Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-05

along Is doing very we'll A cow that
gives two gallons of milk per day and
milks for $50 days during the year would
give you $50 gallons or $500 pounds OF
milk during the year. This Is gooo
record for any cow to make. and where
you can feed her economically and sell
the product to good advantage, she VIII
make you a good profit as long as she
continues to do that well. Your herd,
therefore, is probably doing as well as
YOU could expect, considering the fact
that the animals have just been picked
up" Ordinarily about a pound and a
half of grain is fed per 100 pounds weight
Of the dairy cow OF course, the charac-
ter of grain fed will have an influence
on the amount used. A pound OF cotton
seed meal contains three times as much
digestible protein as a pound of wheat
bran. Therefore, when you feed four
pounds OF cotton seed meal and four
pounds of ship stuff, which apPape2tiy
contains about the same proportion CT
protein as wheat bran, you are feeding
the equivalent of is pounds Of wheat bran.
OF course, we cannot make an exact de-
termination of the influence Of one food
stuff in terms of another as bran has
fine physiological effect on the cow, and
probably exerts some influences on diges-
ton which other forms of concentrates do
not You are feeding, therefore, TO a 1000
pound COW a very good grain ration. Ten
pounds of hulls, however, seem to US a
rather small proportion of roughness to
use. We should think from 10 to 20
pounds would give you better results. We
have geenrally found that one pound of
cotton seed meal to four or five of hulls
has given the best results with dairy
COWS. Unquestionably, cotton seed meal
is the cheapest foodstuff for you to use
at the prices given in your letter, and
since we have fed cotton seed meal with
hulls for long periods without unsatis-
factory results, we see no reason why
you should pay higher price for mate
rial which is evidently intended to imi-
tate in composition wheat bran Where
meal and hulls alone are fed, 1t Is, of
course, desirable to have some green
feed, and you can certainly have pas
turage before very long. Rye pasture
should be available now, provided the
crop was seeded early in the fall, and
every dairyman should endeavor to have
a supply Of green seed, either in the form
of silage or winter growing cereals or
legumes, for his cattle to Craze on for a
part of the year when the ground is not
too wet. Then, of course. meal and hulls
should be fed with discretion, Should an
animal get off feed" the ration should
be withheld or modified greatly for day
or two and some laxative food provided.
Personally, IL IL was our problem, we
would expect to feed meal and hulls be-
cause we could economic on the cost of
the ration in proportion to the concen-
trates needed for the proper nutrition of
the animal.
CEREALS AND COTTON
MEAL FOR HORSES.
A correspondent. Lavonia, Ca, writes:
l wish some information in regard to
feeding cottonseed meal to horses and
mules. 1 have crushed corn and cob.
oats, wheat bran and eottonseed meal.
What would be the proper proportions in
which to mix these ingredients to feed to
stock when they are at hard work?
A good ration for horses and mules may
be made by mixing together 100 pounds
OF good bright clean cottonseed meal, 100
pounds of wheat bran, $50 pounds of oats
and 300 pounds of corn. Feed this at
the rate OF 10 pounds per head per day
with IA pounds of corn slower, II pounds
of corn fodder, or IA pounds of mixed hay.
il Will be very little trouble 10 secure
measure that will just hold about Is
pounds of such a mixture. II the meas
ure is larger than needed, there is no
objection, for with a paint brush mark
can be made on the inside which will in
dictate just how high to NIL IL for a given
weight of meal. BY feeding by weight
enough feed will be saved to pay many
times over for the extra labor involved.
Another good mixture to use is 100 pounds /
Of cottonseed meal, $50 pounds Of oats and
500 pounds OF corn and cob meal. This
should be fed at the same rate as above
and with the same form of roughness.
Still another formula would be 100 pounds
Of cottonseed meal and 800 pounds of corn
and cob meal. This may be fed at the
same rate as above with any Of the
aforementioned roughness, or with Ber-
muda, crab grass hay or pea vine hay.
the working efficiency Of
mules may be increased by feeding them
q balanced ration and this balanced ra-
ton will result in keeping their digestive
organs in better condition and lengthen-
ing their period of service on the farm
very considerably.
ALFALFA NEAR SAVAN- |
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II. l. B., Pittsburg. Pa, writes: Can
alfalfa be grown successfully in the vi