Show j Dairymen Outline Proper Ration For Utah Mitch Mich Co Cows vs Even though alfalfa hay i is considered to be the best single singh feed that can be fed to dairy cows it does not necessarily mean that when fed alone that it always makes the best ration or gives the highest or most economical production pro production pro pro-I says George Q Bateman Bate Bate- Bateman Bateman man superintendent superintend nt of the Utah exp experimental dairy farm at Lo Lo- gan Dairy cows that have an in inheritance inheritance in-I in for high hilk and butterfat butterfat butterfat but but- production canno cannot produce product to the greatest advantage on alfalfa alfalfa alfalfa alf alf- alfa hay alone lone The dairy cow that when fed liberally on roughage roughage rough rough- age alone produces pounds of butterfat i in a year or more needs the proper amount of grain in the ration in addition to roughage if 11 production is to be the most ec I ec-I Mr Bateman recommends however however however how how- ever th that t alfalfa hay when available available avail avail- able should make male up the basis forthe for tor or orthe the dairy ration but when wet beet pulp beet molasses pea vine silage or corn silage are available at a a reasonable price they should be added to the ration Wet Vet beet pulp can be fed at the rate of from 30 to 60 pounds per day depending on the size of the animal to be fed It II will takeI take I from six to eight pounds of wet beet pulp to replace one pound of alfalfa hay A good rule to follow fol- fol follow follow fol fol- low in feeding corn silage is to feed three pounds per pounds body weight of animal At this rate a pound 1000 animal would be fed 30 pounds of silage a day Ordinarily It will take tale from 25 pounds to 3 pounds of corn silage to replace one pounds of alfalfa hay Cows in the dairy experimental herd at Logan are fed grain according ac- ac according according ac ac- cording to the following rule Three-fourths Three of a pound of grain per day for each pound of butterfat butterfat butterfat butter- butter fat produced during the week |