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from mixed grass, and wh}- is it? Simply because it does not con- 

 tain as much of the albuminoids and as much of the carbhydnites 

 as the h<\v from the mixed grass, and they are in different propor- 

 tions from what they are in the mixed grass. These are the guides 

 which indicate their feeding value, and indicate it not only in the 

 materials named, but in every other material that we use in feedino' 

 stock. 



Now, as to the feeding of clover ha}^ intelligently, so as to make 

 it more valuable than hay from mixed grass. If you should take 

 equal quantities of clover ha}' and oat straw and mix them together 

 the result would be a food almost identical with hay from mixed 

 grass ; and expirimental feeders have found that they can mix clover 

 hay and oat straw together and secure as good results as from hay from 

 mixed grass fed alone — a complete verification, you will see, of the cor- 

 rectness of these figui'es. I believe there are those present who 

 have tested that very question. Another course, which has been 

 practiced by a great many and has proved profitable in innumerable 

 instances, is, taking this cotton seed meal, rich in albuminoid com- 

 pounds, and combining it with this class of fodders that are low in 

 albuminoid compounds, and securing excellent results from the 

 combination. Ordinary corn fodder is another that is weak in al- 

 buminoids. The same is true of j'our low ground hay, and hay that 

 is injured in storms. A comliination of cotton seed meal with these 

 coarser fodders will correct the deficiency, and the result from the 

 combination is as good as you could secure from the best of hay or 

 in any other wa}'. 



I have put down upon the chart a standard ration for a cow giv- 

 ing milk. Many experiments have been conducted to show the 

 proper ration for a cow giving milk, that she may digest and assim- 

 ilate all of these different compounds and at the same time waste 

 none of them. 



It has been found that a cow in milk, weighing one thousand 

 pounds, live weight, requires of digestible material, 2.5 lbs. albu- 

 minoids, 12.5 lbs. carbhydrates, and 0.4 lbs. fat, and that this 

 nutritious material should be obtained from about 24 lbs. of fodder. 

 If the cow is heavier than a thousand pounds, a proportionate addi- 

 tion should be made to the ration, and if lighter, a reduction. On 

 such a ration a cow is found to do good work, maintain a good 

 condition, and utilize to the greatest possible extent the ration given. 

 All of our dairymen will find on examination that these conclusions . 

 hold good, and have been borne out in their own experience. 



