LECTURE XLIII. 



FEEDS ADAPTED TO THE PRODUCTION OF MILK 

 DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. 



Dairy cattle can receive no better feed in summer than 

 that which nature provides for them grass. 



Cattle up to their knees in Kentucky blue grass and 

 clover should be working under ideal conditions. Nothing 

 stimulates the flow of milk like the grass in June. Unhap- 

 pily for the dairy cow and the dairy farmer these conditions 

 will not last all summer. Something else must be provided. 



Corn silage may be stored in a small silo and held over 

 for summer feeding. This with a little grain proves a valu- 

 able substitute for the grass. 



Corn may be planted near the barns where it will be 

 handy to cut and draw to the stables. This, too, will help 

 very materially to keep up the milk flow which might other- 

 wise drop very low. It is a good thing to provide such a 

 crop. 



Another valuable summer feed is obtained by sowing 

 peas and oats in the proportion of 1 bushel of peas to 1% 

 of oats. This cut green in July and August is one of the 

 best feeds to take the place of the pasture grass and will, if 

 fed in time, raise the flow of milk. Several small sowings 

 of this mixture should be made in order to insure a suc- 

 cession of cuttings. 



Millet is sometimes used as a soiling crop, and if fed in 

 small quantities, proves very satisfactory. 



