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Show SUMMER FEEDING FOR COWS No Single Feed Will Give All Elements Ele-ments for Production of Milk Than Good Crass Pasture. At this time of the year, when grass Is coming out and growing at lis best, the average cow Is allowed to secure all of tier feed from the pasture. It Is a fact that there Is nothing to bent good grass for dairy feed, it Is also a fact that no single feed will give all the elements for the growth nnd maintenance needs and the production pro-duction of milk. It is well to con-llnue con-llnue the feeding of dry hay and grain straight through all the summer months, regardless of the quality and ipuuntlty of grass secured by the milk rows. There is another fact to be considered consid-ered In feeding dairy cows on pasture. The more supplementary feeds given In the stall the less will the cows pat In the pasture and the longer will Ihe pasture remain good The aver-tge aver-tge pasluie Is nipped bare before the middle of summer, and bare pastures Is the complaint all over the conn ry for August and September. If liay and grain were given the cows Ihe better would lute pastures bo. On nearly eciy farm some soiling may be done live can first be cut tnd fed. and then follows green oals, Ihen early sweet torn, and after these otne late cimii, M-as and pumpkins, if Siilii and hay. with supplementsry treen feeds, as suggested, be given through ihe entire siiiiiuier, the pastures pas-tures would hold out belter, and the stroig flow of milk would be maintained main-tained throughout the summer and tall months, resulting In both pres-t-nt and futuie profits in dairy product prod-uct a |
