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AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS 



it is badly balanced, for it contains too much carbohydrate 

 food. This excess of fatty food makes it also wasteful. 



A badly balanced ration does harm in two ways : first, 

 the milk flow of the cow is lessened by such ration ; second, 

 the cow does not profitably use the food that she eats. 



The following table gives an excellent dairy ration for the 

 farmer who has a silo. If he does not have a silo, some 

 other food can be used in place of the ensilage. The table 

 also shows what each food contains. As you grow older, it 

 will pay you to study such tables most carefully. 



Send to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., for a valuable 

 free bulletin on feeding animals. 



Care of the Cow. As the cow is one of the best money- 

 makers on the farm, she should, for this reason, if for no 

 other, be comfortably housed, well fed and watered, and 

 most kindly treated. In your thoughts for her well-being, 

 bear the following directions in mind : 



i. If you are not following a balanced ration, feed each 

 day several different kinds of food. In this way you will 

 be most likely not to waste food. 



