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Show Dairy Calves Need Some Grain When Very Young Calves under three months of age should not be made to depend on pasture pas-ture grass, for roughage ; feed some good alfalfa hay. As long as a reasonable rea-sonable amount of skim milk is fed, 12 to 15 pounds per head daily, on pasture the grain may consist of a combination of ground corn, 'oats, barley bar-ley or kafir grains. There Is no need for protein supplements from grain sources. The skim milk and grass supply sup-ply plenty of good-quality protein and also mineral substance. A calf three months old getting skim milk and grass needs about 1 pound of grain to each 100 pounds live weight. Where skim milk Is not available It Is advisable advis-able to Increase the protein content of the grain mixture by Increasing the proportions of high protein concentrates. concen-trates. A good mixture may be made from 200 pounds each of ground oats and corn, 100 pounds bran, and 100 pounds of linseed oil meal. Nebraska : College of Agriculture. |