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enough. When the ensilage is from corn, with much 

 grain, even a little less meal will suffice. 



In the Dakotas and the northwestern provinces of 

 Canada, cows in milk are fed hay of various kinds as 

 the fodder part of the ration, but, in many instances, 

 corn fodder is fed along with the hay. In the Dakotas, 

 there is no real hindrance to feeding corn as silage. The 

 accompanying concentrate is ground corn, but more fre- 

 quently ground barley, speltz or millet, ground oats, and 

 wheat bran, equal parts by weight. In some instances, 

 wheat and oats grown together furnish the sole con- 

 centrate, and the feeding of the latter is to be com- 

 mended, as the dairyman may grow such food entirely 

 on his own farm. 



In the states of Montana, Washington, and Oregon, 

 clover and alfalfa are, in nearly all instances, fed as the 

 sole roughage given ; but, in some instances, the hay is 

 mixed in character, as, for instance, clover and timothy 

 or oats and vetches grown together. As the concentrate 

 ground barley, oats, and wheat bran, fed in equal pro- 

 portions, are a favorite food, and, in some instances, 

 ground wheat is fed. To a limited extent on the coast, 

 rice meal is fed. The amount of grain fed is small. It 

 seldom exceeds 6 pounds daily along with clover or 

 alfalfa. 



In the Atlantic states, from Delaware to Georgia, 

 including also Tennessee, a favorite food is 30 to 40 

 pounds of sorghum silage. The additional roughage 

 given is clover, alfalfa, or cowpea hay. The concentrate 

 most in favor is corn and cottonseed meal given in the 

 proportions of 2 and i parts by weight. Bran is some- 

 times fed along with cottonseed or as a substitute, but 

 the price makes feeding it prohibitory in some instances. 

 As in these states, the dry fodders named are usually 

 dear, the tendency is to feed more concentrates than are 

 usually fed in the central and western and the western 

 mountain states. 



