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horse." Clover and timothy are often mixed on the same 

 principle, one rabbit of clover to one horse of timothy. 



We have not come to the end of the farm applications 

 in this Milk Per Acre series until we see how the popular 

 clover and timothy hay compares with alfalfa in the cow's 

 ration. 



Daily Requirements of a Cow Weighing 1,000 Lbs. and Producing 25 

 Pounds of 4% Milk. 



Digestible Nutrients in Pounds 

 Protein Carbohydrates Fat 



Maintenance .7 7. .1 



For 25 lbs. 4% milk 1.35 6. .52 



Total . 2.05 13. .62 



An EconomicaJ Standard Ration That Meets the Above Requirements. 



Protein Carbohydrates Fat 



35 lbs. corn silage .39 5.25 .25 



12 lbs. alfalfa hay 1.27 4.68 .11 



3 lbs. corn meal .21 1.90 .13 



2 bis. ground oats .19 1.04 .08 



Total 2.06 12.87 .57 



This ration for the l;000-pound cow is the practical 

 equivalent of the ration fed to the 1,200-pound cows for six 

 years in this demonstration. 



By simply changing the 12 pounds of alfalfa of the 

 above standard ration to 11 pounds of the mixed hay, half 

 clover and half timothy — for that is all the cows would eat 

 of it — and leaving the remainder of the ration exactly the 

 same, we have the following: 



Common and Popular Dairy Farm Ration. 



Digestible Nutrients in Pounds 



Protein Carbohydrates Fat 



35 lbs. corn silage :39 5.25 .25 



51/2 lbs. clover hay .42 2.16 .10 



51/2 lbs. timothy hay .17 2.35 .07 



3 lbs. corn meal .21 1.90 .13 



2 lbs. ground oats .19 1.04 ' .08 



Total 1.38 12.70 .63 



Which Reduces the Milk One-half. 



Protein Carbohydrates Fat 



Same maintenance .. .7 7. .1 



For 121/2 lbs. 4% milk .68 3. .26 



Total 1.38 10. .36 



