Feeding Dairy Cattle 



"Se\eral very interesting features may be noted here. 

 Probabh' the most important is the immense amount of 

 rougliage she consumed at all times. Invariably i.\'hen any 

 drop was noted in her production it could be traced to the 

 ha\'. Wt tried to find first cutting alfalfa that had been 

 through a sweat and had the leaves nicely attached. But 

 during the months of July, August and part of September 

 w^e were unable to secure this. She also ate considerable 

 green feed; starting in March with Italian rye grass then 

 oats and peas and in the fall, sweet corn. We ran out of 

 this in October. 'V\t tried feeding her silage several times, 

 but were not successful. Believe this was due to some 

 peculiarity of the cow. She is a cow that loves freedom and 

 lots of fresh air. During her fitting and up to Juh- of her 

 test period, she had access at all times to an open runway and 

 spent the greater part of her time out there, rain or shine. 

 In July we made the mistake of moving her into a screen 

 stall where she could not get exercise, and a difference Avas 

 noticed at once. She was kept there ninety days, and was 

 then returned to her old quarters, very much to her 

 happiness. 



"Segis Pietertje Prospect weighs 1650 pounds — is in fine 

 physical condition at the end of her test, and is due to calve 

 again the first part of April, having carried a calf 171 days of 

 her remarkable test." 



Daily Ration of Segis Pietertje Prospect 



Month 

 of 



Dec. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Grain 



lbs. 



16 



22 



23 



2.5 



23 



23 



23 



21 



22 



22 



22 



21 



21 



Beet 

 Pulp 

 lbs. 



3 



5 



6 



6 



6 



6 



fi 



5 



5 



6 



6 



6 



6 



Hay 



lbs. 



20 



25 



25 



30 



25 



20 



20 



20 



22 



23 



25 



28 



30 



Italian Jlolasses Oats Sweet 



lbs. 



36 



56 



56 



56 



60 



60 



50 



40 



35 



48 



56 



60 



60 



Rye Grass 

 lbs. 



10 

 15 



25 

 30 



anil Peas Corn 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



40 

 35 



10 



6 parts ground oats 



4 parts bran 



3 parts corn meal 



3 parts hominy 



1 part cottonseed 



2 parts soy bean 



3 parts oil meal 



1 part ground flaxseed 



Grain Mixture 



1 part gluten 



1 lb. charcoal to 100 lbs. grain 

 Salt before her at all times 

 Molasses fed with pulp 

 Prom the above It will be noticed 

 that she received approximately 1 

 lb. of grain to each 4 6 lbs. of milk 

 produced. 



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