Show PRESENCE OF COW WELL JUSTIFIED continuous crop Plo production reduces plant food the nee I 1 for soli soil hu bu iding Is so great on I 1 the he iii average north carol na firm f irm that tie presence of thu tho d alry cow cor can be Ju justille justi stifle flo I 1 ei en ell tl ti ough tl e net profit from her milk or cream be the small on any farm where crop prod ic tion is unsupported by live tile steel stoel growing ti tie e con er atlon of soil fer tilley Is a d prof leni lern s inq coln tol D A arcy arey dairy ext extension enlon special st it at tl lit e north carolina state college cont crop production as pric in this state reduces re luces t tie e plant 1 food content of the soil an I 1 ei c ur ages er slon ag A g d ex imi ie of tl tits is can be found in parts of tl ti e I 1 edmont section where there me ate of acres of r ilin aling land wl ith aie even now so badly washed as to be un unfit fit f r f firmin irmin the methods of clein culture practiced ire are largely real r eble for tl tits is condition instead f culter ting such land it urh urb of it c uld be put to would check erosion an i at tt e sime game time turn furn si sh pr f table grazing for cows mr air arev sill that it males mat es I 1 atle difference as to the c sh return aiom a crop if it this is s q cured at tie tl e ex e acl 1 se of so I 1 fertil tv in tl ti e end tl if e f firmer inner uses I 1 is soil hp be con cones PS less aid he will be f reed to moe to a nio e fertile farm to secure an income s biffi clent to m n his the dairy c w cone convents con veits its luge laige luan quan titles of feeds li it to milk son e f these foods h ive I 1 t agh I 1 lint to I 1 val e 0 and since only about 20 per cent of this plant food value Is I 1 st in ili the feeding process there Is a rad i I 1 accumulation of plant food in the form it f manure in n every well man a aged ed dairy farm tl TI e good crop fields felds secured on such farms are am pie proof of tl Is staten ent manure also has a greater nine value than its chen ical an anisis woul I 1 in 11 cate because ft it Is the h me of b ahne ne fickal bacteria and Im improves the tile ls I 1 al at condition of tl ti e I 1 ind value of corn silage in ili ration Is pi oven the value of corn silage in tt ti e ra tion has been demonstrated in an ex e peair pent ent convicted con 1 isted at tl if e furl uri IP I 1 lint erdity agriculturist e erimena sti tion A cont lining a moderate mod erite amount of s lage age was complied wit will a rat on containing contil ning no s lage inge h it double the ord mry an tin aunt of I 1 iv av the following folio fol loving ving facts wore were observed 1 NI lk pr d axton it on de creased markedly wien men the ratin will out silage was lias fe fel 1 2 milk pr was maint ined when silage mrs rs included in tle 11 I 1 tion 3 milk allik ant an 1 fat were mere produced more economical when her s I 1 ie n I 1 il I 1 up part of if tie e rill n 4 poly 1 demits of the cows coms ne me e in re firmly i ned tied on the rat 1 on con s le lige the cows therefore actually de minded 11 q I 1 e as a p art of tl ti e I 1 aaion cipully bee beanie inse it wis mas a pit tal till ie appetizing appetising appe adale aal lalle ani succulent feed size and development of heifer foi breedions Bre Bree edins dino not only I 1 I 1 e t reed h it al all tl it e ae and dee dene I 1 ment of tie tl e I 1 rv berer I 1 e fer must I 1 te P til tat on into coast ter t n in tl if e gp go it IN I 1 let t 1 reed treed laige lai go spivy he ivy t eels th igl j 1 s new newt at sl inar in maturing im lurin sh nl lit I 1 he I 1 re I 1 to trel on at if e age of amel 4 seven to thirty n months i n I 1 tl ti e m lure I 1 bree freels Is 1 u which re n nore ore qu cl el ly IV n it ired rm m i S be I 1 rp I 1 to fruat f rea en at a t an ige f t en ty f ur to twenty benn nio 1110 tl if s I 1 put lit if a heifer seer s q to he be un tin or dundei lev lei ebol do ed ft it w 11 he be better to delav breeling hrc pling r a few III antl s q in order tl it it a nore n ore size may be read react ed bl b tie tl e anin il it before freshen ng digestible protein pi botein in grain ration for cobb the greter greater tie amount mount of if if I 1 or cl ter er hay a ow cow Is h fed the less protein she keeli tee Is in ter 1 er nin tit nix ture lure tl TI us a cow gettin no s lage tage I 1 ut lit all alfalfa lion loer er or so N h in I 1 I 1 ay sl e will eat i e ds onla on fron trot 1 12 to 13 1 per cei t of klestil ul dl estil ie t 11 I 1 tein in lit t I 1 er grain rid n 11 ills Is imy te le soured red in the f howl mixtures poun Is corn and poun Is each of oils wheat bran an I 1 un tin eed meil ineal r in ili pounds e cli ch f corn oats and ft I 1 eat bran and aw pounds of gl gi iten teed feed calves on grass some farmers make the n ishike of turning louig cilea those anler un er ax s in antl s ol 01 I 1 on ex pectin tl em era to get n u ost if not all of tl ti air feed from I 1 ss alone tl TI e I 1 i O ost ot t s sic ic en tinse tt nse who hue hile well mell gioan heifers f r ferd 1 ard replace rients condit lie bleir bilies on grain slim sl tin mill milk and hay until the thel are well veil on to nine months id before tl lit ey del end entirely on pasture to supply all tie tl e feed red this plan saves the needed pasture |