The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-01-03

DdlanCeQ Ie6u.
"Clover hay is fair substitute for
Alfalfa in the dairy cow ration, but
there is no substitute for corn silage.
"The cow that must eat dry, un-
palatable corn fodder or slower does
not fill the pail. Silage like pasture
grass, stimulates milk production. in
creases vigor and aids digestion"
says Minnesota University Bulletin
No. rs. "Dairy development through
cow testing associations. And goes
on:
"Without Alfalfa or clover hay,
the most satisfactory results are we'll
nigh impossible. Two very essential
constituents for milk production, pro-
:ein and lime, are found abundant
in clovers and Alfalfa.
Gin Meeker County Cow Testing
Associations, cows that are fed Alf-
.lfa and clover or soy-bean hay pro-
luced 2,086 pounds more milk an
lually than cows fed common upland
Or timothy hay"
Eight to IL pounds of Alfalfa hay,
80 to 35 pounds of silage, fed with
corn slower, and grain ration made
up of common farm grains, fed ac-
,ording to the cows capacity as a
mixer is one Al dairy cow ration
md always shows low cost per hun
dred pounds of milk produced, when
computed for fair to good herd.
Cows producing milk cheapest if
hey are fed up to their capacity. A
few simple rules given out by the
Dairy Division of the U. S. Depart
nent of Agriculture could be adopt
I'd profitably on any dairy farm:
/. Under most circumstances the
cow should be fed all the roughage
(silage or clover or Alfalfa) that she
will eat up clean, adjusting the grain
alton to the milk production. Only
when the cow tends to become over
fat should the quantity of roughage
De restricted.
2. A grain mixture should be fed
each three pints or pounds of milk
produced daily by the cow, except in
he case of cow producing flow of
40 pounds or more, when the ratio
IAN be one pound to each or a
pounds of milk. An even better rule
one pound of grain each day for
every pound of butterfat produced
during the week by the COW.
8. Feed all the cow will respond to
N milk production. When she begins
to put on flesh, cut down the grain.
Bran, cotton seed meal, and oil
neal are not needed if dairyman
crows the right kind of feeds at
home.
Alfalfa, clover and soy beans will
lake their place. They supply the
same kind of feed as the above men,
Toned purchased feeds and they do
it much cheaper. Homegrown feeds
for any kind of stock are most econ
omical. A ton of Alfalfa is equal to
ton of bran in feeding value.
Every dairyman can grow feeds
On his farm that will permit him to
balance his ration for his cows. Al
falfa and also silo is the answer
Clover and soy beans will take the
place of Alfalfa to fair degree.
1t is impossible to balance ration
Tor dairy cattle with only such feeds
IS corn fodder or slower, timothy OF
Wild hay, corn and oats. With these
Feeds proper balance could be OBJ
aimed only by purchasing oil meal OF
:ottonseed meal and adding it to the
grain ration. Balanced rations are
more profitable than unbalanced
'ations, if the feeds are home grown.
If they must be purchased at high
prices, this is questionable.
Too much of one kind of feed
means waste. Rations that are made
up of like feeds such IS corn fodder,
slower corn and prairie hay, mean a
big loss of starch. A COW will use all
If the feed given her that she can
according to the other kinds of feed
she gets and the rest will be wasted.
The housewife cannot bake a fine
cake out of flour and water. A COW
cannot give you her best on corn
feeds alone; she must have some al
falfa. Therefore, feed alfalfa, clover
or soy-bean hay and oats with the
corn feeds.
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