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The feeder who understands why he feeds will, of course^ 

 avoid the mistake made by so many of our feeders — that of feed- 

 ing all the cows of the herd the same amount of grain regard- 

 less of the productive capacity of the individual cows or the 

 length of time each has been in milk. 



Amount To Feed 



I. — Feed all the roughage, such as alfalfa, corn silage, etc., 

 they will eat up clean at all times. 



2. — Feed approximately one pound of grain daily for every 

 three pounds of milk given. 



3. — Feed all the cows will take without gaining in weight. 



4. — Feed some succulent feed, such as corn silage or roots, 

 to make the ration more palatable. 



5. — Be prepared to supplement the pastures by feeding sil- 

 age when the dry season sets in. 



