The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-12-15

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Dairy Feeds and How to Use Them
This was the subject discussed at the last
meeting Of the Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
| present:
Mr.. 7. " Richardson said: "a balanced ration
is the order OF the day for dairy COWS, and about
ali tnat constitute balanced ration can be
grown upon the farm, and It is wise for dairy
men 70 grow feeds rich In, protein. Clover and
alfalfa. corn. oats and barley can be grown, and
| II required TO 60 to the market bran ana cotton
SEED meal are good to balance up the ration.
There e more protein in cottonseed meal. At
$50 or s3l per ton cottonseed meal is no more
costly than bran at SO to $23. 1t Is better to
Others no q mEcS
the corn crop, besides, 1t gives more reed than
any other crop. thought of reducing my corn
costonseed meal with corn. Glover hay comes
near balanced ration. With good clover hay
we can get along without bran. Eight TO ten
feed-hay and fodder-are given per cow. Many
COWS DO not pay for their feed. The young and
od ;h COWS are fed hay and Ioaaer. Swiii sl9R
be, though the cow be of the best breed. grind
my corn and oats and buy bran and cottonseed
Mr.. 3. &. Scott said ST was the first one to
take gluten feed to show to the club. When
hrst fed 1t found was giving it too literally
proved the milk and made the butter better. I
have been feeding two pounds of cottonseed
meal TO a COW each day. do not believe SO
think farmer should grow as much as possible
OF the feeds he needs. Cottonseed meal and
c glover hay color the milk M; IT, CHARLES a;
and uses alfalfa and ensilage freely. We want
digestible protein. My alfalfa is very, good, and
Mt. George &. Shelley said II think farmers
protein. Gluten and cottenseed give good
one ton Of the latter at $82 am feeding corn,
oats and timothy hay, as l have no other. The
grain Is put over the ensilage. There Is not a
better grain feed than oats, because of the pro-
TEN. The hull part should be ground finer than
isdone by millers. Nothing takes the place of
clover hay. bought one year nice lot OF 1t
Mr.. e. D. Price said "The feeds have tried
are cornchop, good wheat bran and Sucrene.
usually give cottonseed meal, but have not
done 90 this season. feed some hay which Is
pail clover, and expect to give cut FODDER.
am Inclined to grow less OF wheat and grow
barley and oats, considering the prices of bran
and other feeds. Ny fresh COWS are doing very
Mr. T. Melville Pearce said: 81 have been
feeding corn chop and bran and clover hay but
have not hadthe best results in milk. do not
know why. Think Of feeding Hammond mix
lure VIII cora ana DranLone-tMro OF eacn ;,,i l
MI. Laban Sparks said: About the best feed
Is cOtt0nseed and meal, bran, ensiage, clover
hay and fodder. Wheat is really lower in price
than usual and might be utilized as food for the
MI. Joshua G.. Bosley said: sit is important to
have feeds with the desired amount of digesti-
bility or component parts. Milkmen should
study the needs of the dairy so as to use all feeds
with care. They should aim TO have succulent
ration for all winter Sometimes COWS desire
change of feed which should be given them:"'
Mr. Upton H. Tr6Srt said + II think vel b OF
tried it several times Without success. Ny al
ground and reseed. Corn is the basis for bal
ance ration, and when other feeds are added
with good results be careful to note them and
feed with corn chop and bran, and found it gave
better results than from feeding ensilage The
swillslop then had the rye bran in it; now it is
Mr.. W. D. Curry said 1.-TWO years ago pro-
duced cheaper milk than at any other time by
tried corn chop, 1t added cost but it gave no
better results. l give clover haybut the fodder
is given at night. am feeding alfalfa with
and Hammond feed. The feed would be mixed
ahead when the rye, bran and cornchop were
fed + does not gayy to feed timothy hay to
Mr.. s. G.. Sparks said "Sucrene sells at $23
per ton and think possesses the desired in
gradients for the dairy COW: Bran will be high
Mr.. e. G. Merryman said: "Mr. Charles A.
Councilman buys but little dairy feed, as he
and has alfalfa which he values very much. [
have fed distilled bran and corn chop with cut
fodder, mixed the night before. am satisfied
Will Tue ulAcu leu WltuOuI giving Lu0bWALlo1Ops
have fed it to hogs. Alfalfa is grown near me
with success, but have none as yet"
Mr.. D. s. Pearce said: 81 am feeding mixture
of 400 corn, 200 middIings, 100 of rye bran and
100 of Western bran, and my average feed is
lbs. per COW. / give as much as IL lbs, but it
depends on the cow. had cow that was re-
spending nicely with a liberal feed, but found
her milk was getting lumpy. held up on the
feed and the cow came out all right. We are
looking to cheapness of production, hence we
must buy with that in view. For ten years /
have been buying bran early in the season and
missed it. This season / paid $40 per ton, and
and now it is worth $23 or more. A dairyman
should grow as much of the ingredients on the
farm as possible and think alfalfa and cowpeas
with corn for ensilage will give much towards
what is needed. 1t is very we'll to have crimson
clover, but we must be careful in growing it
and other things so as not to inconvenience our
selves In our main object. Corn is the dairy
mans salvation, as it gives him corn, ensilage
and fodder. / favor buying some feeds, but
we ought to be governed as to their makeup and
results. expect to carry my COWS through the
winter without any hay, using fodder"