Show 64 GRAIN MIXTURES FOR DAIRY COWS it la Is very desirable that feeds for dairy cows cowa he palatable so BB as to insure a sufficiently largo large consumption it if necessary to use any unpalatable reed feed mix it with some that are appet appetizing izing also see that thi the grain mixture Is light and bulky avoid using too large a quantity of either constipating or laxative feed cottonseed meal for example to Is devid decidedly edly and Is best fed with laxative grains such as wheat bran and linseed or oe succulent feeds such as silage or roots tor for ordinary feeding in most parts of the united states not more than one ona third of the grain ration should be cottonseed meal linseed oll oil meal because of its distinctly laxative action should not as a rule be fed in greater quantities titan one and on one half pounds a day select grains that will furnish the various constituents especially protein at the least cost using home grown grains if possible the composition of the grain ration will allf depend largely upon the kind of hages aval available lable the following grain mixtures are adapted to be fed with linges of the low protein elliss class such euch as aa corn silage corn stover timothy pr prairie airle rowen or millet huys buys cottonseed hults hulls etc no 1 per percent cent of digestible protein MS pounds corn meal ineal pounds cottonseed meal pounds linseed meal old process procesa pounds wheat bran no 2 per cent of digestible protein 19 pounds pound corn and cob meal pounds pound cottonseed meal pounds linseed meal old processo proc aal essl no 3 per cent of 0 digestible protein istl pounds corn meal pounds cottonseed meal pounds gluten reed feed pounds wheat bran no 4 per cent of digestible protein 1111 pounds corn meal pounds cottonseed meal pounds oats ground pounds linseed meal old process no 5 per cent of digestible protein pounds corn and cob meal pounds cottonseed meal with roughage of the high protein class such as clover alfalfa soybeans soy beans cowpeas cov peas and vetch or other legume tiny hay the following grain mixtures may be use used no 6 per cent ot of digestible protein itla pounds corn meal pounds cottonseed meal pounds gluten feed pounds wheat bran no 7 per cent of digestible protein 1541 18 pounds corn meal pounds gluten feed pounds linseed meal old pro cems oe pounds oats ground no 8 per cent of digestible protein 1671 pounds barley pounds cottonseed meal pounds alfalfa meal pounds wheat bran no 9 per cent of digestible protein pounds barley pounds coconut meal pounds oats ground pounds wheat bran no 16 10 per cent of digestible protein pounds corn and cob meal pounds gluten feed pounds pound cottonseed meal pounds pound wheat bran the following grain mixtures are adapted for feeding with a combination of the low and high protein classes of roughage such as silage and clover or other legume liay bay corn stover and clover or other legume hay mixed hay or oat and pen pea hayt hay etc no 11 per cent of digestible protein KI pounds corn meal pounds cottonseed meal pounds linseed meal old process pounds wheat bran no 12 per cent of digestible protein pounds corn meal pounds cottonseed meal pounds gluten feed pounds dried brewers grains no 13 per cent of digestible prot protein eln 16 4 pounds corn and cob meal pounds cottonseed meal no 14 per cent of digestible protein pounds corn meal pounds peanut meal with hulls pounds cottonseed meal pounds wheat bran no 15 per cent of digestible protein MA KS pounds corn meal pounds oats ground pounds cottonseed meal pounds wheat bran the mixtures which contain linseed meal are particularly adapted tor for use when no succulence Is in the ration |