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Show Cow Forced to Depend Upon Pasture for Feed Spring and summer are the seasons when many farmers "put their cows in the milk pail." They do this by trying to keep cows on either too green or too ripe pasture. Green I grass carries better than 80 per cent water and a cow cannot consume j enough of it lo provide the substances necessary for milk production. For the average cow. it would be necessary neces-sary for het to consume 100 pounds of grass daily. On the ordinary farm pastures, it would require approximate approxi-mate four a"res to supply her with that much It is impossible for ber to ntili-p this hulk. When the cow is forced to depend entirely upon pasture for getting the nutrients necessary for milk making, she is compelled to use her reserve to make up the deficiency of the various j milk-producing substances. This prac-. prac-. tice results in a loss of flesh, which will eventually decrease the lactation period and lower milk How. |