Show GIVE COWS BALANCED RATION protein carbohydrates I 1 and fats fata are used by animals animal 1 in quite quit diff different proportions J in feeding dairy iowa cows the best beat ra it gre are always secured red and ad the most economic use of feeds is obtained by providing a balanced ration C careful fill studies st h have shown how that the three cla clasay reses of nutrients lu in teeda feed proteins protein arbo carbohydrates h hydrates yd rates and fats are used by different animals in units quite different proportions A ration do that sup supplies piles th nut nutrients d a die lo in the proportion that the animal requires is called Is a loda balanced ad ration when enough of each of f these classes la Is fed there is no waste rett caused leed by feeding an unnecessary amount of one class of nutrients protein 1 la used mod by the animal chiefly to form farm I 1 the he mus us iles des or in leaa sesh cash of the body the halt hair the hotels horns the hoofs hoof and the elo la in the wilk milk the carbohydrates aud and the fat at aa are source of 0 energy agy 1 in the body US as well ell Us as that of the the body fat and the tat fat in the milk the compo compounding uniting of a balanced ra it aton on la Is not diff difficult coP it if one a he has at hand tables vilich aich show the digestible nutrients of the various fee feeds it many far terni eye ere however oattla go good it results by more simple moth methods and ad have found ad the rho follow following 1 ni rules useful 1 food feed oil all the roughage that the co cow will out eat u up p dean bif 2 it the roughage gh go contains eight to ten ma pounds of leguminous hay such each as gloier I cowpea pea or alfalfa sol clr the th grain ration ratio so BO that it will contain cartel from 14 to 10 16 per cent of protein if ill the a tough roughage do does not t contain a I 1 large 9 on clemit proportion pro dart I 1 of at ing leguminous Us I 1 hay but bar 1 fa composed largely of f corn silage corn stalks talk end and timothy hay bay mix ix th the grain r ua ration to contain 2 20 to IT 24 per wg cent t of protein 3 8 lo in ewe cow such a as jerseys or guern guem beys ay gilig milli testing 4 per in cent di 1 in arg b butterfat oil fat or higher teed feed the grain to mix d tur ture 1 I at the raw rate of one pound to ivory every three them pounds of milk pro produced d T to ease giving milk bich wt teats 11 A per cent in butterfat or less feed or din pound pon of the groin grain mixture to aery ry three bore and ad no if to to tour pounds pound ot of ilk produce it 4 if the in cow Is in poor flesh and ad 1 tr law giving t ring a good flow of mk milk she me will us unity respond to hran heavier or feeding suit anil the grain ration shou be A copy ot at carmera far mera bulletin no which discusses the feeding of miry ditty em cows a will be sent tree free on application to I 1 the he divisi division a of publications publication a united sto states tes department of at agi culture washington D 0 |