. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 26 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE pasture, they need very little other food .unless the pasture becomes short and dry. Then corn, alfalfa, peas, oats, rye, or some other crops may be cut green and fed to them. Water and shade should be within reach of cows at all times in hot weather (Fig. 1). In winter they like hay, root crops, and silage. A Balanced Feed. It is best to feed some dry hay or fodder, some silage or green food, and some grain. The careful dairyman always feeds just the right amount of each to supply what the cows need without any waste. He calls t
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 26 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE pasture, they need very little other food .unless the pasture becomes short and dry. Then corn, alfalfa, peas, oats, rye, or some other crops may be cut green and fed to them. Water and shade should be within reach of cows at all times in hot weather (Fig. 1). In winter they like hay, root crops, and silage. A Balanced Feed. It is best to feed some dry hay or fodder, some silage or green food, and some grain. The careful dairyman always feeds just the right amount of each to supply what the cows need without any waste. He calls this a ^'balanced ration.'' Testing Cows. Some pure-bred cows are poor milkers. The only way to make sure that a cow is worth her board is to test her milk for butter-fat and weigh the milk. Every dairyman should keep a record of each cow for one year. A spring balance with a paper beside it will enable the farmer to weigh the milk and put down the amount quickly. An Easier Way. Or, instead of weighing the milk every day, the farmer may weigh the milk of each. A roiv of money 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 Nida, William Lewis. [from old catalog]. Chicago, A. Flanagan company
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