Show DAIRY fAcTS F HOME-GROWN HOME FEEDS ARE THE CH CHEAPEST Corn and oats both home grown feeds are still the cheapest source of ot digestible nutrients and should be used as extensively as 08 possible in the dairy ration this winter It is pointed out ut by C. C S. S Rhode University of Illinois Unfortunately Unfortunately Unfortunately Un Un- fortunately these two feeds teeds do not put enough protein Int into the ration ration- Unless unless un un- less les the roughage that Is being fed Is good le legume ume hays has only and consequently consequently consequently conse conse- it Is necessary in tn most cases to buy some feed teed that is high In protein protein pro pro- tom tein to supplement the corn and oats At present prices gluten meal and cottonseed meal are the two cheapest fee feeds s for this purpose When silage and legume hays are ure being fed as roughage e a n good grain mixture can be made of roo pounds of ground corn pounds of ot ground oats and pounds of ground soy beans Another good grain mixture for tor use with silage and legume hays can be made from pounds of ground corn pounds of ground oats 50 0 pounds of cottonseed meal mealand mealand mealand and 50 0 pounds of gluten meal Both Bothof of or these grain mixtures should be fed at the rate of 2 pounds for each gallon of milk produced When no legumes are being fed the grain mixture should be made of or pounds each of gluten meal ground corn ground oats and linseed oil meal Another good grain mixture to us use when no legumes are being heing fed can be made from pounds each of ground corn wheat bran and linseed oil meal mealand mealand mealand and 50 0 pounds of cottonseed meal These two should be fed at the tIme rate of ot 2 to 3 pounds of grain for each galIon gallon gallon gal gal- lon Ion of milk mille produced When legume bays as a's supply all the the grain mixture can be limited to O lL pounds of ground corn cornand cornand cornand and pounds of ground oats A second sec see ond grain mixture that can cnn be used when legume hays bays supply all the can be made from COO pounds of ground corn pounds of ground oats and pounds of linseed oil on meal These two grain mixtures should be fed at the rate of 3 to 3 pounds for each ach gallon of or milk pro pro- |