Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-04
Feeding the Dairy Cow

f, matters little how good the herd
.ox Convenient and perfect its en-
y---msut unless supplied with feeds
[ ,-pper amounts and quality. 1t IS
l..onary on the farm in the corn
(. sor the farmer to content himself
r. the raising Of corn largely. and
I be past it has been too often the
T. RAT corn vas used as the sole
S,,ou for every class Of farm ami
Ia and Il vas believed that as
T. results could be obtained By the
I. az corn and corn alone as though
Sssr feeds we're used In conjunction
RI Il Corn in years gone BY has
~ cheap in price and II has been
kSbls for the farmer In the corn
n 70 raise large yields annually
k,rnx the past few years. however.
khcurh the crop has yielded as large
-er acre. the price has continued
advance until at the present time
u farmer feels that to feed Il in
- a way there Is a waste which
<zrs about Improbable results
b. Is true and. furthermore, Il is
re that where corn Is fed alone. es-
|krially to dairy cows. there Is in
br-ed a very large waste Of feeding
6rients and profits. After any ami
Sal has consumed a certain amount
| euru Il is impossible for him to d.
est and assimilate the nutrients out
any larger amount Of this one ma
srial even though be has the ca
kriy OF consuming double that
)eich he can use proitahly After
certain amount Of corn Is fed to the
hirT COW. all in addition to that Is
her wasted BY passing on undi-
ested or Is converted into fat and
" gpcn the body. which is worse
kaa wasted because IL taxes the d.
escive apparatus and goes to produce
Ref which not only has no value, but
Absolutely a dstrtment to the best
Icrk of the COW
ctner Feed Than Corn Necessary.
n consequence OF this the dairy
hrzer has learned that II IS neces-
~ for him to supply some feed
rra the corn raised upon his farm
kzt contains those nutrients IN which
frn Is lacking He knows that a
klzrcst ration means nothing more
pr less than the supplying Of the
.srsnt feeding nutrients In proper
Frrortions so that the ration is the
v which win produce the greatest
rcunf Of milk and butter fat At the
lssr en~t ssscs : rxsssc a. made -
sarplytrg a proper proportion Of
rocnydrates and fat which ara
iund 10 the greatest extent in the
rn plant IN proportion to protein
Peich Is found in oil meal. gluten
I'd cottonseed meal, bran, dried dis
Hers grains. clover hay. alfalfa,
nH peas. soy beans. etc There vas
tine when bran could be purchased
pr SO or sl2 a ton and oil meal for
little more. Cottonseed meal the
ncrhern planter paid to have de
fruTed Gluten feed was very chear
Pnd IN tact. the protein feeds were
IS Ealuable than was corn Grad
PaIy as the Intelligent feeder became
sars Of the extreme value Of these
roc1cts In balancing UP the aburd
nee Of corn raised on the farm in
ns enrn belt. he began using them
nas creating demand which in time
racaed or even exceeded the supply
10 n the present time We find these
nnereial products. rich in protein
eiAns Tor a high price. The farmer
ne corn belt has IL In bis powe.
ase upon his farm those foods
Nea supply in the cheapest and best
lr1s al the protein that Is demand
= 'sr balancing Up the corn which be
AseA This can be done By dfvfdinz
r arm practising rotation Of crops
4ea s cne Of the most efficient
r1oes of retaining the fertility. and
Y loSing less corn and more cats
1ey. clover. alfalfa. sweet clover
Ae Feeds TO Balance the Rzsion
" y p-rhaps . fact that there ars