Show P Tj r SUMMER PASTURE FOR DAIRY COWS VS Prepared by th Ih United Statu i Department Dtp or of t Agriculture One of ot the hardest t workIng on the farm tarm Is th the bl high h producing daIry cow Proper feeding to supply her with the nutrients necessary ary for milk production Is essential e nt at all times The fact tact that proper feeding t Is neglected In summer more often crimps 1 than at nt auy au nu other ce c son con Is ladue due ao no doubt to the ml mistaken Idea that pa pasture ture Is an nn all nil sufficient feed Some hints on the feeding of daIry co cows cos s In summer are presented by J JIt JIt It Dawson Dason daIry husbandman ot of th the United States Department of ot Ap ture In n a six page Illustrated leaflet Issued by t y the department deportment It Is toO known toOn n ns as Leaflet Do 1 t o 7 L and copies tan an be obtained on application to the United States Stales Department of ot Agriculture ture ture a on oD D C C A cow producing as ns much as ns 35 pounds of ot milk mill a n day Mr Air Dawson D says cannot ordinarily eat cat and digest enough grass crass to furnish all nil the nu nutrients for tor her needs A cow producIng producing ing lag only 20 O or 25 pounds per day will scarcely be able to get set sufficient nu nutrient nutrient trient out of ot the good pasture grass whIch she the can eat to keep up this amount of ot production Yet ret thousands ot of farmers expect their dairy cows to produce more wore than thIs tills durIng the tho summer on poor pastures with Ith no ad feed In addition to good pasture cows producing more than 20 O pounds ot of milk mUk dally should be given gl one pound ot of grain to each four or six sir pounds ot of milk mill produced Ibe Ille grain may be bea b ba a mixture of ot the ordinary farm tarm grains each lIuch uch as corn oats wheat beat bran or barley and nod should bould I always be ground For cows producing more than SS 8 pounds of milk dally a grain mixture should contain one high protein con concentrate concentrate such as the oil meals other other- otherwise wl wise wice e the ration will be too low In proteIn In comparI comparison on with the carbo carbo- carbohydrates carbohydrates carbohydrates hydrates and fats tats When pastures are poor or dry It Is advisable ad to supplement them by oth other other other er succulent feeds such as summer silage or crops grown to be fed ted green Plans should be made now for tor a EUp eup- ply cup ply of or summer silage and green Ireen crops to pastures |