The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-02

have been reading your paper Tor
quite long time aud look forward to
earh Issue With about as much interest
~ ! would letter from home VIII
you please balance me ration f1r Jer
seJ cows from cane ruslluge, alfalfa hay,
wheat ana Oat straw wheat bran. t28
per ton, kaflr chops t1s per ton, cotton
seed meal, SO per ton. .Dru sOe q bushel
We are milking Tor butter. feeding the
separator milk uu the farm 10 the plgs
and calves. Also please balance me ration
Tor eiRht months Old calves yearlinRs
and tyo year-Olds, also hnlf grown shonts
ana fattening hogs, ell from the above
Ioou Would you consider adding black
strap molasses to the ration at l2c per
gallon '-Oklahoma county. Okla
About the cheapest ration you can
make out OF the feeds YOU name will
come from 30 pounds NJ ensilage. ten
pounds OF alfalfa hay and 3 pounds
OF cottonseed meal. This Is figured
for COW giving about three gallons
OF milk daily. For COW giving only
two gallons, take Of one pound of the
cottonseed meal, or add Il pound for
a four gallon COW The COW may
have access TO whatever wheat or out
straw she wants after having had this
regular feed. Bran is not 10 be con.
sldered when you have alfalfa hay
and eOttonseed meal II you have an
abundance Of alfalfa hay and wish
TO use a little more kafir chops. you
may make good ration for three.
gallon COW, with % pounds ensllage
seed meal. A good general ration for
kaflr chops and . pounds Of cotton.
10 pounds alfalfa hay pounds OF
dairy cows is 10 allow pounds OF
ensllagc for each 100 pounds Of COW.
one pound Of alfalfa aud whatever
straw she may wish to eat II you
have It, and give her grain ration
/ consisting of mixture Of one part
cotton-eed meal and five parts ground
corn or kaflr. and give three aud a
half 10 four pounds of this mixture
for each gallon of milk the COW gives
/ The kind NJ feed determines the Quau
tlty uf milk only, and does not change
the composition Throw the Calve,
and yearIlngs all into one lot and
feed them all the cnsllage they want
one pound of alfalfa for each hundred
weight and a third NJ pound of cot
tonseed meal for each hundred pounds
" live weight There IL no better
feed for pigs or shoats, than skim
milk fed In the proportion NJ thre,
pounds Of sklmmllk to one pound Of
grain When the shosts have the rur
OF alfalfa pasture and YOU do mo-
wish 10 hurry them but want tO max,
the cheapest possible gain. give theu
about two 10 three pounds " grar
per day per hundred live weigh
while they run on the pasture Fo
fattenlng hogs a mixture N one par
| cottonseed meal 10 five parts Of kali
| chops or corn makes very satiafac
tory ration. l am assuming that thes,
hogs have been grown on alfalfa pas
ture with a light grain ration
they have there IL little danger From
| cottonseed meal poison, am not IN
miliar with black strap molasses a
to its feeding value or its nutritive ra
/ tio, so Icannot work II into a cOmbl
/ nation OF the feed which you hayl
named. | have no reference book
containing this Information as tn
feed Is a new addition In northern
sections But will get It aud ~
where YOU can use II to n saving (
there Is any place e, II.