Show A 1 cj ALFALFA HAY BEST FOR DAIRY CATTLE Alfalfa hay proved provell superior to sudan sudan su- su dan dnn hay huy as us a n feed for dairy cattle atthe at nt atthe the Hays Kans experiment station In the third trial comparing the merits of ot the two feeds according to tu the report report report re re- port given by Prof J J. J B D. D Fitch at the annual Kansas roundup This trial conducted during the past year at nt the Hays station pave gave results agreeing with those obtained In n the tho first trial when cows fed alfalfa hay ImOr silage and grain In proportion to milk production produced 13 per cent more milk each ench day than the same cows when sudan hay huy was substituted for alfalfa hay tiny In the second trial however the cows fed sudan hay huy silage and a liberal grain ration produced slightly more milk each ench day than thun the same I cows w when en alfalfa hay was substituted for the sudan hay Eight Holstein cows were used In In to Inthe I the tho third trial The They averaged n Gib pounds of ot milk and pounds of at butterfat butterfat but but- dally while fed alfalfa hay huy as fiS compared with pounds of milk mill and ID pounds of at butterfat on sudan hay Cows fed alfalfa hay ImOr silage and a liberal grain ration produced 8 per pei cent more milk and 10 per cent more butterfat than the same cows when fed sudan hay said sold Professor Fitch In summarizing the results atthe of at the third experiment The body wel weights of the cows were practically constant during the three periods The Tho alfalfa hay was consumed in larger larer amounts than was the sudan tiny hay In HIn two of the three feeding trials comparing alfalfa hay and sudan for tor dairy dalr cattle at the Hays Days station al alfalfa alfalfa nl- nl falfa has hns proved prayed to be better than Su su- dan dnn In the trial where sudan proved better than alfalfa the alfalfa hay was of Inferior quality In nil all three trials the liberal grain ration and the tho relatively short feeding periods apparently apparently have reduced the difference between between between be be- tween alfalfa hay hag and sudan hay This statement Is made as ns the result of a n large number of feeding trials with dairy cows comparing feeds sh similar to those used In this experiment Alfalfa Alfalfa hay and sudan have practically the same amount of at digestible protein protean ns us has sudan The quality of the protein In alfalfa Is also superior to that from other hay ha crops and grains that have been compared experimentally to date As a source of minerals for dairy cows the tho legume hays and especially alfalfa are of special Importance To maintain milk production and body bodyweight bodyweight bodyweight weight over o n a large period of time tune when on sudan hay hn cows must be fed feda a n grain ration containing a n protein supplement In regions where alfalfa cannot he grown and where It Is s high In price it Is desirable to feed three or four pounds of alfalfa daily to dairy cows as ns an nn additional source of minerals minerals min and for the protein It contains |