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Show )rv inn H'JiMUM m i.i II I II ,1 i . -i) i . I .... . . - loly ie Much progress has been made in the scientific way of feeding dairy cows. We now can feed into the computer com-puter the nutrient content and price information on all feed ingredients. Then the computer will calculate and give a balanced diet at-a cost for maximum Income over feed and do it at the dairy farm. The computer goes though all the feeds available to the dairyman and finds the ones that will balance the ration at the least cost to produce the maximum a-' mount of milk and maximum income. As prices vary in different localities, so will the calculated calcu-lated diet vary. Alfalfa and barley are used extensively In . dairy diets as they are grown most everywhere in the state. Alfalfa hay supplies, sup-plies, protein and fiber and barley or grain corn are used in the ration to supply total digestible nutrients and energy. Corn silage is very palatable pala-table and mixes well with . other feeds. It can't be transported distances economically eco-nomically because of the high moisture content. .In some places beet pulp . is fed as dried pellets. To supply enough protein in a high producing cow's diet, the computer usually .adds a protein supplement to the ration. About one pound . of protein is required in the cow's diet for every ten pounds of milk she produces. The cow also needs miner - a Is. A balanced diet was formed form-ed for the Richfield Bi -Stake Dairy Including 25 pounds alfalfa hay, 12 lbs. corn silage, si-lage, 7 lbs. cottonseed, 18 . lbs. barley and corn com -, blnatlon, 2 12 lbs. of 44 . percent protein concentrate and 2 12 lbs. beet pulp pellets and some minerals.; .: For more Information on ' computer calculation of the diet, contact the local W- tension office or the dairy specialists at USU in Logan. : aVEED EXTRA MONEY? "Let a COUNTY NEWS classl-. tied advertisement- turn; unused furniture, appUan-, -ces, or other' surplus 'J es' Into cash. Advertise for as little as $2.00 per issue, and remember, -youl . gejt the third issue freV when you pay in advance.-'. -. ; Phone 387-2881 and letf. -pur ad -visors assist you.' : - |