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and some one or another of the legume hays will also be fed. 



Ration A. 400 Ibs. cracked corn, corn-and-cob meal, or hominy feed. 



200 " ground oats. 



100 " cottonseed meal. 



100 " linseed meal 

 Ration B. 400 Ibs. cracked corn, corn-and-cob meal, or hominy feed. 



Ration C. 



Among 13 rations recommended by Prof. F. W. Woll* 



the following are selected: 



(1) Hay 20 Ibs., oats 3 Ibs., corn-and-cob meal 3 Ibs., linseed meal 

 2 Ibs. 



(2) Hay 10 Ibs., corn stalks free, wheat bran 3 Ibs., corn meal 



2 Ibs., cottonseed meal 2 Ibs. 



(3) Hay free, corn silage 30 Ibs., oats 4 Ibs., linseed meal 2 Ibs., 

 cottonseed meal 1 Ib. 



(4) Alfalfa hay 20 Ibs., oats 4 Ibs., corn meal 2 Ibs. 



(5) Corn silage 30 Ibs., cottonseed hulls 12 Ibs., cottonseed meal 



3 Ibs., bran 6 Ibs. 



Prof. C. H. Eckles, of Minnesota University, gives the 



following among "some good dairy rations: "f 



(1) Corn silage 25 Ibs., clover hay 10 Ibs., corn 4 Ibs., wheat bran 



4 Ibs. 



(2) Corn silage 30 Ibs., alfalfa or cow pea hay 10 Ibs., corn 6 Ibs., 

 wheat bran 2 Ibs. 



(3) Clover hay 20 Ibs., corn 4-5 Ibs., wheat bran or oats 2-4 Ibs. 



(4) Clover hay 20 Ibs., corn-and-cob meal 6 Ibs., gluten or cotton- 

 seed meal 2 Ibs. 



Prof. C. Larsen, of South Dakota State College, recom- 

 mends the following two rations : 



(1) When corn silage and alfalfa hay or clover hay are fed, then 

 use a mixture of 25 per cent ground corn, 55 per cent ground oats, 20 

 per cent wheat bran. For large producing cows add two to four pounds 

 linseed meal daily. 



(2) When cows are fed corn silage and prairie hay, or brome grass 

 hay, or timothy hay for roughage, then the following basic grain ration 



is recommended. 



Ground oats 45 per cent 



Ground barley or spelt 20 " " 



Wheat bran 20 per cent 



Linseed meal.. ..15 " " 



*Productive Feeding of Farm Animals, 1915. 

 tDairy Cattle and Milk Production, 1911. 

 Farm Dairying, 1919. 



