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Show A GOOD RATION. What the Cow Should Be Fed to Give Good Flow of Milk. Bolow wo glvo a ration for n 1,200 pound cow giving 30 pounds of 3.5 por cent, dally: Food of maintenance 81 8.4 .12 Milk g.2 .nr. Pounds dally 1.90 13.G .17 POUNDS OF FKBD DAILY. Carbohy-Pounds. Carbohy-Pounds. I'rntcln. drutes. Fat Prolrlo hay 10 ,2) 4.1 .12 Fodder corn ID ,3S 5.2 .IS Cornmral 2 .M 1.3 ,0S Ground oats 4 .37 1,8 .10 Oil meal 214 ."3 .7 .17 Total 1.93 tiu ll It will bo noted thdEtlils; ration Is a llttlo low in carbohydrates, but Is high In fat All excess of tho latter Is used for tho Bamo purpose as carbohydrates car-bohydrates und Is 2.2 times as strong In comparison. Tho excess of fat In this ration will Just about make up tho deficiency In carbohydrates. It will bo noted th'nt 8 pounds of concontrntcs are used In this ration. Tho grain ration should bo about ono pound of grain to threo pounds of four per cent, milk, nnd tho amount of grain roducod or incronscd ob tho fat percentngo of the milk Is lower or higher thah four por cent. This is a dally ration and should bo fod half In tho morning nnd hnlf nt night. |