TYPICAL RATIONS FOB DAIRY COWS. 75 



Three rations for dairy cows suit Nebraska condi- 

 tions very well. Ration No. 2 is perhaps the cheap- 

 est and quite as good as the Others, but for variety I 

 submit three. These rations are for a l,(XX)-lb. cow 

 producing 20 lbs. of 4 per cent milk per day. 



Ration No. 1 : corn, 2 lbs. ; bran, 2 lbs. ; oil meal, 

 1 lb. ; alfalfa, 6 lbs. ; corn stover, 20 lbs. 



Ration No. 2 : Corn, 4 lbs. ; bran, 2 lbs. ; alfalfa, 8 

 lbs. ; corn silage, 35 lbs. 



Ration No. 3 : Corn, 3 lbs. ; bran, 2 lbs. ; oil meal. 

 % lb. ; alfalfa, 6 lbs. ; corn silage, 30 lbs. ; sorghum, 

 8 lbs. 



University of Missouri. — C. H. Eckles, Pro- 

 fessor of Dairy Husbandry, College of Agricul- 

 ture, Columbia, furnishes the subjoined: 



The following are about typical dairy cow rations 

 for Missouri conditions. The rations are designed 

 for animals producing possibly 25 lbs. of milk per 

 day. 



Ration No. 1 : 'Clover hay, 20 lbs. ; corn (ground or 

 crushed corn and cob), 5 to 6 lbs. ; bran or oats, 3 to 5 

 lbs. 



Ration No. 2 : Alfalfa or cow pea hay, 10 lbs. ; corn 

 fodder (field cured and fed whole), 10 lbs.; corn 

 (ground or crushed com and cob), 7 to 9 lbs.; bran, 

 3 lbs. 



Ration No. 3 : Corn silage, 40 lbs. ; clover hay, 12 

 lbs.; com (ground or crushed corn and' cob), 5 lbs.; 

 bran, 4 lbs. 



Ration No. 4: Alfalfa or cow pea hay, 15 to 20 

 lbs.; com (ground or crushed com and cob), 8 to 

 12 lbs. 



