FOOD FOR MILCH COWS IN WINTER 27I 



The German standards place higher the amount of dry 

 matter called for. 



When good clover hay or alfalfa is being fed to 

 COWS in milk, any one of the following grain supple- 

 ments will give satisfactory results: (i) Corn meal and 

 wheat bran, equal parts by weight; (2) corn meal, 

 wheat bran, and ground oats, in the proportions of 2, i, 

 and I parts; (3) corn meal, wheat bran, and cottonseed 

 meal, in the proportions of 2, i, and i parts. Whether 

 corn meal or corn and cob meal is fed is not very ma- 

 terial. Should barley be used instead of corn, it is not 

 necessary that the proportions shall differ materially. 

 Should corn ensilage be fed to the extent of, say, 40 

 pounds daily along with clover or alfalfa hay, any one 

 of the following grain supplements should suffice: (i) 

 Corn or barley meal, wheat bran, and ground oats, fed 

 in equal parts by weight. This mixture is so 

 eminently suitable that it may be regarded as a 

 standard meal adjunct to be fed along with rough- 

 age as found on the ordinary farm. (2) Corn or 

 barley meal and wheat bran fed in the proportions of i 

 and 2 parts, as when oats may be more costly than bran. 

 (3) Corn or barley meal, cottonseed meal, and wheat or 

 rice bran, preferably the former, fed in equal propor- 

 tions. This adjunct is one of the best that can be fed 

 in the South. (4) Ground peas and oats, also fed in 

 equal proportions, but the ration will be further im- 

 proved if fed as ground peas, ground oats, and wheat 

 bran, in equal proportions. The succotash mixtures 

 (see page 268) may be used alone or in conjunction with 

 meal added, of such kinds as may adjust it more per- 

 fectly to the feeding called for. Ground millet may be 

 made to take the place of corn. Oilcake may be used 

 as a source of protein, but not more than, say, 

 1.5 pounds an animal daily should be fed in prolonged 

 feeding, lest the butter resulting should be too soft. 

 When cottonseed is fed at the rate of more than 3 to 4 



