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MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



Taking this as an average bases let us consider a few sample 

 rations. 



Dry matter, 



Protein. 



Carbohydrates. 



Fat. 



40 lbs. corn ensilage 

 8 lbs. clover hay . . . 

 6 lbs. corn meal . . . 

 2 lbs. Soy bean meal 



Totals 



10.56 

 6.77 

 5.34 

 1.80 



24.47 



.52 

 .54 

 .47 

 .68 



2.21 



5.60 



2.86 



4.00 



.56 



13.2 



.28 

 .13 

 .26 

 .32 



.99 



Average cost of above ration, 11.2c. 



40 lbs. silage 



8 lbs. cow pea hay 

 4 lbs. corn meal . . 

 4 lbs. wheat bran . 



Totals 



5.60 

 3.09 

 2.67 

 1.54 



12.90 



I .28 

 [ .09 



I ■'' 

 I '^^ 



I— 

 I .66 



Average cost of above ration, 11.1c. 



40 lbs. silage 



8 lbs. cow pea hay 



7 lbs. corn meal . . 



1 lb. Soy bean meal 



Totals 



5.60 



3.09 



4.67 



.28 



13.64 



.28 

 .09 

 .30 

 .IT 



.84 



Average cost of above ration, 10.7c. 



No. I gives a very well balanced ration all of which can be 

 grown on the farm, so do away with buying mill feed. However, it 

 may often happen that it would be cheaper to buy some mill feed 

 than to try to grow all our feeds on the farm. Wheat bran is a very 

 fine feed for cows, and may well form part of every ration. It gives 

 bulk to the concentrated portion of the feed, and I always like to mix 

 a little at least with grain feeds. There are several other products 

 of the mills that are excellent feeds and usuall)'" cheap when their 

 feeding value is considered. Cotton seed meal is one of the cheapest 

 feeds a dairyman can buy at the usual prices. I should feed much 

 more of it, but I am not able to use a car load in one season, and 

 small quantities cost too much. 



We might use two pounds of cotton seed meal in ration number 

 one in place of the Soy bean meal and would change the value of 

 the ration. Perhaps the cotton seed meal could be bought as cheaply 

 as we could raise the Soy beans. 



