. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Dairy Suggesiioiis from Europe. 179 of Mmv, ;ni(l llic liivK^ ;ii whicli they iwr taken oK in the lall varies from October 1 to November 1, depending upon the season. Cows are not soiled, and pasture grass is generally depended upon to furnish the entire feed for the summer. When this is done, it requires about two acres of pasture per cow. This will support the cows until the first of August, when they are then turned on the aftermath in the meadowy and from this time on
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Dairy Suggesiioiis from Europe. 179 of Mmv, ;ni(l llic liivK^ ;ii whicli they iwr taken oK in the lall varies from October 1 to November 1, depending upon the season. Cows are not soiled, and pasture grass is generally depended upon to furnish the entire feed for the summer. When this is done, it requires about two acres of pasture per cow. This will support the cows until the first of August, when they are then turned on the aftermath in the meadowy and from this time on changed back and forth from the pasture to the meadow. Grain is sddom fed to cows on pasture, until after the first of August, when a small amount of cotton seed cake is fed to many of the l)est milkers. Ordinarily, the win- ter ration for dairy cows consists of 40 to 70 pounds of roots; 15 pounds of straw; 7 pounds of hay; and 8 pounds mixed meal and cake. The roughage is fed three times a day and the grain twice—the. Red Polled cows common in Eastern Eng- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Missouri. State Board of Agriculture. Jefferson City, Mo. : Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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