. Biggle cow book; old time and modern cow-lore rectified, concentrated and recorded for the benefit of man. Cows. 42 BIGGLE COW BOOK. hydrates; not quite enough protein. When the protein is in excess the ration is said to be too narrow. Dairymen need not use technical terms, but it is obvious that they must know what a good ration really is, and why it is good. Of course either of the above rations must be in- creased or decreased in weight as the animal weighs more or less than iooo pounds. Dairymen about to make up rations must take full account of home-grown products. Whatever the farm pro
. Biggle cow book; old time and modern cow-lore rectified, concentrated and recorded for the benefit of man. Cows. 42 BIGGLE COW BOOK. hydrates; not quite enough protein. When the protein is in excess the ration is said to be too narrow. Dairymen need not use technical terms, but it is obvious that they must know what a good ration really is, and why it is good. Of course either of the above rations must be in- creased or decreased in weight as the animal weighs more or less than iooo pounds. Dairymen about to make up rations must take full account of home-grown products. Whatever the farm produces best and cheapest must be made the basis of the dairy ration. It may be necessary to buy some- thing to effect a " balance," but the necessity for outside purchases is decreasing as dairy- men better understand what the ration really demands and what the farm may supply. Protein is the article in which the coarse fodders are generally defi- cient, and protein is the most expen- BACK FROM THE ' ^ „ « , dairy school. sive thing to buy. It is usually bought in linseed meal, gluten meal, cottonseed meal, bran, etc.; and yet it can be easily grown at home in the form of peas, soja beans, vetches, tares, clovers, etc. Protein is nitrogen in combination. An almost perfectly balanced ration can be made of these plants, in the form of hay, and if fed with a small amount of grain for the sake of palatability they can be made to save part of the cost of going to mill. The following standards are the best now access- ible to American dairymen. Balanced rations can easily be made corresponding with them. The total weight of ration is important, and must correspond. 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 Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia, W. Atkinson co
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