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describe here that the educated, experienced 

 dairyman understands. He knows iutuitively 

 when he goes into the cow stable whether things 

 are right or not. 



Value of Coaxse Feed. — We sihould_ stiidy-^to 

 make all the possible use we oaoiiaf-the coarse 

 food, as it is the most economical as far as we 

 can utilizelt, for the cow is better off than when 

 fed^an_6xcess--Oif--gronnd-feed._.We should re- 

 member that the coarse foods are the most eco- 

 nomical so far as we can use them and keep the 

 cow up to her capacity of pfroduction. There 

 is no doubt that we pay dearly when we fail to 

 secure our coarse foods, such a s_ha y, c orn-fod- 

 d er and silag e, in the best possible condition. 

 "We can simply accept our failure as an experi- 

 ence for which we have paid well and attempt 

 to derive benefits from it in the future. 



Selecting Grain Feed. — ^In securing ground 

 feed for our cows we need to look for those that 

 are ri ch in prot ein. When buying I take into 

 account the cost per ton and the percentage of 

 protein a feed contains. If the analysis of a 

 feed is not known, we all have the privilege of 

 writing to our state experiment stations for in- 

 formation which will undoubtedly be freely 

 given ajid which can be relied upon. We cannot 

 always accept the statements of agents of the 

 commercial foods. 



