. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ifi/fts grcci>cr uno §jJorte »um 23 1915 J ABOUT FEEDING DAIRY COWS. â _ . in portance, â los sight of-In ⢠nomical , _ ml u I 'â â . nd and food which an ani- requlres depends entirely upon which thru going ; the food, says M rmer. earn may be i>ut through an idle titm- on :i kind of feel that would nol ,. : all to the needs of irse during training season. pounds of milk a day during ah official In order that a cow may produce the which she sh,, must be g -" kinds of â¢rect amount of each. Tnel tying high prices iry herd un- to be
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ifi/fts grcci>cr uno §jJorte »um 23 1915 J ABOUT FEEDING DAIRY COWS. â _ . in portance, â los sight of-In ⢠nomical , _ ml u I 'â â . nd and food which an ani- requlres depends entirely upon which thru going ; the food, says M rmer. earn may be i>ut through an idle titm- on :i kind of feel that would nol ,. : all to the needs of irse during training season. pounds of milk a day during ah official In order that a cow may produce the which she sh,, must be g -" kinds of â¢rect amount of each. Tnel tying high prices iry herd un- to be given to the an ' ter of the feed. for however well bred and efficient the individuals, they cannot give in their product what they do not receive in their The fact that dairy cows should be ling to their milk production should not be overlooked. A cow ca- pable of producing fifty pounds of milk . will require than tw'.ce as much feed as a cow giving only ten pounds of milk a day. This point can- not be too strongly emphasized Grain feed should not usually compose over half the weight of the ration, ranging from that to nothing, according to the character of the roughage available and the amount of milk given by the cow-. In general it is a safe rule to feel liberally on good roughage and vary the grain portion to suit the re- quirements of the individual. The far- mer should, as a rule, aim to raise the greater portion of the feed for his stock upon the farm. Since rough feed is usually much cheaper than grain, too much impor- tance cannot be attached to securing hay and fodder in the best possible condition. If hay is unduly exposed to dew- and rain during the time of cur- ing it loses much, both in nutrition and palatability. It is also important that hay and fodder be cut at the proper stage before becoming too ripe and the stems woody. When cows have luxuriant pasture during late spring, before the heat be- s excessive or the flies trouble- some, the con
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