Show MAKING UP RATION FOR A DAIRY COW there are three substances which must be considered in making up tip the ration ot of a dairy cow these are contained in almost all feeding stuffs to a greater or less leas extent they are fir P protein carbohydrates and fat at sorn some feeds contain a high percentage of one ona of these and other feeds contain a high percentage of another the protein or nitrogenous substance Is most expensive of the three it Is used by the animal ln production of hair hoof hide eldoi horn blood bloo d and muscle such feeds as alfalfa cowpea and clover hay cotton and linseed meat meal bran onti oats and gluten feeds contain a high per cent of this substance gub stance the carbohydrates bo sugar and starches find and fat are used for tile same purpose and may be classed together these substances produce hent heat to keep the body warm furnishing energy and make the fat that Is stored in the body and in the milk such feeds as corn knier an and the silage and fodder from these plants timothy hay millet inflict out oat and wheat straw all contain a good per cent of carbohydrates all of tile tha feeds mentioned contain sonic some tat fat A balanced ration must contain both protein and carbohydrate feeds jn in sections of tile the states where alfalfa clover peas or other oilier le legumes guines can be successfully grown for hay they should be depended upon t to 0 furnish the protein in the ration and since protein Is furnished in the roughage it Is best to feed a grain which Is rich in c carbohydrates arbo hydrates to balance the ration thus if alfalfa hay Is available for roughage corn Is the logical grain ration where legumes cannot be grown the hages usually are depended upon to to furnish carbohydrates and under tills this condition the grain ration should be made up of some feed rich in protein if the roughage consists of cane or kaffar tiny hay or fodder or prairie hay bay the grain ration should be made up of such feeds as bran oil off meat meal oats etc the protein feeds are the most expensive ones on the market hence a cheaper dairy ration can be obtained in localities where the protein la Is produced in such home grown feeds an aa alfalfa pea and clover hay |