ISO FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



given, but in case more is fed, gluten, cottonseed 

 meal or bran should be used in a mixture with corn. 

 Silage is a valuable summer feed and frequently is 

 fed in summer. It is fed in the stable after milking 

 and before the cows are turned out to pasture. One 

 feed a day will be sufficient. 



When Pastures Are Short and Parched. During 

 the hot days of late summer the pastures often be- 

 come parched, dry and scanty. At this time great 



MATRONS OF THE DAIRY HERD 



care is needed in managing the dairy herd. Unless 

 supplementary food to the pastures is fed the cows 

 are sure to drop off in their milk flow, and once 

 down it is a difficult task to get them back to the 

 point at which they were, and then only after feed- 

 ing liberally with grain. 



The short-pasture problem may be overcome by 

 providing soiling crops like green corn, millet, 

 alfalfa, and corn silagfe. If a patch of corn be 



