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and chaff. Different animals require varying quan- 

 tities of grain according to circumstances. In the 

 case of milch cows, for example, those that give 

 forty pounds of milk per day require more grain 

 than those giving half that amount. 



This has much to do with the results. Cattle 

 should be fed early in the morning during the winter 

 season, say between five and six o'clock. The cows 

 should be milked, stables cleaned out and cattle 

 bedded and watered before breakfast. They should 

 be fed no more than they will eat in an hour and a 



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How and When 

 to Feed. 



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half. If any food be left over it should be cleaned 

 away. When animals are not disturbed after being 

 fed in the morning ihey will rest contented until 

 noon. No animal should be fed between meals. 

 For best results and health of animals this is im- 

 portant. 



For cows giving milk the following ration will Miidfcows. 

 give satisfactory results, and at a moderate cost: 

 In the morning feed the above mixture, prepared 

 as directed. If no ground meal and bran have 

 been put in the mixture, scatter over the ration 

 when in the manger ground grain and bran mixed, 

 two pounds of the former and one of the latter. At 



