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SOME SUGGESTED METHODS AND RATIONS. 



From experience in Ontario and Quebec and from observation 

 and enquiry in other provinces, the writer would offer the following 

 suggestions as to methods and rations. 



MARITIME PROVINCES, ONTARIO, QUEBEC AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



Summer. Cows on pasture from time grass is 6 to 8 inches 

 high. Pasture srupplemented by soiling crops or ensilage as soon as 

 cows show any signs of falling off in milk yield. 



While on grass, feed small amount meal mixture, equal parts 

 bran, crushed oats and corn meal, say from 1 to 3 Ibs. per cow in full 

 milk. Cows being fed ensilage may require somewhat larger portion. 



Winter. Provide liberal supply of succulent feed, as mangels, 

 sugar mangels, siugar beets, turnips, swedes, corn ensilage, clover 

 ensilage, etc. 



Feed moderate amounts, clover hay, mixed hay, English hay, 

 alfalfa, corn forage, corn stover, marsh hay, etc. 



Feed with succulent feed some oat chaff, oat straw, barley straw, 

 etc. 



Supply meal mixture made 'up of two or more of the following, 

 pne or more out of each group : 



Group (a). Crushed oats, corn meal, bran, shorts, buckwheat 

 shorts, barley meal, gluten feed, brewers' grains, distillers' grains, etc. 



Group (b). Cottonseed meal, oil cake meal, gluten meal, peas, 

 horse beans. 



Suggested Rations for 1,000 Pound Cows. 



Ration 1. Roots 50 Ibs., clover hay, 20 Ibs., oat straw, 5 Ib.j. 

 Meal mixture: Bran 500, oats, 200, corn, 300, gluten meal, 300. 

 Fed one pound meal to each four pounds milk produced. 



Ration 2. Roots, 20 Ibs., corn ensilage, 35 Ibs., clover hay, 10 

 Ibs., oat straw 5 Ibs. Meal mixture: Bran, 500, oil cake meal, 300, 

 corn, 200. One pound to each four pounds milk produced. 



Ration 8. Clover hay, 20 Ibs., oat straw, 10 Ibs. Meal mixture: 

 Bran, 500, oil cake meal, 300, oats, '200. Fed one pound to each 

 three potunds milk produced. 



