| Show I Alfalfa Supplies Protein Som Source ce Of Such a Nature as to Meet Requirements of the Dairy Cow Alfalfa supplies a D most roost economical protein source of Tire fhe portion content pt pf any feed pur on tine market largely largel controls c that teed feed To Seta get geta theTo ot Of price pric the p bag of or 34 per cent protein feed a spending of ot about 3 O tine the One hundred hU pounds of protein pur par purchased of alfalfa hay at dissent chased In inn tine the ll e form would cost Corn Com Corn 17 11 per ton tun n this with pounds of protein pare purchased In n the form of ot corn chop chopot would he be beIG The cost ton ot at W 2 per her than limn twice wIce as much 1665 IG GS or more the some amount of ot p protein from al alfalfa falfa hn hay Supply of Protein Alfalfa hay not ooh only hits has an ahun abundant dant supply of cheap cheap protein but that protein Is of such uch a a nature as to meet the needs of the dairy cow Protein Is isa Isa complicated makeup Not Nor nil all a very try protein Is available a for making hide hll blood and the hoot hoof hair horn muscle proteins of milk Protein In alfalfa balances the pros pro proteins In other feeds making them more useful to animal nutrition roof of this statement Yo was ens as made experimentally mentally by feeding f cotton seed meal 43 per cent protein with timothy may hay resulting In a n great loss ss of n pro pro- ro- ro The same cotton seed when fed with alfalfa hay hilY resulted In assimilation of the greater part purt ot of thIs supply o f of protein by the animal Supply of Minerals A further r reason for fot t feeding elIn to dairy cows lies In the fact that there Is an un abundant supply of min minerals ernie In clear leafy alfalfa Tine The dairy cow needs a tremendous supply of calcium to produce and reproduce Minerals most needed d are calcium and ond pho phosphorous These minerals are found In alfalfa hay The fact has that when been proven pro experimentally alfalfa tiny hay of good quality Is fed In proper amount with a 8 well balanced ration mUon there is absolutely no necessity for supplementing further with com corn commercial commercial mercial minerals Alfalfa supplies the much needed so necessary for health and j growth growth Vita mine A without which there can be no growth or life lite Is found In abundance In alfalfa hay Digestibility and of al- al alfalfa al alfalfa falfa hay round out the reasons for feeding reeding the legume crop to dairy cow cows To get the greatest profits from tram tine the dairy herd herds Kansas dairymen are pro pro- providing providing viding ten pounds of ot alfalfa hay per day for tor every pounds live weight ot of cow J cow J C NIsbet extension dairy dairy- dairyman dairyman man Kansas State Agricultural Col Col- Coli Liese Col-Liese- i lege ege |
