Show I T DAIRYMEN CHANGE VIEWS ON FEEDS Dairymen now fa favor faor or moderate pro pro- feeding says E a J Perry ferry New Jersey state extension specialist in indah that II a III dah ying Ing Mr Perry reports I n of the leading dairymen have found that rations containing too much protein are lII likely ely to cau cause e udder ud- ud der troubles and sometimes breeding 1 The among they thel most os sue sue- Is to lo get a considerable consider consider- able part of the protein needed to In thin the ration from alfalfa clover er soy soybean bean beanor or other legume ha hay With hay ot of this nature a grain mIxture containing contain contain- ing IG to 18 13 per c cent nt total crude protein pro pro- tein has given ghen excellent results When corn orn stover timothy or other l I ny low lowin I In proteIn Is used usell the practice Is to furnish the animals with lIh n a grain mixture mix mix- tUrl ture containing 24 per cent total crude protein Experience I has shown says thin the specialist that variety Is s helpful In keelIng keeping keep keel Ing dairy cattle In good con condition and andin In their highest production The old two graIn mIxtures are being superseded superseded super super- hy by feeds composed of four or more kInds of grains report that where a variety of grain Is used the animals are more likely to tn get the different and other other oth- oth er constituents needed by by the the animals Observation of thousands ot of daIry animals on farms and under tests tit experiment stations has shown thin no set r rules les can he be ghen j I thin the quantity of roughage and grains grains- needed by animals The needs of varIous cows differ according to bree breeds weIght production temperament tempera tempera- ment and season lay By weighing both hoth the milk given by the animal and the feed sup died to her the lending leading dalr nien experiment until It Is found what amount of feedstuffs cause the tLe animal to gIve the largest amount of milk To assist daIrymen In solving feeding and and other ther dairy problems the college of ot ag agriculture maintains astaff n a staff of experts whose assistance Is f furnished free ree |