Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-23

mately 2.056 pounds of digestible pro-
! tein, l0.3I5 pounds of digestible carbo-
hydrates and .6s9 pounds OF digestible
! fat This is a ration very well adapted
to the needs of dairy COW giving, say.
about two gallons of milk per day. 1t
should be fed at the rate of forty pounds
| to a cow weighing 1000 pounds. If she
weighs more. increase the feed; If less,
reduce it. 1t is a difficult matter to make
ration from these feeds which, when
thoroughly ground together, will make
satisfactory mixed feed. Cotton seed
meal and alfalfa are both relatively
high in protein, while hulls and meal
are relatively high in fat. The meal
and the alfalfa are low in carbohydrates,
and so is the Cuban molasses. There
fore it is somewhat difficult to bring
this element up to a satisfactory point.
This ration is a little low in carbo-
hydrates, but it contains an excess OF
fat. The fat. if transformed into the
carbohydrate equivalent, would of ne
cessity have to be multiplied by two
and a half. When this is done it will
be found that the ration contains a sat
isfactory amount of digestible carbo-
hydrates. This ration would be some
what narrow for fattening the beef cat
tie, and possibly it would be better to
make up another formula for that class
Of animals.
Cotton seed bulls contain 3 per cent
digestible protein, 1873 per cent digesti-
BILE carbohydrates and is per cent di-
gestible fat. There are several grades
of molasses In this instance we have
used the cane or black strap molasses
This material contains 1 per cent di-
gestible protein and $50 per cent di-
gestible carbohydrates. 1t contains no
fat.
Alfalfa, &c ~ o.,o-oz. 80 II a,,.4,.o.z
contains 3.3 per cent digestible protein,
10.4 per cent digestible carbohydrates
and .04 per cent of digestible fat.
VARYING THE RATION FOR HOGS
G. c. NJ. Adairsville. Ca, writes: We are
having trouble with our hogs. They first
begin to lose their appetite, and then they
get lame and unable to chew their food.
In the course of three weeks a month
some of them get stiff they not
move their limbs. Some of them finally re-
cover. Our hogs kept up, hence the
disease is not spread by contact. VIII ap-
preciate any help you can give us.
Ii is possible of course for hogs to
be attacked by a number of diseases
and since you report no deaths IN your
herd we are inclined to think the trou-
lie is entirely due to the fact that your
hogs are confined in pens and not fed
satisfactory ration. Hogs are animals
which require plenty of exercise and
plenty of food. When this is withheld
various forms of indigestion arise. The
best thing for you to DO is to desist
feeding corn alone because this concen-
trate does not contain sufficient
amount of protein or ash matter for
hogs. You should make a mixture of
one-half corn and shorts and feed as
a thin slop, reducing with sweet skim
med milk. If you are feeding kitchen
slop desist from their use, especially
if they contain soap powders or broken
dishes.
We advise that you give your hogs a
good purgative and then feed them on
tonic rations. Turn them out where
they will have a range. Provide them
with green and succulent food. This
is a very important and essential mat
ter. You should also make a mixture
of equal parts of ground lime rock, ASH
charcoal and salt and place in boxes
where the hogs can have free access
TO it at all times. If you follow out
these suggestions we believe you will
find the health of your animals will inn
prove materially in a short time.
INFLUENCES AFFECTING THE
MILK FLOW.
]. II. c., writes: I have a COW that has
a young hefer three weeks old, but she
does not give any milk, but seems TO be in
good condition. / have to feed the calf
through a bottle. Can you tell me what is
the trouble?
1t is possible that your COW is entire
ly too fat from what you indicate in
YOUR letter Moreover, she may not
have been fed so as to stimulate the
flow Of milk COW should be provided
with plenty of green feed soon after
calving and should be fed OH a ration
consisting of wheat bran ror few
days. A little later the amount of grain
may be increased and cotton seed meal
substituted for a part of the bran. We
suggest that if you have any pasture
available that you turn your COW there
on AMI if there are any cereal crops
ripening on your place that you cut and
feed these in a green condition. Give
in addition about to pounds of
mixture consisting of pounds OF
wheat bran and 3 pounds or cotton seed
meal. The grain should be led by
weight and should be given in two
equal feeds night and morning.
If this does not stimulate the milk
flow we can not offer a suggestion that
is likely to prove of value. You should
bear in mind the fact that some cows
are very poor mixers and that the
that they dry up soon after calving
The ability to give milk for a long time
is an inherited quality which has been
stimulated by selection and care in
feeding and management. Occasionally
a COW may be i'm bad physical condi-
ton and ii is sometimes good practice
10 give EPSON salts in l IL pound
doses administered as a drench. Vary
the ration as much as possible and pro-
vide as much succulent food as YOU can
By following out these suggestions
YOU should be able to increase the flow
of milk unless something else is caus-
ing the trouble The udder should be
examined carefully to see that there are
no Instructions in the teats or foreign
growths therein.
THE BEST TIME TO CUT ALFALFA.
A. NJ B., jefferson. Ca, writes: When
Is the best time TO cut alfalfa? Does IL
have 10 bloom before cutting, and does II
have to begin suokering? This is my first
experience with il, and l will appreciate
your advice.
sprouts start out from the crown of the
root If you will examine your alfalfa
carefully you can easily tell whether
these shoots have started or not. The
time to cut is when they have attained a
length of say one-half inch to one and a
half inches. Under ordinary conditions
there should be a number of them
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