. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER A NT D SPORTSMAN [Saturday, March 4, 1911. PRACTICAL FEEDING SUGGES- TIONS. The object in formulating a ration is to provide sufficient hulk to satisfy the appetite and feeding capacity, and to furnish the amount of each nu- tricient needed for the work a cow is doing. If the ration lacks in bulk, the cow will be discontented; if it contains nutriment in excess of the amount needed for the maintenance of the body and the milk yield, a gradual gain in weight will follow; and if it is short of the required amount of nutriment, there will be a decre
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER A NT D SPORTSMAN [Saturday, March 4, 1911. PRACTICAL FEEDING SUGGES- TIONS. The object in formulating a ration is to provide sufficient hulk to satisfy the appetite and feeding capacity, and to furnish the amount of each nu- tricient needed for the work a cow is doing. If the ration lacks in bulk, the cow will be discontented; if it contains nutriment in excess of the amount needed for the maintenance of the body and the milk yield, a gradual gain in weight will follow; and if it is short of the required amount of nutriment, there will be a decrease in the flow if milk or a shrinkage in body-weight. Since it is highly important that a cow should at all times have enough feed to satisfy the appetite, the pro- portion of coarse feed to grain must be adjusted to her actual needs. When she is dry, or yielding a small measure of milk, hut little grain will be needed âsay from 2 to 4 pounds daily, with enough coarse feed to satisfy her. If she is doing just medium work, one- third of the nutrients should be pro- vided by the concentrates and two- thirds by the roughage. When in full flow and giving a large yield, about half the nutrients in the ration should be provided by the con- centrates. If it is the aim to retain a cow in the dairy during her natural life, this proportion should be main- tained; but if a maximum yield for only a few years is desired, two-thirds of the nutrients may he provided by the concentrates. Such methods of feeding may be practiced with advan- tage where cows are purchased for the purpose of using them one or two years in a dairy and then replacing them with others fresh in milk. In formulating a ration, due regard should be had to its palatability. A cow will give better returns if she relishes her food. It stimulates the appetite and aids digestion. To this end, forage should be cured early, and not exposed to sunshine any longer than is absolutely Dews and sunlight in alternation
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