The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-01
EXPERIMENTS IN
FEEDING ARE
COMPLETED
State Agricultural College Is.
sues Bulletin Telling of
Economic Methods for the
Production of Milk in New
Mexico.

The results OF extensive tests con-
Quoted By the STATE Agricultural Col
lcgc ~ ascertain the best methods OF
feeding dairy cattle are contained in
a bulletin nov being distributed
throughout New Mexico. The bulle-
tin points out that Il Is highly desira-
Bile that moro dairy cattle be kept In
New Mexico, almost the entire supply
Of butter M cheese used IN the state
now being shipped In from other
states. Containing detail Information
regarding the experiments conducted
under varying circumstances, the bull
letin should be IN the hands of every
farmer In the state who expects to be
more successful In raising and feed
ing dairy cattle. Copies OF the bull
letin may be obtained on application
to the Agricultural Experiment sta
ton, state College, y. NJ.
The bulletin introduction follows:
Conditions IN the state make Il very
desirable that more dairy cattle be
kept. A very large proportion OF the
butter and cheese consumed within
the state and IN ncighbOring markets
Is shipped In from other states. The
uncertainty OF the alfalfa market,
and the recognized fact that 10y ship
ping Il "a the fertility OF the soil Is
reduced. make Il important tina some
means be found Tor fecding Il profit
ably. As dairy cattle are believed TO
give more sure and larger returns for
their feed than other classes OF live
stock, the business Of dairying ID be-
ing encouraged ia the ate
Ia.s ..a..W.H 800. a.. .LnH... IT..
herd has been used In AN effort 70
determine what feeding methods are
most profitable under New Mexico
conditions, especially where alfalfa ~
a staple crop. what returns for all
alfalfa may be secured by feeding Il
To dairy stock, and how much OF our
high-priced grain nay %profltabiy be
fcd-thesc are two important and
often necessary questions. Consider
able attention has been given the
question of the profitablencs Of feed
ing grain IN addition To good pasture
or good alfalfa hay. other trials
were made e. determine the best use
Of cot,onsced feeds To be mixed with
a. Cottunseed meal Be- our cheapest
form of concentrated protein. but iJ b.
well known that only small amounts
mas be safely fed, % Few pounds per
head daily, usually not moro d a two
or possibly three. Moreover cotton
seed meal. being a heavy compact
food, Is not well suited Enthusiastically
to~thc digestive system of the COW
Another important question is that
of silaEe. In the older dairy sections
the silo Is recognized as an indispon-
sable factor in the most economical
production. However. with compaa-
lively cheap alfalfa and pastures
available during most uf the year %
might be thought that the silo Be- not
needed here. one experiment was
carried on Co determine 10 what oN-
tent silago IN the ration Affects the
cost Of production.
In every trial except onc--in which
three lots were uscd-thc available
cows were divided into W lots. care
being taken 10 have the lots balanced
as nearly as possible in rcrard TO
breed. age. amount of milk they were
giving az the start at the test and