Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1914-06-05
SILAGE An EXCELLENT
FEED FOR DAIRY CATTLE

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B Silase is the main reliance Of dairy far
cal uiers IN many sections for COW feed. since
It has been found 10 be particularly well
an adapted as feed in this connection, is the
Al statement contained II Farmers Bulletin
~ SIS. While Siiage IS an excellent feed
ol for dairy stock II should be combined
with some other leguminous feed such as
ne clover cowpeas or alfalfa. owing 10 It's
~ insufficient productive quality.
The iegumiHous material viii tend 20
2 correct the deficiencies Of the siiage in
g dry matter protein. and mineral son
r s,itueuts. A ration Of silage and. saw.
alfalfa hay alone Is sausfac' ory, however. [
p only for cows which are dry or giving
, only small amount Of milk and for
heifers and bulls. Cows IN full milk re-
quire some concentrated feed in addition
j % hay and s.lage. as they cannot con II
sumo enough OF these feeds % keep up q
: large fiow Of milk and maintain boiy
weight
The amouutof silsge % feed a COW viii
depend upon the capacity Of the animal |
20 consume feed. She should be fed as
much as She VIII clean mp without waste
Theu consumed along with her hav anf i
grain Raise or lower the amount until
the proper quantity IS ascertainei Gen
orally speaking good COW should Sc fei
Just short Of the lmi, of her appetite
Il she refuses any Of her feed ]; should
be reduced AZ once. The small breeds
VIII eat : or 81 pounds per day: the
large breeds 20 OF more. and the medium
sized ones amounts VARYING between.
lrouclat directions for feeding COWS
can not De given. In general however
they should be supplied with all the
roughage they VIII clean up with grain
~ proportion 20 butter "a, produced
The hay VIII ordinarily range between
ana i pounds per COW per day when fed
IN connection with siiage. For Holsfeius
] pound of concentrates for each : pounds
OF milk produced will prove about right.
FOR Jerseys pound for each 5 pounds of
mix or less viii come nearer meeting
the requirements. The grain for other
breeds viii vary between these two a-
ooTding 70 the quality Of milk produced.
4 good rule Is 90 feed seven times as
much grain as there is butter fat pro
iuced
The following ratious viii be found
For 800 pound cow Welding 20
ounds Of milk testing s. per cent:
Pounds
loyer. eowpea. or alfalfa hay................i5
For the same COW Welding 20 pounds
s. per cent milk
Pound.
over. eowpea. or Alfalfa hay ......'.
am mixture ----....... ........-. II
Fora 9o0-poInd COW welding 80 rounds
; per cent. milk
Pounds.
yer IS, soEpsa. or Alfalfa hay .............I5
For the same COW welding IS pounds
> per cent. mix
.ss .............. Pound.
YER eowpea. or alfalfa hay. ... ........'
u MIXTURE ....-...-...
good grain mixture to be used in
ION which include silage and soul-Ii
I Of legumiuous hay Is composed Of
n c5o, PARIS
ssea meal or eottonsee,i meal. .. ..-......--
n case the hay used IS not OF this Kind
ne Of the corn chop may be replaced
Iinseed or cottonseed meal. In many
,ances brewers dried grains or crushed
NAV pc prOhtably substituted flr the
d ana oftentmes gluten products
Pc used 70 advantage in place Of b-an
Jil meals
ne time 10 feed siisge is directly after
KING or a. least several hour, before
king II fed Immediately after r;fk-
-ne silage odors may pass through :
60" ooly into the milk Besides
nillS may receive some taiuts directly
o the stable air. On the otter hand -
sa ding IS . done su5ssque7, 70 milSing' Mex
VIZ Oh before the next milking hour
g IS usually fed twice a day.
-'fSs may De ted sllage as soon as ''c III
Of greater importance thar ~ 4 pair
be free from mold or d.cs,. - 25c DO
10 calves than when given 10 ma &c DO
stock They NAV be given all ~ z5c DO
e they will eat up clean al aIltimes. oOc m'
mig calves viii consume about one
- 1 =. a As mature stock; that is, l5c lar
10 20 ~ or more pounds a dav. l2Oc So
. supplemented with some good llSc en-.
nnous hay, little, if any. grain will I1Oc & q
CURED 70 keep the calves i'm a tbriff,, 2Oc en-
ing condition. 50c ,gb
E OF the most trying seasons Of the
ior the dairy COW Is the latter part
INNER and early fall. At this sea-
ne pastures are often short or dried
ma IN such cases 1t is a common
ke OF dairymen to let their cows It is S
OH IN now OF milk through lack of and eve
rain, in
er they find it impossible to restore dried NJ
nix flow, no matter how the cows not beer
ed Good dairy practice demands sweet p,
the milk flow be maintained AT son clio
level al the time from parturition crop see
ing oil It becomes necessary. there are Scon
70 supply some feed to take the About
-! tHe grass. The easiest way to here too
: Is ~ means OF silage. Silage is cursiou
81 anu decidedly more convenient went fas
nan soiling crops and was
amounts to feed will depend upon town y
MUTTON ZION OF the pastures. varying all obliged
y ~ ION ~ pounds to full winter destinat
,. - Pounus. IL should be remem- fine jok,
~ ms connection that silage con- been an,
~ -oM percentage OF protein, so that the party
r r1nst he ~ u sllege ted the Quite
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