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Show Succulent, juicy feeds and those rich In protein produce most milk. Dry, starchy foods, such as timothy hay, ear corn and corn fodder, are poor milk producers. The only time timothy hay can be called a dairy roughage Is when a cow Bhould be dried up. The first step In preparing a cow for her next lactation Is to substitute sub-stitute dry roughage for some of the silage and give a grain ration containing con-taining less protein. In some cases, silage may have to be withheld entirely en-tirely and only dry roughage fed. Give Extra Attention to Cows Before Freshening Every cow should be dry at least six weeks before freshening. It Is not uncommon to hear a dairyman say: "You simply cannot get that cow dry. She milks rl rht up to calving." Persistent Per-sistent production Is very desirable In n dairy cow. but such an animal requires re-quires extra attention during the latter lat-ter part of her lactation. A dairy cow hu on'v two ways to dispose of the fieo v ,,:t!i she receives, put It on her hurt; pi.t It In the pnil. The re:il rtn'ry cow does little of the for-l for-l ie-- : receives tbe proper kinds of I e-l |