Show farm grains are lacking in protein the limiting factor in the tha profitable production of 0 milk Is protein or rather the lack of protein in our regular farm grains such as corn and oats grains such as these produce carbohydrates and material for tat fat but the feeder is forced to go to market to secure curo the right protein to properly balance his home grown grains A high pro feln product such as linseed meal contains the food material necessary to furnish the missing parts the cheapest milk Is produced produced when cows are on pastures if the pastures are of the right quality but pastures alone are not sufficient milk production Is bound to suffer it cows must depend on grazing alone from the time the grass ripens un until ti the cows cowa are taken I 1 nto into winter quarters pastures should be considered nothing more than exercising ground they are no longer a source of feed grass at this time has lost its valuable protein content and cows must have feed from other so sources u aces good feeders supplement their pastures with a grain ration throughout the summer season A mixture ot of ground corn and oats Is satisfactory when grass Is lush As the pasture season reason advances a mixture containing about 15 per cent protein should bo be supplied later on when grass Is dry and scanty a mixture of about 20 per cent protein should be fed this Is necessary not only from the standpoint of milk production but al also so to get cows in condition tor for winter quarters A mixture containing about 20 per cent protein suitable tor for feeding with late summer pastures may be made up from pounds ground corn pounds wheat bran and pounds linseed meal peed feed one pound per day for each 4 or 5 pounds ot of milk produced |