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Barley. The common grain for milch cows in Denmark is barley and 

 oats, generally sown and harvested together, the proportion of barley and 

 oats in the mixture being 2:3 or 1:2. Barley alone is not fed extensively 

 to cows, wheat bran being preferred on the score of cheapness and influence 

 on the milk secretion. Barley will prove beneficial to cows fed heavily with 

 roots, since it counteracts their laxative influence. From three to five 

 pounds of ground barley will suffice in the ration of the cow, bran proving 

 an excellent complementary feed. 



Breicers' Grains. Fresh brewers' grains constitute one of the best feeds 

 for the dairy cow. She is fond of them, and they influence most favourably 

 the flow of milk. Fed while fresh in reasonable quantity, supplemented by 

 bright hay or corn fodder for dry feed, the grains being supplied in tight 

 feed boxes which can be kept clean, and with all other conditions favourable 

 to the healthfulness of the cow, no valid objections can be raised against this 

 form of feed. From twenty to thirty pounds of wet grains should consti- 

 tute a day's allowance. Because the grains are low-priced is no reason for 

 over-feeding with them. Corn meal is an excellent complementary feed, two 

 or three pounds being used daily with the grains. Because of their sloppy 

 character, some dry feed should always be supplied wuth the grains unless 

 cows are at pasture in summer. 



Dried brewers' grains can be economically transported, and form an 

 excellent feed for cows. Their purpose in the ration will be largely to supply 

 protein, which they carry in abundance. It seems strange that American 

 dried brewers' grains should find their market largely in distant Germany. 

 Four or five pounds of dried grains will furnish a considerable portion of the 

 protein required in the ration, and prove very acceptable to the cow. 



Clover Hay. No dry forage can prove superior to good clover hay for the 

 cow, because of its palatability and its relatively high protein content. This 

 hay should generally be fed long, since it is fresher and shows less dust when 

 so handled than after passing through the feed cutter. From ten to twelve 

 pounds is a sufficient allowance for a day's feed. Corn-fodder, corn-stover, or 

 corn-silage, are complementary forms of roughage. 



Timothy Hay. Generally dairj-men cannot afford to feed timothy hay, 

 because of the high price it commands compared with its very moderate value 

 for roughage when fed to the cow, and also because of the small yield returned 

 per acre. Where prices are high, if there is timothy hay on hand, let it be 

 sold and fodder corn used in its place. Often a ton of timothy hay can be 

 sold for a sum that will purchase a ton of bran, in which case the bran 

 should be used with fodder com or other roughage. 



Millet Hay. Hay from millet or Hungarian grass, when well preesrved, 

 is useful for feeding if supplied once a day for roughage. Since millet is not 

 rich in protein, not over six or eight pounds should be fed daily. Clover 

 hay is a complementary roughage feed because rich in protein. 



Fodder Corn. In this country successful dairying rests largely upon the 

 judicious use of the corn plant for forage. The best forage is secured where 

 the seed grains of corn are planted just thick enough to grow stalks which 

 will carry a generous supply of small ears or nubbins. Harvested at the 

 right time a large yield of forage Is secured, which is so palatable that, pre- 



