Show MORE LEGUMES MEAN MONEY MO ncy cornell specialists say there la Is no better feed than clover alfalfa and corn silage the best reason why dairymen should use more legumes in fia feeding their cattle Is because it puts money in their pockets say the specialists on animal feeding at cornell they say there Is no better basis fo for r a dairy ration than clover or alfalfa hay bay and good corn silage tile the greater the capacity of the cows for high quality roughage the cheaper can milk be produced since the quantity of concentrates cen can be reduced where low protein roughage Is fed the grain mixture will require GO CO per cent of hilgh protean and 40 per cent of low protein feeding stuffs with high protein roughage the extra cost on 20 per cent of 0 high crotelia feeds made nc necessary cesary by low quality roughage Is saved under favorable conditions the use of legume roughage ought to reduce the cost of production from IT 17 to 25 per cent by feeding the soft boll calcium and phosphorus tho the mineral content of pasture and firnge may be doubled through the use of legumes it Is possible to maintain the fill mineral reserves of cows and young stock and through the variety and abundance of proteins and other elements thus supplied furnish the cheapest ilind and most efficient rations for both growth and production |