Show selection of right feeds is puzzling feeders are olten often st at a loss to just what to look tor for in buying ready mixed feeds because ot of the great many var varieties letle s on the market and because of the daffe different rent lood food materials needed under various conditions regardless ot of whether the leed feed Is mixed in a factory at the farm or by a retail feed merchant the principles remain the same certain ingredients ar are necessary but they change in amounts under varying conditions A balanced ration for a beet beef cow would not be a balanced ration lor for a heavy producing dairy cow the best way slay to secure proper feed la is to watch the chemical analysis ot of the feed whether it be ready mixed or mixed in a batch be sure that the ingredients gre clients that are necessary tor for a certain animal are there when buying feed tor for a beet beef cow be sure that there Is plenty material for meat production 0 a dairy cow must have material for milk such as butter lat fat milk sugar and c curd u rd and so on proper amounts of teed feed are just as important as proper kinds feed cows in accordance with their production heavy producing dairy cows need water in abundance live times the amount of milk produced is the recommended quantity they need carbohydrates and tat fat to make butter tat fat and milk sugar this part Is secured through regular home grown feeds in the ration such as corn oats etc probably the most important part of milk however Is curd A cow can produce no more milk than she Is provided curd this material is secured from the protein part of feeds but home grown reeds feeds do not contain sufficient amounts nor the proper kind ot of protein and a high protein concentrate such as linseed meal must be furnished burnist aed in the ration A ration recommended for heavy p pro juicing dairy cows may be made up ot of pounds ground corn pounds ground oats and pounds linseed meal feed one pound ot of this thlu ration tor for each 3 or 4 pounds of 0 milk per day with timothy hay or silage for roughage |