16 



" Substituting 80 lbs. carrots for the mangels in this ration, we have pro. 

 2.14, fuel 14.27, which is a very fair ration. If we use turnips instead, it 

 gives pro. 2.11 lt)S., fuel 13.94 lbs., which is also a very good ration. 



2. 



Protein. Fuel. 



6 lbs. timothy hay .17 2.66 



6 lbs. clover hay .49 2.63 



45 lbs. mangels .45 3.55 



10 lbs. oats .93 5.77 



2.04 14.61 



3. 



16 lbs. pea and oat hay 1.55 6.56 



45 lbs. mangels .45 3.35 



2 lbs. bran .25 1.01 



4 lbs. shorts .43 2.59 



2.68 13.51 



4. 



8 lbs. timothy hay .23 3.55 



8 lbs. alsike hay .63 3.52 



32 lbs. pea and oat silage 1.09 5.06 



4 lbs. barley .34 2.76 



2.29 14.89 



5. 



15 lbs. pea and oat hay 1.46 6.30 



32 lbs. clover silage .89 4.89 



4 lbs. shorts .43 2.59 



2.78 13.78 



" Palouse County Rations. 



" In most parts of the great grain-growing section of Eastern Washington 

 there is not enough rainfall to make clover a successful crop, and no satisfac- 

 tory substitute has yet been found for it, unless it is pease. Alfalfa does 

 well enough to pay to grow it, but it is not adapted to rotation farming as 

 clover is, having an enormous root system which makes it difficult to plow the 

 sod. 



" The following rations exhibit some of the difficulties that confront the 

 dairymen in the wheat section, especially the difficulty of getting enough 

 protein : 



1. 



Protein. Fuel, 



lbs. rbs. 



20 lbs. wheat hay .68 9.64 



10 lbs. bran — — 1.26 5.06 



1.94 14.70 



"The amount of dry matter (27.1 lbs.) in this ration is rather high, and 

 cows would not long continue to eat enough of it. 



