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may be used instead of corn silage, but it is not so 

 satisfactory a food for milk production. 



The meal may consist of wheat bran (four pounds), 

 ground oats (two to three pounds), and ground peas, 

 oil-cake, or gluten-meal (one to two pounds) per cow, 

 per day. About eight pounds of meal for each thirty 

 pounds (three gallons) of milk or for each pound of 

 milk-fat (butter) is an economical basis to work 

 upon. The amount of meal should be increased so 

 long as the cow responds, and so long as there is no 

 danger of causing indigestion. The careful feeder 

 will soon know the capacity of each cow for economic 

 production. 



The bulky feed may be put in the manger and the 

 meal be placed on top, or the meal and bulky feed 

 may be fed separately. 



Feeding twice a day while the cows are in the 

 stable is sufficient. A light feed of long hay or a 

 few whole roots may be given at noon for a change. 

 Study variety, and also economy consistent with a 

 good milk flow, in order to be successful in the 

 feeding of cows. 



Green peas and oats mixed in the proportion of 

 one bushel of peas to one and one-half bushels of 

 oats per acre, and sown at two or three intervals in 

 the spring, make excellent substitutes or supplements 

 for short pasture. Corn silage, preserved in a small 

 summer silo, is another good summer food, and more 

 economical than soiling crops. Lucerne clover makes 

 an excellent soiling or green crop for dairy cows. 



