The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-11-02


would be used in place of timothy
which was the kind on nand. If the
/ timothy could not be exchanged for
clover or there was no clover hay to be
fed while the pea ration was being
used then the following would be a
good combination -.
10 pounds timothy hay.
bran.
4 shorts or middlings.
. cottonseed meal
! Ii will be seen from this that when
timothy hay must be used. larger a.
mounts Of proteid feeds must be- used.
They are expensive to buy, but may be
furnished in clover 20 large extent.
Grow allsthe clover or alfalfa possible
If you wish to stay in the dairy. bust
ness.
The above ration with timothy hay
would cost about $40 90 to feed COW
per month and the animal ought to be
producing about 10 pounds Of milk per
day. which for month would have a
gross value of about $24. 90. If the milk
flow changes very much or she eats
more than she ought In proportion 20
the milk given we can easily see how
the owner soon runs ut a loss To de-
tect these differences Of production.
habits of animals and points for adjult
ments, the farmer must be- good OBJ
server. student of animals and condi-
tions, and observe the laws of health,
comfort and proper feeding Of his herd
He cannot trust TO luck Only by ac-
tual knowledge tests and measures can
he be master of his situation.
AT this point wish TO emphasize the
business side Of farming. If sold the
1000 pounds Of peas Of the first men.
toned ration, at fair market price.
say 81. 80 per bu., and good peas sold
for So 30 per bu last spring in southern
Mich. we would have been selling I6s
pounds OF protein for $50 90 or $50 per
ton. A ton of cotton seed meal will
cost about $50 90 and you will have Gi4
pounds protein per ton considering the
value Of the ton to be- based upon the
protein content and figuring on the
basis o. the protein that Of peas was
sold for 30 &c per pound while we
would buy cotton seed meal protein for
rs lc per pound
To so further if we are feeding..2
pounds Of peas per day in the ration
the COW would be consuming 81. &c
worth OF pea protein and 80 &c worth
of cotton seed protein or difference
OF Bic Would IL not be better business
to sell the peas and buy cotton seed
mealg
or course these feeds contain other
food elements but protein is the most
costly. and hardest 10 obtain. and the
above is computed only 10 show rela
tive worth of the two feeds under sim.
liar conditions From another view
point pounds Of peas contain !, pound
OF portein valued at 81. 90 while 9
pounds cottonseed meat contain a
pound of portein valued at 38. Go.
In order for COW 10 produce 20
pounds milk per day che requires %
pounds proteids. II you were supply.
ing this with cotton seed IL would cost
$40 and If with peas sac. The value
Of milk produced would be SOC allow.
ing for 20 pounds of milk a day.
| believe we can quickly see the val.
ne of careful study .of how our live
stock should 90 fed from the above. ,
This is only one illustration OF the
many brought 10 my attention each
day while in the field,
The following ration was also sug
gested 10 another dairyman and / am
informed that IL is satisfactory and
meeting the particular requirements.
2 pounds bran, pounds vornmeal, 1 /
pound cottonseed meal 10 pounds Of
mixed hay and pounds Of oats straw.
In this case the available feeds and
conditions were-different from the pro.
ceeding ones. A ration for feeding
pigs also IL being used by the sameI
party.