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



3. The clovers and alfalfa should be cut in early bloom. If 

 cut in late bloom their nutritive value is noticeably lessened. 



4. Concentrated feeds, aside from their palatability, should 

 be purchased for their high digestibility or net energj^ value 

 and protein content. 



5. The cereals have a high net energy value; cottonseed 

 meal, gluten feed, distillers' dried grains and flour middlings, 

 while they are highly digestible, are purchased as a rule because 

 of their protein content. 



6. Wheat bran is an expensive source of nutrition, but its 

 bulk and laxative qualities frequently commend its use to 

 eastern feeders in amounts not exceeding 25 to 30 per cent 

 of the entire grain ration. 



7. Some proprietary grain mixtures are fairly economical; 

 others which contain low-grade by-products are quite expen- 

 sive, due to the fact that such feed mixtures are sold at about 

 the same prices as the high-grade concentrates. 



8. The farm is the carbohydrate factory. As a rule, it is 

 not practicable for the farmer or dairyman to produce all of 

 the high-grade protein feeds to supplement his home-grown 

 carbohydrates. 



He should endeavor to produce as much as possible of the 

 needed protein in the form of clover, alfalfa or soy beans. In 

 some cases he w411 find it necessary to purchase corn and the 

 like, but this is as a rule not good economy. 



