Show big producing cows require extra C care are rations and feeding practices suitable tor for dry cows depend somewhat on the condition ot of such cows at the close ot of their lactation periods in the process ot of selection and breeding a great many cows are so BO persistent in producing large quantities ot of mills milk that it Is practically impossible to keep beep them in good flesh during the entire lactation period this means that they are in poor condition at the close of the lactation period practical dairymen are agreed that such cows must have from six to eight weeks ot of rest following each lactation if they are to produce large quantities of milk year after year the feeding of such cows during the dry period should be such as a to enable them to regain the losses sustained in the previous lactation a and n d before the onset of the demands of the succeeding lactation in making rations tor for cows in milk the roughage to be fed Is the basis 0 on which to compound grain mixtures the condition of the individual cows governs the amount of grain to be fed the needs of dry cows cowe on good pasture are very easily met by a simple mixture composed of pounds ground corn or ground barley or hominy teed feed pounds ground oats oata pounds bran and pounds linseed meal in winter feeding with silage and alfalfa hay available toe the addition of 0 SO 50 pounds of the linseed meal to the mixture given la is satisfactory for silage and other legume hay add pounds more ot of the linseed meal silage and mixed hay should have the protein content of the grain mixture still further increased by the addition of 75 pounds linseed meal to the amount given tor for silage and legume hay bay the total amount being pounds |