Good MilJc Rations 313 



pounded rations for cows of moderate size and fairly 

 large productive capacity : 



f 10 lbs. clover hay. 

 35 lbs. corn silage. 

 2 lbs. hominy chops. 

 4X lbs. wheat bran. 

 . 2X lbs. linseed meal, N. P 



6 lbs. clover hay. 

 10 lbs. mixed meadow hay 

 25 lbs. mangels. 



10 lbs. mixed meadow hay. 

 40 lbs. corn silage. 



4 lbs. wheat middlings. 

 3 lbs, malt sprouts. 



1 lb. gluten meal. 



10 lbs. corn stover. 



5 lbs. alfalfa hay. 

 25 lbs. sugar beets. 



3 lbs. corn meal. j 3 lbs. corn and cob meal. 

 2 lbs. wheat bran. 3 lbs. buckw't middlings. 



2 lbs. brewer's grain. I.ji/ jy^^ cottonseed meal. 

 2 lbs. gluten meal. 



If 12 lbs. clover or alfalfa hay. 

 30 lbs. corn silage. 

 4 lbs. ground oats. 

 I 3 lbs. ground peas. 

 [ 2 lbs. brewer's grains. 



These rations may be criticised on the ground that 

 they are too small to sustain heavy milk production. 

 This would be a just criticism for cows of large ca- 

 pacity that are furnishing high-priced milk. 



It is the writer's opinion that under ordinary con- 

 ditions few cows under 1,000 pounds in weight will 

 render larger profit from heavier rations. 



The sources of protein for milk production. — The 

 dairyman has constantly to face the fact that from the 

 usual list of home-grown feeding stuffs it is difficult 

 to make up a ration throughout an entire season with 

 a nutritive ratio much narrower than 1:8, and a propor- 

 tion of protein even as high as this requires a gener- 



