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Show BALANCED RATION FOR MILK Cow Must Bo Given Combination Necessary Nec-essary to Maintain Her Functions and Produce Milk. For the moat pnrfltable milk production, pro-duction, the cow must be fed a balanced bal-anced ration at the cheapest price such ration can be provided. By balanced rutlon la meant the combination of such a proportion of nutrients and In such quantities as the cow requires to maintain her bodily functions and as she can utilize in the production of milk. These nutrients are classified as protein, carbohydrates, and fats'" I'rotcln Is one of the principal constituents con-stituents of milk; fats and carbohydrates carbohy-drates perform much, he spine functions, func-tions, tliat Is, produce energy and heat, and In the balancing of a ratlgn are usually classed together. If the cow Is given a ration containing an excess of either element, the excess Is liable to be wasted ; hence the economical eco-nomical Importance of a balanced ra- rtlou- ' .X ' . |