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Show COTTONSEED tyEAL FOR COWS Richest In Protein of All Common Feeds on Market Should Do Qlven In a Mixture. (Prepared by the United States Department Depart-ment ot Agriculture.) Cottonseed inenl Is tho richest In protein of nil tho common cow feeds on tho market. It Is usually the cheap est sourco of protein nvallnble, but It does not have Uio best physiological effect upon tho cow, often causing ill-gestlvo ill-gestlvo troubles If fed In largo Quantities Quanti-ties for long periods. At first It is advisable ad-visable to start with one to two pounds a day, gradually Increasing tho quantity quanti-ty If no bad results aro observed. In some, herds In the North as high as flvo to six pounds a day aro fed without bad results. In tho South thero seems to bo no limit In this direction. Cottonseed meal Is a highly concentrated concen-trated feed and should, If possible, bo fed In a mlxturo with some bulky feed llko bran. It can be fed to better ad-vantngo ad-vantngo when the roughago coutnlns an ample quantity of succulent feed. While Its physiological effect In tho North at least Is not good ns compared com-pared with most other cow feeds, Its chenjines and the luct that In time the cows .seem to overcome this ten- dency. to digestive trouble from It aro rapidly giving It greut prominence as a cheap source of protein for dairy cows. |
