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minerals, and toning-up feed much cheaper than it can be 

 bought in the market. 



Triangle of Dairy Factors 

 That Produced 3,888 Lbs. 

 of Milk Per Acre on 

 Home Grown Feeds 

 Alone, as the Av- 

 erage of 6 Yrs., 

 Under Prac- 

 tical Farm 

 Condi- 

 tions. 



The farmer may ^row red clover instead of alfalfa ; it 

 is a legume and to a certain extent will serve the same pur- 

 pose in the rations, but the yield is much less than that of 

 alfalfa, and alfalfa is nearly one-half better pound for 

 pound to furnish protdn; consequently the cov7 of high 

 production cannot eat enough of clover to balance her ra- 

 tion. So it is not as economical as alfalfa and it cannot take 

 the full place of alfalfa) in the ration. In fact, many are 

 beginning to question if red clover has any place on a farm 

 where the soil will grow ^Ifalfa and sweet clover. 



As land becomes hig^her and higher in price, the ques- 

 tion of permanent pasture becomes a vital issue. There was 

 no permanent pasture en this demonstration and yet the 

 cows did well. The dairy farmer may feel that he must 

 have such pasture. Certainly there should be the minimum 

 of it except upon cheap land or land that cannot be culti- 

 vated. But a stronger v^ord is yet to be said for sweet 

 clover pasture. 



Such crops as mangels, sugar beets, and carrots could 

 have been raised in conn<;ction with the corn and alfalfa, 

 and might have increased the milk per acre, but the extra 

 labor required would have reduced the profit per man, and 

 in practical dairy farming economy of production is just 

 as essential, is more essential, than amount of production. 



There is no dairy farm or general farm where cows are 

 kept which cannot apply thi fundamental practices of this 

 demonstration. 



