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Show Amount of Concentrates to Feed Producing Cows A common rule for feeding grain or concentrate mixtures Is to give the cows producing a milk relatively rich In butterfat, one pound of the feed for every three pounds of milk produced. To' cows producing milk testing low In butterfat, the ratio should be one pound of the grain for every four pounds of millt produced. Where one knows the approximate amount of butterfat but-terfat produced by a cow each week, it is safer to feed as many pounds of grain daily as the cow produces pounds of butterfat during the week. A few exceptions should be observed to the above rules. Just before freshening, fresh-ening, grain should be fed' sparingly for a few days. Also, wlisn the cows have reached a full flow of milk and fail to respond to additional feed, It is wise to reduce the amount to the point where the production of milk can be maintained. |