Gunnison Gazette | 1917-01-05 | Page 4 | Feed Roots to Dairy Cows

FEED ROOTS TO DAIRY COWS Where Silage Is Not Available Farmer Is Warranted in Using Them Best Winter Ration. '.By It. S. 1IUL.SE, University of Illinois.) There are two general conditions flint seem to warrant the use of roots If or dairy rows. Ono Is whore silage s not available for winter use; and the oilier is for special feeding. We Juivo Ilolsteiu cows which have con- ' "-, I tX Splendid Dairy Type. Binned about 100 pounds of roots daily In addition to other feeds. For ordinary or-dinary use In the winter ration 30 pounds daily would be about the amount to figure on. In this section it costs considerably more to produce nutrients in the form bf roots than in the form of corn silage, si-lage, and feeding trials indicate that the dry matter in silage is fully as valuable for milk production.