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Show EED FOR COWS IN PASTURE arly Pasture Has Stimulating Effect on Milk and Butter Production Hay and Silage Help. Cows that are turned Into early , prlng pasture are benefited greatly f fed as much hay and allage as they t ill eat. Is the opinion of Professor O. Humphrey of the college of agrl-ulturo agrl-ulturo ofthe University of Wisconsin, ie gives the following advice to dairy-nen: dairy-nen: Spring pasture has a stimulating ef-ret ef-ret on milk and butter fat production, Hid the amount of milk and butter fat a Increased quite appreciably even hough a decrease In live weight may iccur. This Increase In production Is sreater where hay and silage are fed ,han where pasture alone constltutea he feed. When cows are withheld 'rom glass until it becomes very good Lhey nisy refuse hay and allage, but jrdinarlly It Is believed to be the best plan to supplement early spring pasture pas-ture with hay and silage In such quantities quan-tities as cattle will eat. losses In live weight which occur during tbe lrlng pasture season have to be made up later, and usually at the expense of production and the interests of the owner. I mrlng a period of nine years It has been noted that on the average 87 per cent, of the cows of the university univer-sity dairy herd decreased In body weight during the two weeks following follow-ing the time they were turned to pasture. pas-ture. The amount of shrinkage varied va-ried according to what the cows were fed In addition to pasture. During two respective years when hay and silage were not fed In addition to pasture a marked average shrinkage In weight of CI and 65 pounds waa observed. |
