Feeding Dairy Cattle 



paper, with the probable acreage needed for fifty cows, the 

 time of seeding, and the approximate time when the crop 

 would be in prime condition to be fed green. Each individ- 

 ual dairyman must work out his own system. All dairymen 

 must feed some supplementary feeds and can best plan their 

 work through the use of silage. 



Attention should be called to the amount of succulent 

 forage crop that must be fed to secure the best results. In 

 the winter time we are accustomed to feed a cow 12 pounds 

 of hay daily and 35 pounds of corn silage together with a 

 good grain mixture. Twelve pounds of hay daily would 

 yield 10.5 pounds of dry matter; 35 pounds of corn silage 

 would furnish a cow with 9.2 pounds of dry matter; there- 

 fore, with this ration of hay and silage, she would be getting 

 approximtely 20 pounds of dry matter of the roughage a day. 



Suppose that when on rather fair pasture in July and 

 August she gets one half of the necessary dry matter in the 

 roughage. That means we must feed enough silage crop or 

 green crop to furnish 10 pounds of dry matter a day. Now 

 let us see how much of these succulent feeds will be needed 

 to furnish this 10 pounds of dry matter. Peas and oats, 

 green, have 22.6 pounds of dry matter in a hundred pounds ; 

 green alfalfa about 20 pounds; green clover about 20 to 23 

 pounds; millet about 21 pounds; the corn fodders in the 

 tassel and milk stage about 15 to 20 pounds. Therefore, it 

 will be seen that to furnish this 10 pounds of dry matter, not 

 less than 40 pounds and in most cases, 60 pounds of fresh, 

 green roughage must be fed. I think that most feeders do 

 not realize this and are accustomed to feed a little of green 

 stufif once a day and expect a cow to get a whole lot out of 

 it. If you are going to provide green stufif for cows and 

 young stock, feed them liberally. 



XI. Molasses as a Feed 



THIS year, 1921, due to business conditions in general and 

 the sugar manufacturing business in short, molasses 

 has been a cheap feed and its sale is being pushed rather 

 hard by the different sugar and molasses companies. Now, 

 molasses is like every other feed. It is a valuable feed, if it 

 does not cost you very much and }ou should be posted. as to 

 its relative value. In this article, I w\\\ endeavor to give some 



facts that may help. 



CANE MOLASSES 

 When buying molasses, one should bu^' it with careful 

 attention to its composition and guarantee, just as in buying 

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