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ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



In April timothy and clover hay were substituted for corn 

 stover. The herd was turned out to pasture May 20 and received 

 2.5 pounds of shorts a day during the summer. After Novem- 

 ber 15 and during the months of December, January and Febru- 

 ary the cows received 5 pounds of bran, eight pounds of timothy 

 and clover hay, and shock corn. 



This is the best ration that the herd received during the 

 winter, notwithstanding the fact that feeding corn in the ear 

 to dairy cows is considered a very poor way to feed grain. The 

 concentrates of the dairy herd's ration should ])e prepared by 

 grinding the grain very fine. 



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CUT 10— Peach. Herd ' M\ g-ave in One Year 2.832 1b. Milk, averag-e test 

 4.77%; and 15S lb. Butter. 



