Show GRASS NOT ALWAYS sufficient FEED good pasture Is always considered to be the most desirable ration for or the dairy cow yet in some cases a ilea heavy vy producing ng cow may not be able to get enough food from grass alone lone pastures vary in capacity one mans pasture may be knee deep in rich and luxuriant forage while an others may be little better than a dry lot it will depend greatly on the productive power of the pasture as to how bow much supplementary feed it if any la Is needed according to the department of farm management at washington agton a cow producing three gallons of milk a day on pasture should get approximately three pounds of grain additional or its equivalent in ill i enod hay bay or green teed feed A cow producing four gallons of average milk ilk should get about five pounds of grain f and for live five gallons of milk of average quality about eight pounds of grain this Is just a business proposition if it a pound of grain fed to a certain cow will produce an extra pound or two of milk and the milk produced Is worth more than the grain it will pay in t feed that much grain if the cow will not produce enough more milk tu tl pay for the grain she either does not need it or Is not capable of increasing her production obviously it will mill pay better to feed extra grain when milk and butter Is at EL a good price than when ihen it brings a low price it must also be remembered that while extra toed feed may not increase the milk flow of the cow immediately it may prevent her going down in milk later and may pay tor for itself that way clias chas I 1 bray associate 11 professor 4 ro fessor of 0 animal husbandry nu bandry colorado agricultural college |