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FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



three kinds of rations. One of these might consist 

 of the roughage food raised on the farm like straw, 

 corn stover, the usual farm hays, and a small feed 

 of ear corn ; on the other hand, a ration might be 

 furnished consisting largely of grain feed or concen- 



TIMOTHY NOT A BALANCED FOOD 



Although one of the most popular hay crops, timothy contains a small 

 amount of protein. It is an excellent horse food but not as good for dairy 

 cows as clover, alfalfa, or cowpeas. 



trates, with a small allowance of some cheap rough- 

 age for feeding. 



Neither of these is uncommon. On many farms 

 the cows are given the very feeds here mentioned. 

 In villages, and in herds near large cities, other cows 

 are fed largely the by-products of certain manufac- 



