The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-01
CORN AND COB MEAh.

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CORN AND COB MEAL.
In careful feeding tests it has been
found that 100 pounds of corn and
cob meal, when ground fine, is equal
to 100 pounds of corn meal in fat
tening hogs. This shows the value
of the cobs in the feeding problem
when ground. While the nutrition
in cobs is not equal in per cent. of
their weight in bushel of corn, the
difference ds made up in the greater
economy of digestion when ground
and fed with the corn. In other
| words, the ground cob with the corn
aids in digestion and enables the
hog to assimilate the nutrition in the
] grain meal the better. This has been
shown by repeated experiments in
hog feeding. In these times of high
priced corn, when we come to con-
slider the weight of cobs in bushel
! of ear corn, the matter becomes an
/ interesting one to hog feeders, espec.
tally SO if they have their feed mills
with power to- run them, aside from
which there is very little expense
Rural Life.
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL DAIRYMAN
Every individual dairyman appoints
himself an investigation and executive
committee of one to discover the things
that make for an unhealthful quality
of milk, and then set about to ad-
just his conditions to the point where
he is able to produce a first class
article.
The condition Of market milk, eS-
pecially that shipped over long dis
tances, has grown to be SO insult
ferable that the consumers rebel
against it.
Under no circumstances should
anything be added to milk to prevent
it souring. Such doings violate the
laws of both God and man The
chemicals which are used for this
purpose are slow poisons. Cleanliness
and cold are the only preservatives
needed.
Keep healthy cows. Promptly re-
move suspected animals. In particu-
lar, add no cows to the herd unless
it is certain that they are free from
tuberculosis. -Holstein-Friesian Reg
ister
HOLSTEIN-JERSEY CROSS
A dairyman. Salamanca, NJ r.
wants to know what we think of the
Hoist ein-Jersey cross for good milk
and butter cow.
We will say frankly that we be-
lieve it would be about the most fool
ish thing man could think Of Why
cross the breeds, and thereby obEter-
ate those blood lines that have been
developed through years of continu.
Gus breeding. You have nothing to
gain. The most valuable quality of
the male-prepotency- lost. The
offspring of such cross will be an
unknown quantity. II you want cow
that comes nearer to your ideal;
cow that gives more milk than the
Jersey and richer milk than the Hol-
stein, why not sell your Jerseys and
Holsteins and buy Guernseys Don't
mix the Breeds. D. W., Wellsville.
N. Y. Rural Life
FAVORS FEEDING WHOLE GRAIN.
Among all our experimenters and
investigators, we have probably no
more practical one than Dr. Voorhees,.
of New Jersey. He says: Mature
has provided in the whole grain good
proportions of the pure nutrients, u.s.
ually associated with the crude fiber
in such a way as to make it a diff
ficult matter to cause injury even
from careless methods of feeding.
while the manufacture, on the other
hand. removes more or less of one
of these nutrients, Rural Life.
VENTILATION OF STABLE.
If your stable is ventilated only
from above, you are drawing off the
warm air, which means loss to the
COWS in comfort. and loss of the
purest abr Foul air must be drawn
off on a level with the stable floor.
for bad air is much heavier than
good air When the cows lie down
and the ventilation is poor, they
breathe foul air. 1t has its effect on
the cows as we'll as on the product.
A cow SHED.
Have you an open shed facing tho
sunshine for your cows to run under
in the warm part of the day? II
not wouldn't it be a good plan to
build one as soon as you can? The
stock will take lots OF comfort in it.
OMAN NIT II