| Show FOOD requirements OF COW as its given of stud Is of depart mend of agriculture and lors rad a by tb the united pause te dapat depart anent ot at agriculture sauil boosts to la one me of the cha champion a on con ot of the universe a according ding to r resets alta of studies of the united states state department ot of agriculture bud A pm furilla anh an orally hersity in the neighborhood of por fee ter county indiana indian where U uncle 1 so sum kept tab jor for two team rears on the food of about cows cowa that were producing market milk for or CM chi cago 19 As aa cow living expenses liars have increased proportionally to than of the human family these results result ar 1 notable as as an ind index to which the even aver age dairyman or the tha owner ot of a rem fam lly ily cow can refer 1 in duping doping out the iha menus and amounts ot of ford feed which hla his animal or ant animals mals require th tha grand art average go raso maintenance temme and ad production ration tor for the good grade cow yielding about pounds ot of V I 1 I 1 if bessie 1 to yield a so bountiful fial and ad persistent a abent yield she must be fed adequately and well milk a year iraln included ed 2046 baccon pounds a 0 grain as well as 3 pounds of hay bay and coro carm stover silver pounds a ot silage and pounds ot of at straw w tor for bedding badding T the Is average as cow required I 1 luttle little fl less aas t than h e 1 acres am of good pasture to faral furnish s h izing 9 grazing tor for 81 all months of the year to keep her in proper con hit dialon a and aad to milk and aad food feed her regularly early of required awell it ired 1645 5 hours of h human union labor abor as well an aa 16 2 hours of horse home labor to haul the milk the studies 1 tn indiana showed that thai the annual overhead overhand charges charge for far be bos ale aggregate 2711 it Imin inclusive irs of 0 the interest depreciation and ad ton tan taxes buildings add age cut cattle and equipment a AS well 11 as miscellaneous es expanses pence such it as crogill cr provision ovill and ma ote nance of runs cans pails A dippers shovels sho vets fortis amu lanterns terns and the like medicine and veterinary costs fly sprays go gas en an glan windmill and milli milk wagon g ledo isdo pairs and similar items the cost of astl aan bull service tuberculin testing expulse expenses said aind cow com testing do dues are also isa included the tests test show that a calf crop P of f approximately 37 87 per ce cent at Is ula usually BY raised so ADI that each cow I 1 is credited with the pro luti of of one mif calf as well ai the providing of 68 tons of manure which is hinted to the fields field as lar fertilizer tillar massed together under one roof the grain sad and cearle feed which bossie DO will eat in one vear would mould fill a small barn Gone General rallY lv speaking b high agh production of milk ts is closely associated mah a large laree and healthy cow app appetite and the da dairyman dirman who ho clue clues closes s his bis accounting a records card at th the year a end it with the maximum net act return 1 Is th the roan who aid provides the great greatest eRt a recty and a proper mixture of the goodies modlea of the raw cow world for the be bos cica 1 of his herd according to their in production and ad capacity |
