Show alf alfalfa a 1 fa I 1 Is s S superior u r bior i in n aj dairy a ir y ppe feed e e d tests protein and Lin lime leAre are deeded ed in liberal amounts alfalfa hay bay contains about three times as aa much protein and about six times as aa much lime jim AS timothy hayt bay according to chemical analyses says edward B helgi ot 61 tho the bureau of 0 dairying 1 united states department of agriculture both ot of these substances are needed in liberal amounts by growing and milk product ng cattle alfalfa hay says the department dairy specialist la Is far superior to or dairy dalry animals dairy dat r y cattle eat in several meral SE experiments have bio been ted fed for several severi tl years with no other teed feed than t alfalfa pasture and alfalfa hayand hay and have grown well and given fair yields of milk other experiments expert ments have shown that the difo and usefulness of dairy dalry cattle Is not inot more than a year when fed 06 on grain and concentrates and poor poo roughage I 1 such iticia ii as straw or or upon grain and concentrates alone but dairy cattle have thrived long periods oo on rations of grain and concentrates combined with alfonta faor or timothy haj hay oft of fairly good quality these trials raised the question will dairy ra cows do as advell well on rations of f iral grain and timothy as on rations of alfalfa and grain provided the timthy timothy 0 la Is fed with a grain mixture high in i protein and supplemented with a calcium salt further trials to answer this question proved that th a t aws cows give e 85 35 to 40 per cent more milk and fat on rations con containing alfalfa than ban on rations containing timothy hay |