Show need I 1 of grain feed say tom look at that pasture good looking it with all that lush green grass brass now how my will relish their new teed feed suppose they will act like regular gluttons think ill turn them loose tomorrow how about you bob the fact Is that I 1 like my cows too well to injure them in that way that good lush grass Is mighty deceiving and really the color Is its only value now it Is too short contains a great per cent of moisture and very lit tio dry matter why that pasture Is from 80 to 90 per cent water imagine a cow getting food value from that yes but she ehe gets exercise EXERCISE and all yes she bhe gets that through walking a long distance and then get enough to satisfy her appetite and then think of all the energy she Is wasting in grazing over that pasture poor creatures some ot of them are so willing to be high producers it only given the teed feed which will aid them tn in manufacturing milk yes I 1 know tom your herd Is surely a prize winning lot you bet it Is and im a firm believer in good feeding practices and in giving my cows a chance they are not going on pasture until the end of the mouth month an and d then they will continue to get teed feed despite that lush green grass 1 I guess I 1 was deceived by my pasture maybe its just the spirit of spring anyhow ill feed them in the barn bam tor for a while and let them out later the stuff bob and dont forget I 1 to feed a good concentrate im feeding I 1 linseed meal which keeps my cows in prime condition and aids them to maintain their steady milk production it Is useful in balancing rations of all kinds has a cool lubricating effect on cows digestive organs and enables them to utilize to the best advantage their feed feed ration while still stabled my are getting a ration composed of clover bay which Is fed with corn silage lbs ibs ot of ground corn barley or hominy lbs ibs of ground oats lbs ot of wheat bran and lbs ibs of linseed meal it Is always best to feed one pound ot of the above grain mixture to every 3 or 4 pounds ot of milk per danfor day for high producing dairy cows I 1 would advise the addition ot of a little more linseed meal to the grain ration |