Show A C BULLETIN utah agricultural experiment station bulletin en cn butter production I 1 A winter feeding experiment with dairy cows is reported in detail in bulletin no 63 of the etab utah experiment station by F B lin fiell tests were made to determine the value of utah fodders in feeding I 1 dairy cows also as to how much grain it would pay to feed with the fodders used and 1111 third to determine the effect tf fe feed ed on the per cent of fat in the mill milk the experiment was conducted during the winter of 1894 1891 5 full details are given in the summarized as follows 1 this test adds but another adoth er item to the fairly well established 1 I fact that an increase in the quantity of concentrated food in the ration of a cow does not dot increase the rich richness of the milk provided the cows cow 8 are well fed to start with 2 any increase in the grain fed over six pounds per day increased the cost of the dairy products almost ni ost without exception and the test indicates that ii ith the fodders fodder used eight pounds of grain is ia the highest limit for the greatest profit 3 considered from the point of price lucerne hay and grain seem to be a more economic ration than one of mixed hay and grain but consider considering if g the weight of lood bood there is very little difference thou though h the results are slightly in favor of lucerne 4 it is ia evident from these tests that with the price of lucerne as reported per ton cows may be fed at a food cost in the winter of less than nine cents a day per 1000 pounds live weight even with cows that will produce one pound of butter or inc more it a jay day 5 tle tes teat t albo aho shows that with the right kind hind of cows corns butter f fat a t i may u ay be b 0 p produced r od u e 1 l during iu r i n g the t b 0 I 1 winter V i nt e r at a co hobt b t 0 of f n not 0 more m 0 r e tb than a i i nine cents per pound 0 G the cos cons which were the largest eaters per 1000 pounds live weight were without exception the largest and most economic producers due anyone interested in this experiment peri ment can obtain the bulletin free of coe cost t by applying apply ins to luther poster foster Dir director etor I 1 till tali station losan logan IT utah tali |