Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-02-22
SPLENDID TYPE OF JERSEY COW FOR DAIRY.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
mert of Agriculture)
Slage is a splendid winter feed par
ticularly adapted for dairy cows. In
many sections silage has come to be
the dairy farms main reliance Tor
cows, for il is the best and cheapest
substitute for fresh grass. While the
real food ard mutritive value of silage
Is not great, about three-fOurths of its
total weight being water. IL Is succu-
lent and palatable. 1t contains large
amount of carbohydrates in proportion
to the protein and will give best re-
suits when fed with some other feed
richer in dry matter and in protein.
AS a feed containing II large amount or
water in the form of natural plant
juices, il is easily digeSted ard serves
the useful purpose of keeping the
whole system of the animal in GOOD
condition. A siagefed animal is rare
ly troubled with digestive disturbances,
the coat is noticeably sleek and soft,
and the skin is pliable. No rough feed
is more palatable than good corn silage.
which is of great Importance in feed
ing dairy cattle as it induces large
consumption and stimulates the secre-
ton of digestive juices.
Feeding Leguminous Hay.
Leguminous hay such rs clover, COW
peas or alfalfa should be fed in cOmbi-
nation with silage. These will tend to
correct the deficiencies Of the silage In
dry matter, protein and mineral con-
stituents. A ration of silase and. say,
alfalfa hay alone is satisfactory, how
ever, only for cows which are dry or
giving only small amount of milk and
for heifers and bulls. Cows i'm full
milk require some concentrated feed
in addition to hay and silage, as they
cannot consume enough Of these feeds
to keep up large flow Of milk and
maintain body weight.
Amount to Feed.
The amount of silage to feed a COW
will depend upon the capacity of the
animal to consume feed. She should
be fed as much as she will clean W
without waste when consuming II
with her hay and grain. Raise or low
er the amount until the proper guam
tity is ascertained. Generally speaking
good cow should be fed just short o.
the limit of her appetite. If she re
fuses any of her feed 1t should be re
duced at once. The small breeds vii
eat 25 or 80 pounds per day; the larg'
breeds 40 or more; and the medium
sized ones amounts varying between.
Fatlons.
Ironclad directions for feeding cow
cannot be given. In general. however
they should be supplied with all tn
rOughage they will clean up with grail
in proportion to butterfat produced
The hay will ordinarily range between
and II pounds per cow per day whel
fed In connection with silage. For HOl
stems 1 pound of concentrates for eac
4 pounds Of milk produced will prov
about right. For Jerseys 1 pound 70
each pounds Of milk or less will com
nearer meeting the requirements. TIL
grain for other breeds will vary be
tween these two according to the qua
ity of milk produced. A good rule
to feed seven times as much grain q
there Is butterfat produced.
The following ratiOns have bee
found satisfactory:
For q 1,30O-pOund COW yielding 4
pounds of milk testing 3.5 per cent:
Pound
Silage Observation-Disclosures. =.
Glover. ,cowpea, or alfalfa hay ............
. Grain mixture OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
For the same cow yielding
pounds Of 3.5 per cent milk:
Pound
Silage ..........................
Glover. cowpea. or alfalfa hay ............
Grain mixture ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
For 9OO-pound COW yielding 8
pounds Of per cent milk:
Pound
Silage ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Glover, cowpea. or alfalfa hay ...........
Grain mixture
For the same COW yielding Is pound
Of 8 per cent milk:
Pound
Silage .....................
Glover, cowpea, or alfalfa hay ...........
Il
A good grain mixture to be used In
ration which includes silage and son
sort of leguminous hay is compose
Of:
Part
Corn cfop .........................
Wheat bran ..........................
Linseed oil meal or cottonseed meal.....
In case the hay used Is not Of tn
kind some of the corn chop may be r
placed by linseed or cottonseed mes
In many instances brewers drit
grains or crushed oats may be profit
bly, substituted for the bran, and ofte
times gluten products can be used
advantage In place Of bran or oil meal
Time to Feed.
The time to feed silage IL direct
after milking or at least several hou
before milking. II fed Immediately b
fore milking the silage odors may pa
through the cows body into the mil
Besides. the milk may receive SOL
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