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THE BOOK OF ALFALFA 



that may be raised or bought. The profit problem for 

 the dairyman is constantly to find the feed that will 

 decrease the cost of his production. 



The diagram below, prepared by the editor of the 

 Nebraska Farmer, is to 'Represent the digestible protein 

 or milk property contained in different kinds of rough- 

 ness. Points i"epresent the decimals of a pound, and the 

 bars are an exact representation of the superiority of one 

 kind of food over another for the production of milk. 

 Each bar represents 10 pounds of roughness. The 

 approximate yield is also given per acre :" 



Com Stover 



■■■■■NMIiHnHMMl 



Drilled Corn Fodder 

 Timothy Hay 

 Prairie Hay 



Millet Hay 



Oat Hay 



KedTog, 



Approximate Yield Per Acre. 



6 to 8 Tons 



10 to 14 Tons 



^^ 2 Tons 



2 Tons 



mmmmmmmmmm 



3 Tons 



mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 



3 to 4 Tons 

 2 Tons 



Red Clover 



2 Tons 



17 Points 

 25 Points 

 28 Points 

 30 Points 

 32 Points 

 43 Points 

 48 Points 

 68 Points 



jnklSlKe 



mmmmmmm 



3 Tons 



84 Points 



Alfalfa 



mmmmmmmmm 



6 to 8 Tons 



no Points 



A. S. Hitchcock cites as an illustration of feeding alfal- 

 fa alone, the case of the dairy farms in the vicinity of 

 Moneta, CaL, where the stock are ordinarily fed no other 

 ration than alfalfa. As alfalfa is not a balanced ration, a 

 number of local dairymen tried to replace a part of the 

 alfalfa by sorghum, thus giving- a more nearly balanced 

 ration. The cows, however, did not give as much milk 

 Upon this combination as upon pure alfalfa, "This result 



