m CONl'INtOttS CROPPING 



Ration 6 

 I St. oat straw . . , \ containing 2*42 lbs. of di- 

 I St. vetch and cereal hay . I gestible albuminoids with 

 4 St. kale. . . .J 12*88 starch equivalent. 



WET OR FROSTY WEATHER WINTER RATIONS 



There will be times in winter, during frosty or very 

 wet weather, when it may not be possible to use 

 winter greens, kale and rape for the feeding of dairy 

 cows. Under such circumstances, as previously 

 stated, we shall have to resort to such succulent food 

 as vetch and cereal silage or mangolds. Suitable 

 rations for a 3-gallon cow containing these ingredients 

 are as follows : — 



Ration 7 



2 St. vetch and cereal hay / '=°'^if "'"? ^'^^ ^.^'- °^f ^esf 

 ^ e+ rv^o^rr^i^o "{ ^^Ic albummoids, with i5»2 



5 St. mangolds . .| ibs. starch equivalent. 



A ration containing silage as a succulent food 

 would be : — 



Ration 8 



1 1 St. meadow hay 

 ^ st. vetch and cereal hay . 

 3 St. vetch and cereal silage 

 3 lbs. ground rye 



containing 3 lbs. of digest- 

 ible albuminoids, with 

 1 5*6 lbs. of starch equiva- 

 lent. 



SPRING rations 



In the month of April the green food would usually 

 be in the form of green rye. A suitable daily ration 

 at this period would be : — 



6 st. green rye . . .] containing 2*98 lbs. digestible 



1 st, vetch and cereal hay . > protein, with i6'0 starch 



2 lbs. bean meal . . J equivalent. 



THE VALUE OF GREEN FOOD 



The bean meal and vetch and cereal hay being 

 astringent would counteract the laxative tendency of 



