Show P DORMANT PERIOD IS CRITICAL FOR COWS Of course It Is desirable to make certain modifications In rations for dairy cows that are to be fed during luring lactation as well as during the dry period A milking ration must necessarily necessarily carr carry more mOle protein than a n maintenance maintenance main malu- ration In too many instances dairymen feel teel that since the cow is not producing milk she can sun survive sune e eon on coarse that are not supplemented supplemented sup sup- with the usual grain rain allow allos- ance This is a common error and anda a serious one If It I were to judge the critical perIod period period per per- iod as far tar as nutrition Is concerned as it occurs In a dairy cows cow's c cycle cl I 1 should Sll say that the care and attention to th the feed that Is supplied during her dormant period Is even more important import import- tant t- t ant than titan the time selection of ot that given her while she Is In milk mille sa says s 's a writer I In the Rural New Yorker If It the cow Is in good condition then a ration consisting of 30 pounds cornmeal 30 i pounds ground oats 30 pounds bran 10 pounds linseed meal makes an excellent winter dry ration During the summer months the linseed meal meal might properly be with clu clu- ten tet feed or gluten gluten meal You understand understand understand under under- I stand of course that you ou feed about twice as much gluten feed as you ou do doI I gluten meal In order to bring about I an equal amount of protein The 3 pounds of grain that you ou are feeding twice dail dally daily is quite suH clent during daring her lactation period provided this will viii carry from 20 O to 25 per cent of pro pro- tein A ration consisting or equal parts of bran cornmeal gluten gluten feed and would be rather concentrated although It would carry about 20 per percent percent percent cent of protein The Time a addition of some ground oats to this combination would provide bulk bull and bring it more nearly into balance especially for summer feeding Neither eIther millet hay nor the mixed hay Imay you OU describe is suitable for milk mUk production and it might be to your OUr advantage to replace this timis roughage roughage roughage rough rough- age with alfalfa or clover hay or at least mixed ha hay carrying some clover Let her lien have all of the time corn fodder that she will clean up with relish In fact under the time Individual feeding system system tem tern it is almost immaterial how and when the roughage is supplied In the absence of some succulent feed such as cow peas turnips or small potatoes potatoes pota pota- toes or similar home-grown home garden products I should feed some moistened moistened moistened moist moist- ened beet pulp The candy pall pail serves as ns a vehicle In this Instance wherein four or five pounds of dry beet pulp pulpIs Is moistened for 1 12 hours before feed feed- ing mg anu ana given gl tue animal in m two equal quantities morning and night This succulent feed Is a carbohydrate drate carnier carrier car car- I rier rIel Is very ery palatable and when fed fedIn fedIn fedin In conjunction with grain ration mentIoned mentioned mentioned men men- above e when the cow is In milk results In an Increased daily dally tion |