CONTENTS xi 



CHAPTER 5 



FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE .94-138 



Composition of feeds and feeding stuffs : The uses of 

 feed, 94 Chemical analysis of feeds, 94 Water, 95 

 Ash, 95 Protein, 95 Crude fiber, 95 Nitrogen-free 

 extract, 95 Fat, or ether extract, 95 Digestibility, 96 

 Production values, 96 Feeding standards, 97 Calculat- 

 ing a ration, 100 The cost of the ration, 105. 



Discussion of common feed stuffs: Timothy hay, 106 

 Corn stover, 106 Hay from legumes, 106 Silage, 107 

 Corn, 107 Wheat bran, 107 Oats and oat products, 108 



Cottonseed meal, 108 Linseed meal, 109 Gluten feed, 

 109 Beet pulp and molasses, 109 Brewers' grains, 109 



Mixed feeds, 110 Condimental stock foods, 111. 

 Feeding young stock and dry cows: Calf raising, 112 



Raising the calf on skim-milk, 113 Raising calves when 

 whole milk is sold, 116 The use of milk substitutes, 117 



Feeding for veal, 119 Feeding the dairy heifer, 120 

 Salt requirements, 123 Feeding the cow when dry, 124. 



Feeding the cow in milk : Water for cows, 125 Turn- 

 ing on pasture, 126 Feeding grain while on pasture, 127 

 Providing for periods of short pasture, 128 Amount to 

 feed, 129 The balanced ration, 131 Succulent feed, 132 



Palatability of the ration, 132 Order of feeding, 133. 

 Feeding cows for the maximum production in official tests : 



Obtaining the maximum production, 133. 



Questions and problems 135 



Laboratory exercises , . . . . . . 137 



Collateral reading 138 



CHAPTER 6 



THE DAIRY BARN 139-149 



General arrangement of barns, 140 Lighting, 140 

 The floor, 141 The platform, 142 The gutter, 144 

 The stalls, 144 Mangers, 144 Ties, 145 Ventilation, 

 146 Cost of dairy barns, 147. 

 Questions and problems ....... 148 



Laboratory exercises ....... 148 



Collateral reading 149 



