Show FEEDING POTATOES TO COWS value of tubers for milk production depends upon what other kinds of feeds arc given tho of potatoes for milk pro to a considerable ox tent upon what kind of food thoy aro fed in connection with with clover or alfalfa hay potatoes would have greater value than if fed with wild or timothy hay or corn fodder this Is truo because potatoes aro rich in starch or what Is cnown as carbohydrates in feeding terms and low in protein clover and alfalfa aro rich in protein while the other feeds mentioned are low in protein putting two feeds together that are both low in protein docs not bring aa good results as when they are combined so that tho teed low in protein can bo fed with a teed high in protein lay combining potatoes with some feed high in protein they could bo made to equal about one fourth the feed value of oata ground for dairy cows that is pound tor pound combined with ordinary farm grown feeds potatoes would hardly have this value for milk production in comparison with ground coffta according to this estimate potatoes would bo worth only 16 cents a bashel or less when oats are worth 32 cents a bushel potatoes have a somewhat higher value for meat production than tor the production of milk and are more valuable for pigs or tor fattening catt lethan for cows with the price of potatoes below 25 cents a bushel ft generally pays to feed them on tho farm especially it there Is a shortage of grain or a long distance to market |