72 THE FARM DAIRY. 



Ration No. 5. 



In the ration below note how alfalfa and silage 

 produce the same nutrients as the above rations, 

 with much less mill feed. 



Carbo- 



Lbs. Protein, hydrates. Pat. 



Alfalfa hay 12 1.32 4.80 .14 



Silage 40 .36 4.52 .28 



Corn meal 6 .47 4.00 .25 



58 2.15 13.32 .67 



Iowa State Oollege. — ^H, G. Van Pelt, Assist- 

 ant Professor and Superintendent Dairy Farm, 

 Ames, contributes the subjoined : 



Many different kinds of rations are fed in this 

 state. In the season of grass very little is fed except 

 grass. There is very little soiling done and silos are 

 scarce. In the winter time a large number of the 

 cows in this state subsist on corn and cob meal with 

 oats mixed in. Some farmers use bran, but not to a 

 very great extent. The ration most commonly used 

 is probably clover and timothy hay mixed, 20 lbs., 

 corn stover 20 lbs., corn 6 lbs., oats 3 lbs. At the 

 college we have fed during the last year corn silage, 

 clover hay, corn meal, ground barley, gluten feed, 

 cottonseed meal, and some ground oats. Our cows 

 are given all the corn silage and hay they will clean 

 up. The grain is given them in amounts varying 

 with their production, varying from 2 to 15 pounds 

 daily. The average ration is in the neighborhood of 

 6 to 8 pounds. 



