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Show OPTIMISTIC VIEW ON DAIRY OUTLOOK Feed Liberally, Is Advice of Colorado Expert. "Dairymen can receive a comparatively compara-tively good income from dairy cows this winter if they will feed the cows liberal rations of hay and grain." So states the November outlook report re-port on the dairy situation prepared by the extension service of the Colorado Col-orado Agricultural college and the Denver office of the division of crops and live stock estimates of the department de-partment of agriculture. "In some sections where alfalfa hay is not available," the report continues, "the grain ration should contain some protein concentrate such as cottonseed cotton-seed meal and bran. Both are low in price at present. "Butterfat prices will probably continue con-tinue steady to stronger until the pasture pas-ture season arrives next spring. The present volume of dairy production is expecteo to be maintained on account of relatively low feed prices, increased numbers of milk cows on farms, and a tendency toward further expansion.''- In spite of a favorable cold storage condition, butterfat prices are low because be-cause of a decreased consumer demand, de-mand, it is added. Although the number num-ber of dairy cows and heifers on farms in Colorado has shown little increase in recent years, the number throughout through-out the country 's the largest on record rec-ord as the result of a gradual increase since 192'.. There were 22,975,000 head on farms the first of this year, compared with 22,443,000 the year before and 22,049,000, the average for the past five years. This increase has been due to favorable returns from dairy products compared with returns from other farm commodities. Heifers one to two years old that are being kept for milk increased from 4,175,000, the average for the past five years, to 4,67o,000 last year, and 4,6S8,000 this year, i |