Show A full barn does N not at solve feed problem I 1 ein lit IU average farmer with a satisfied grin returned irom from a tour of his filled barns bares hla his brimming silos ellos and his overflowing corn bins A good hay year and a good corn crop leads him to believe that his dairy cows wm win be well red led on such roughage and yield a heavy I 1 milk production and big profits this i winter I 1 M many an mr average farmers are going to be deceived by their own well loaded barns silos and bins into believing that their teed feed problems lor for tho the winter havo have been solved such hages as timothy hay corn and other small grains are necessary aarts parts of 0 a feed ration but one that is well balanced must contain a good protein concentrate such as 1111 seed meal providing a proper amount of protein ts Is the most important part ot of balancing a ration as it furnishes the raw mater lal for meat muscle and tho the protein of milk mr average farmers dairy cows if fed only on corn and non ous hay will soon fall off in milk production duct lon and bo be fit subjects tor for the cow sanatorium in tho the spring proteins ta in corn and hay bay are unbalanced in their composition and will not satisfy the protein requirement for high producing cows who are expected to be good milk yield eldera within the ne next x t few months proteins of a concentrate s uch euch as linseed meal will supplement those contained in grain hages and will round out a teed feed ration A liberal allowance 0 ance of such a concentrate will furnish neall the protein so necessary for the h high ah milk 11 production and the profits desired by mr average farmer besides being rich in protein linseed meal has a mild laxative effect which Is beneficial and regulating during the months of f inactivity it enables dairy cows to to utilize the greatest amount of their feed acts eta as a conditioner and will give alvo them a sleek and healthy appearance when stabled tor for winter a good ration when clover hay Is fed with corn silage la is ground corn barley or hominy lbs wheat bran ibb jtb ground oats lbs ibs and linseed meal arbs tbs it Is 18 usually recommended to feed one pound of the above mixture mature to every 3 or 4 pounds of milk per day for high producing dairy cows it might be advisable to add a little more linseed meal to the grain mixture |