FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE 135 



POUNDS 



Corn silage . . 15. 



Alfalfa hay . . 15. 



Corn meal 3.5 



Bran 3.5 



Oats 3.5 



Oil meal 1.5 



Total roughage per day 30., 



Total grain per day 12. 



A Holstein cow under charge of the author was fed the 

 following amounts daily while producing an average of 100 

 pounds of milk daily. 



POUNDS 



Corn silage 15. 



Alfalfa hay 20. 



Dried beet pulp 4. 



Corn meal 6.1 



Bran 6.1 



Oats 6.1 



Gluten feed 1.9 



Linseed meal 1.9 



Cottonseed meal 1.9 



Total roughage 35. 



Total concentrates 28. 



The grain ration was prepared by mixing 100 pounds 

 each of corn, bran, and oats, and 30 pounds each of the last 

 three named above. One pound of dried beet pulp was added 

 to six pounds of the grain mixture and the entire mass 

 moistened with water some time before feeding. The cow 

 was fed and milked four times each twenty-four hours. 



QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS 



1. Distinguish between composition of a feed, digestible nutri- 

 ents, and production value. 



2. Define concentrate, succulent, roughage, corn stover. 



3. What succulent winter feeds are used in your region ? 



4. What common feeds of your region are high in protein ? 



