The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-14
Very Prsatieal Details In ProHtaS's

Very Prsatieai ostaiIs In Profitable
Dsiryins.
BY JOHN MICHELS. Clemson College. |
S. C. |
Under average conditions COW |
yielding twenty-five pounds of milk
should have ration composed OF
about two-thirds roughage and one
third concentrates. BY number OF
trial calculations we find that the re-
quired nutrients are approximately
obtained by selecting six pounds OF
wheat bran. four pounds of >cottonseed
meal, eight pounds of corn slower and
forty pounds of corn silage. For greater
yields 1t is best, as rule. to increase
only the concentrates to meet the re.
quirements of the additional flow OF
milk. thus making the proportion of
concentrate to roughage greater the
larger the yield of milk.
The main part of the ration should
be supplied in two feeds, one in the
morning and the other in the late after
noon. 1t is desirable to feed some dry
roughage at noon. especially when the
| roughage in the morning and evening
consists of 'silage The COW. on ac-
| count of her large storeroom. the
paunch. is capable of storing up a
large quantity Of feed and therefore
does not require as many feeds as
some other farm animals.
Concentrates and Roughage.
As a rule. 1t Is best to feed the con
centrates just previous to milking and
the roughage Immediately thereafter
The grain helps to attract the cows t.
their stalls. and by feeding the rough
age after milking we avoid taintini
the milk with undesirable odors whel
the roughage contains these. Whel
corn silage. for example. is fed imme
! diately before or during milking 1t
odor is always perceptible in the mill
When fed after milking the odor
never detected. Ii is believed also tina
feeding the concentrates by themselve
will result in more thorough mixin
of the saliva with them and thus II
, crease their digestibility. Furthe
more. q great deal of dust can b
. avoided by feeding the roughage afts
milking, particularly when the rougl
age consists of hay or dry fodder.
A prevailing opinion that heavy col
I centrates will form an injurious, past
mass In the cows stomach does M
= seem to be well founded. When Il
= concentrates are fed directly befo
q milking and the roughage directly al
= er there will be sufficient mixing In Il
paunch before the contents pass In
the stomach proper. The wriR 4
several years has successfully fcilow'
the practice of feeding concentrat
= and roughage separately when t
former consisted of as much as q
pounds Of cottonseed meal per day.
An average COW in full fow Of mi
re will consume forty pounds Of co
in silage to good advantage. This amou
70 of silage. combined with eight or
de pounds Of dry fodder or hay, makes
It good combination of roughage for
oh dairy COW.
ne Successful Feeding.
he In the economical production
vn milk it is absolutely essential to Il
eel cows according to their capacity. j
ed what this productive capacity Is {
IT. be determined only by keeping a ca
full account of the feed consumed
the milk and butter fat yielded by Ell
cow individually.
nd About half the nutrients called FOL
II q ration for an average mixer
nk. used to sustain the body, so that
las will neither gain nor lose weight.
in. other half being used to form m
INV Returns for feed can therefore be
ara pected only from about 80 per cent
ard the total nutrients required.
nly This means that cow on full
an ton will yield practically twice
much milk as she would on tn
fourths of a ration. Yet there
- thousands of dairymen who fail
supply the last quarter of ration
thus bring ruin upon themselves
their business.