Show successful FEEDING OF DAIRY COWS I 1 X VALUABLE HERD OF YOUNG JERSEYS ON PASTURE from ais united states department of 0 agriculture one of if the 1 0 roost most common mistakes in the feeding of dairy cows coa on tile the form farm la is that the good cows ire fire not given a sufficient quantity of feed above that required for their physical maintenance to obtain the maximum of milk they nio are capable of reducing producing feeding of dairy cows bows involves the providing of an abundant supply of palatable nutritious feed at a min minimum finnin cost and feeding in such a way any ns as to receive the largest milk production from the feed consumed reeding feeding for profit Is defined ns as liberal feeding or feeding to tile tho full of the cow in it i new armeis lr meis bulletin of the department no the reeding feeding of dairy cows which diR discusses cusses ninny many of the factors involved in economical feeding prom from the standpoint of economical milk production a dairy cow cov generally should not be fed more than she will consume without gaining in weight there are times however according to the bulletin when it Is desirable to make exceptions to this rule practically nil all heavy milk producers lose weight in the early part of their lactation period that Is in they produce milk at the expense of their body flesh when such cows approach the end of their milking period they normally regain the flesh they have lost find the farmer can well afford to feed them liberally with the assurance that he will be repaid in the form of milic milk when the cows again freshen pasture Is the natural feed for cows rind dad for average conditions with ample pasture of good grasses or legumes th in good succulent condition good production can be secured the cost of land Is a factor inthe in the economy of using pasture however if pastures are depended upon entirely for from four to six months of the year and production Is kept up to a profitable standard anywhere from one to four acres or more must be provided for each cow says the bulletin this Is assuming that a permanent pasture Is of good clean turf with few or no waste places or that a temporary pasture has abood a good stand of grass or le legumes throughout land that will provide such pastures fre re fluent lyla 14 the 1 tables show seow th the cost of pasturing a cow on land ranging from 25 to an acres bere interest on cost of pasture per cow 10 or the season int interest erest at 8 6 per cent on the value of the land allowing from one to four acres per cow acres acrea per value of land per acre cow 25 50 1100 loo 1 1 60 1200 la 14 1360 1800 2 1200 1800 2400 2 37 1500 2260 3 9 oa 1800 2700 sa 30 00 3 1060 1050 2100 4 1200 2400 36 00 cost of pasture per cow per day on basis of preceding table with a pasture season of days acres per value of land per acre cow 25 50 C ants cents cents cents cents 1 I 1 2 4 6 8 11 12 9 12 22 4 8 12 16 2 6 10 15 20 3 a 12 is 24 13 8 7 14 21 28 C 4 8 16 24 82 where value of land is so high that the cost of pastur inglis excessive or where the land amny be more profet f P holstein cow ably used for growing crops other methods of summer feeding are more profitable it la is stated that in some sections for average production product iod a cow can be fed on dry feed for 20 cents a day and when the costa cost of pasturing exceeds that amount some other method of feeding should be considered orain should be fed to heavy pro cows under all pasture condi t eions one says the bulletin the following table Is furnished us as a guide to feeding grain with an abundant pas ture variations should be made to suit different end individual COWS jersey cow dally MM milk production aro round pounds pounds of gral iraln n t 1 BO 80 9 6 M 8 96 40 10 or ayrshire cow 25 i 3 80 5 86 7 40 0 a W 10 fed to cows on pasture need not contain con tatti the same percentage of protein as ap for winter feeding pasture re being an approximately balanced ra djoi the t q grain qt ration should hy about tile the same proportion of protein to other eats the following mixtures are suggested for or supplementing pasture without other roughage mixture no 1 per cent di digestible g estable pro tein poun pounds pro ia ground around oats k j j 41 wheat bran 0 4 ii I 1 loo corn meal inn af 60 mixture no 2 per cent diges digestible it ile pro tein 1 wheat bran bia n 7 corn meal i ii cottonseed meal 4 11 i 11 4 23 mixture no 3 8 per cent digestible protein corr corn and cob meal 1 cottonseed meal I 1 I 1 mixture no 4 percent per cent digestible protein t e I 1 n 1 wheat b bran r ag i i ni u ten food i to 60 C corn orn meal iiii EO 50 to carry cows over a period of short pasture without a falling failing off in milk soiling crops are growing in favor for tills this purpose second growth red clover onto oats or p peas aas are excellent what may be a disadvantage in the ayrshire cow use me of soiling crops la Is the extra labor required to cut and haul these crops from day to day especially it if field work Is pressing on high elgh priced land where the problem Is to produce a tent quantity of linge or if 1 the cost of pasturage for several cows for a season during periods of drought when both pastures and soiling crops fall a n silo filled with well matured silage grown grow the previous year Is most valuable in planning a summer silo it should be kept in mind that its dl diameter ameter should be in relation to the number of bf cows fed dally daily As a general rule rulea under summer conditions condition a cow wil hlll consume about 20 pounds of silage still buneo cal I 1 I 1 to prevent excessive surf surface fermen tattoo bh this basis a summer silo on for 20 rows cows should be eight beef in for 80 30 cows ten feet and for 40 cows twelve feet As eight feet la about the minimum diameter 0 o of f a silo for best results a summer silo la Is most applicable in herds of 20 or more mor a cows |