FIFTIETH ANNUAL CONVENTION 67 



have just what the cow needs and we can select the kind 

 and quantity of feed needed from the three following tables, 

 which give the digestible nutrients in feed. In selecting 

 feeds to constitute a ration, be sure that you do not get a 

 ration which is too constipating or too laxative. Be sure the 

 cow has plenty of water at all times and has access to salt 

 at all times. 



Table. 



Roughage. One pound contains the following digestible nutrients. 

 Kind of Feed Protein 



Com Stover .014 



Timothy Hay 028 



Red Top Hay .048 



Prairie Hay .03 



Oat Hay -_ .047 



Cow Pea Hay .058 



Red Clover Hay .071 



Alsike Clover Hay .084 



Alsike Clover Hay .117 



Wheat Straw .008 



Oat Straw .013 



Table. 



Silage. One pound contains the following digestible nutrients. 



Kind of Feed Protein Carbohydrates Fat 



Corn Silage .012 .14 .007 



Clover Silage .020 .13 .01 



Cow Pea .015 .09 .009 



Table. 



Concentrates. One pound contains the following digestible nutrients. 



Kind of Feed Protein Carbohydrates Fat 



Corn .079 .67 .043 



Barley .084 .65 .016 



Oats .107 .50 .038 



Wheat .088 .67 .015 



Wheat Bran .119 .42 .025 



Middlings .17 .54 .041 



Corn and Corn Meal .044 .32 .069 



Linseed Meal .302 .32 .069 



Cottonseed Meal .376 .21 .096 



A few suggestions on a proper method of feeding may 

 be of assistance to you, for example: 



Feed about 3 pounds of ensilage per day to each 100 

 pounds the cow weighs. 



Carbohydrates 



Fat 



.31 



.007 



.43 



.014 



.47 



.010 



.42 



.014 



.37 



.017 



.39 



.013 



.38 



.018 



.42 



.015 



.41 



.01 



.35 



.004 



.39 



.008 



