
oftcner.
ESQ Feeding Fresh Cows.
In answer to correspondents qucs.
ton regarding tho amount to feed fresh
cows Hoard's Dairyman says: Thirty
pounds Of silage, Is pounds Of clover
hay and pounds each Of bran and
gluten feed would contain nearly %
pounds Of dry matter, but little less
than pounds Of digcstible protein,
over 13 pounds Of digcstlblc carbohy-
drates and seven-tenths Of q pound Of
Ing, more, wo should suppose, than
nny, even extra large, COWS could be
induced to eat and much more than the
average cow can cat with profit. We
are OF the opinion that 80 pounds Of
Rilage, 10 pounds iof clover hay and not
to exceed pounds Of grain would be.
4 hiI lsg IN ilWage oWvepasgge allowance por
these cows. 1t all events we dq~' not
hesitate to advise trying 3}!e Y1sult of
reducing the allowance with Il portion
OF the herd. If with reduced feed there
ls Il reduced milk supply, the evidence
would seem to warrant going back to
the original allowance.
Caused Abortion.
Several years ago we had a great
quantity Of muslmclons and water
melons, citrons and cucumbcrs, which
we cut In small pieces and fed to three
milk COWS and were very much pleased
with the result, says correspondent
OF Rural New Yorker. But after about
two weeks we found that with one Of
the COWS nm abortion had been pro-
duccd, and it Immediately occurred to
me that 1t must have been the seeds.
My uncle was veterinary surgeon
correct, and he said: Eyes; In all proba-
bility it was the seeds. It Is n we'll
, known fact In the study Of medicine
that any food or medicine that acts
powerfully OIL the kidneys also affects
to greater or less extent the genera
tive organs" Three years ago we
raised a great quantity Of squashes,
and after gathering what were good
we turned the COWS into the field, and
they ate them, rs many as they pleased,
but with the same result. ....
Forming Habits.
If COW does not show a strong In.
clinntlon to so dry within two months
Of the time she Is expected to drop q
calf. her feed should bo ns light as will
keep her In fair flesh She should have
no grain feed, and she should not be
millled dry, but less and less and less
often. On the other hand. If young
cow shows an inclination to go dry too
soon, make every effort to prolong her
milking period by more succulcnt food
and reasonable increase In the grain ra-
ton. Remember that the habits per-
mltted with first calf have a tendency
to repetition thereafter.
Feeding Twice IA Day.
At q recent dalrymen's meeting at
tended by the writer one Of tho speak
ers, n very practical and successful
man, advised feeding cows only twice
a day, since he had seen the plan EN-
ploycd with results just as good as
when the cattle had three meals and
with considerable saving In labor.
Yet the speaker confessed that he still
fed his cows three times n day, merely
because he feared that n change would
cause temporary shrinl1agc in tho milk
yield. But there Is no need to fear
such effects, says American Cultivator.
:. The writer made the change from
three to only two fecdings without, SO
fur MS. could be observed, losing q sim
gle quart Of milk. 1t was done gradu.
ally In about four days, making the
noon meal lighter each day and increas-
ing the other feeds until the change
was made before the cows knew what
was being done. A cows stomach Is
very large rs compared with that Of q
horse or Of human being, and she
can easily hold enough to last twelve
shours, Water should be given In the
forenoon. The two feed plan Is quite
q labor saver ..