The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-09

s.uth. where comparatively rev
m,,t. have been kept and where they
- moi been regarded as a source OF
tit the idea has become prevalent
maj profitable cattle are tnoSe thal
."asuula little feed. IT should be re-
-mamLered. however. that the feed
~ consume is used for two main
",r,oses. % TO support the body and
~ "a produce milk. Each one of
,bcse things requires a certain amount |
g feed. II just enough feed is given
On support the body, there is nothing
isft for the production OF milk. Cow
feeds generally are worth much more
IN INC form OF milk, cream. and butter
man in the form Of feed. and the COW
,hst can convert the most feed into
The most Of these products is the most
profitable.
The Cow is an animal that requires
large amount Of feed, especially
soughage: therefore quantity is one
If the first and most important prin-
riplcs Of feeding.
Pasture and ROughase.
Cows do best and produce the larg-
.sr quantity of milk in early summer,
when grass is abundant. Grass is the
best feed known, and when possible
cows should have plenty Of it. If pas
ture is limited, forage crops, such as
roru. sorghum. mil)et, and the like,
should be planted to supplement the
pasture and assure plenty of green
feed during the growing season.
Green. juicy feed, besides prOduc-
ine large quantities Of milk, keep the
cows digestive system in good condi-
ton; consequently. some such feed in
winter is desirable. Patches of rye
or oats near the barn furnish grazing
AT times, but can not be depended up
on To furnish all the COW needs every
day from the appearance of frost I'M
Ill spring opens.
\ constant and dependable supply
vi Juicy feed for cows can be obtained
IN turnips. ~rutabagas, or carrots.
These roots can be fed to COWS with
ont iniuring the taste of the milk.
provided they are fed immediately
after milking.
Since cows require it, and roughage
Is the cheapest feed and one that
every farmer can produce on the
farm. COWS should be given all Of this
material that they will eat without
waste. Such hays as p~er-vine, vetch
soy bean, and other legumes are the
best dry ~roughage for feeding, but the
grass hays, shucks, and coarse hay:
~ the farm are also good. The coars
or hays are eaten more readily if mix
ed with the better hay.
II "A man has 10 cows or more tn,
cheapest form in which juicy feed cal
he furnished for winter feeding is sill
age. Silage Spoils on exposure t
the air, and with less than that mum
her OF COWS ii can not be fed off rap
idly enough to keep the top layer il
good condition.
Grain Feeds.
WIN plenty Of roughage and ruta
haGas or turnips the COW will keep i
good condition throughout the winte
and produce a fair flow of milk, blu
she can not consume enough Of thes
bulky feeds to furnish all the foo
elements necessary to produce tn
largest amount of milk, consequent
some very rich feeds which are nc
bulky must be added. Such feeds az
oran, cottonseed meal, shorts, an
corn meal. Just what grain or me:
rs best to give a COW depends upo
me kind of roughage she gets. Pea
VINE. vetch, clover, soy-bean, and We
'tt-bean hay are among the be
~roughages. Therefore if the COW ge
plenty of such hay she will not nee
Much cottonseed meal and bra
when the CON has all the pea-vin
sUy.Dean' clover, or vetch hay ar
turhips or ~rutabagas that she will ed
"A good mixture OF grain and meal
give her is:
ohe part Ivy weight OF wheat bra
one part by weight of cottonse,
meal.
'irass hay, shucks. straw, and t
nht contain comparatively little
The clements found in c~ottonse
meal bran. and such feeds. and VIII
'ueSe ~roughages are fed, more cotto
SEED meal will nave to be used to fu
hlsh the elements the cow must ha
10 pl oduce the largest amount of mi
VI grass hay. shucks. straw, and rut
"aSas or turnips form the roughag
GOOD mixture Of grain and meal
iced is:
Dne part by weight of wheat brs
TWO parts by weight of c~ottonse
meal.
me grain mixture is the most {
SehSiFe part of the feed. and sho,
~ gwen to the cow in proportion
"a MIX she gives. About one pou
- either of the mixtures mention
should be fed for each three pour
~ mix produced. For instance,
lhe cow gives II pounds of milk, s