The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19

heavy-prOduCing HOlEteinS, and III iS a
little too low for COWS giving very
rich milk. The butter rat rule u the
best.
2. "A Balanced Ration is q ration
which has protein carbohydrates and
fats in the proper proportion. Pro-
tein produces muscle, tissue, and the
curd of milk and nothing can take its
place. Carbohydrate or starchy foods
and fat or oils produce fat and supply
heat and energy. One reason COWS
produce much milk when on pasture
ia because grass is balanced ration
Timothy hay and corn fodder or sill
age contain very little protein. Con-
centrates high "a protein such a.
bran, oats, alfalfa, gluten Or cotton
seed meal must To- fed with them.
Alfalfa, COW pea, and clover hay con
tain almost as rluch protein as wheat
bran
The fsllOwing ratlous are suggested
for the average dairyman. The price
and availability of feeds are always a
consideration and it usually takes
some thought and trouble to find
what feed is the best to buy. In fact
the time plan rations is several
bic may ba grown and those necessary
to buy may be bought III bulk and at a
favorable time The ratiOns given
supply the necessary material to pro-
duce milk economically. For heavy
milking cows they will have to be in-
creased, especially il the grain, and
for light milking cows the grain
should b. decreased. They are based
upon the principle of giving the COW
all the roughneas she will eat and
grain enough to produce the milk The
| figures given ar per day:
Ration Corn silage 70 pounds,
clover hay, 1O pounds: corn pounds;
wheat bran, pounds.
Ration Corn silage, 30 pounds;
alfalfa or cowpea hay, 10 pounds,
corn, 8 pounds; wheat bran, 2 pounds.
| Ration 9. Glover hay, 20 pounds:
corn, 4-5 pounds, wheat bran or oats,
2 pounds.
l Ration Glover hay, 2O pounds !;
corn Or cob meal, pounds; gluten or
cOttOnseed meal, pounds.
/ Ration 5sAlfalfa or cowpea hay,
I1O pounds; corn fodder, 1O pounds;
corn, pounds; wheat bran, A. pounds.
Ration 6.Alfalfa or cowpea hay,
1920 pounds; corn. $40 pounds.
/ Ration Roots, OF corn siIage, 20
pounds; corn stoVer-fodder, 10 pounds;
clover hay, 6 pounds corn meal,
pounds; wheatbran, 2 pounds; Brew
ler's grains, "A pounds gluten meal,
pound
Ration S.prn viIage WY roots, w
pounds cl0TaF flMTI l2 mounds; oats
or wheat bran pOUndss ground peas
or gluten meal, 3 pounds; Brewers
fgFains, 2 pounds
3 Succulent Feeds have value
A outside Of tha actual nutrients they
contain, on account qf their fayorable
AeffeHt upon tha dl@ atABM AMd general
Y System 0f kilH aniilxa A 4 fllfM6 M@a6nf
pTflaG COVE lwN NyU we'll Dn pasture grass
lis because At ii siIccM1aEt4 Where corn
can be grown, corn siIage stands next
i to pasture grass aS a cheap and Sur-
Iculent feed. Where corn can not be
grown roots such as mangeIs, sugar
lbeets, and tnrnips are used to- supply
succulent feed when pasture can net
be had
e 3. Moderate Temperature and
Comfortable Surroundings, are other
reasons cows do well i'm early summer.
Hence, LII they are kept in winter
where they are comfortably warm, I'D
that they do not have to use much Of
their food to warm their bodies, have
clean surroundings, plenty of fresh
air and sunlight, and are free wv move
about, good results can be expected.
"a COW kept In dark basement barn,
surrounded by bad air, with her head
fast in q rigid stanchion and her body
more CT less filthy II as far from sum
mer conditions a. IL her milk produc-
ion below that Oh early summer.