XI. XII. 



1.5 pounds gluten feed. 3 pounds distillers' grains. 



1.5 pounds cottonseed meal. 4 pounds dried beet pulp.' 

 4.0 pounds dried beet pulp.' 



The cost of a pound of the several mixtures is likely to vary from 

 1.5 to 1.7 cents. It is believed that the above selections are more eco- 

 nomical on the basis of their content of nutritive material than most 

 of the sugar feeds and other proprietary mixtures. 



In general it may be said that the amount of grain to be fed daily 

 depends (a) upon the size of the cow, (b) daily milk yield, and (c) the 

 local market value of the milk. The richer the milk, the more food is 

 required to produce a given amount; and vice versa. 



Six to 7 pounds of the above mixtures is a fair average amount for 

 cows weighing 800 to 900 pounds, which are yielding 10 quarts of 4 to 

 5 per cent milk. For every 2 quarts of milk yielded in excess of this 

 amount the grain ration may be increased by 1 pound. 



7. Rations for Young Stock. 



Young dairy stock may receive 1 peck or more of silage daily, de- 

 pending upon their size, in addition to what hay, corn stover or other 

 coarse fodder they will eat clean; or the entire roughage may consist 

 of hay. Ten to 15 pounds of roots daily in cases where silage is not 

 available will prove appetizing and helpful. Grass and clover rowen 

 form a very desirable feed for growing animals. In addition to the 

 above, it is usually advisable to feed from 1 to 3 pounds daily of a grain 

 mixture reasonally rich in protein and ash."^ Any of the above grain 

 mixtures will prove satisfactory. The writer has found mixtures by 

 weight of j/z bran, ^ corn meal and ji flour middlings; or }4 bran, 

 }{ com meal and }( ground oats quite satisfactory. A ration com- 

 posed of late-cut hay and com meal would not be desirable, it lacking 

 both flesh and bone forming material (protein and ash). 



Several months before the heifer freshens it is well, if circtmistances 

 permit, to increase the grain ration to 5 or 6 pounds per day in order 

 to get her accustomed to grain and to encourage a large future milk 

 flow. 



The feeder will do well to bear the following in mind : 



1 . Late-cut hay is noticeably less nutritious than early-cut. 



2. The fine grasses are more nutritious than the coarse. 



' Beet pulp should be moistened with two to tliree times it weight of water before feeding. 

 - If the roughage consists largely of grass or clover rowen, 2 pounds daily of a mixture of bran 

 and corn meal, or even of corn meal alone, will prove satisfactory. 



