Show dairy calves need some grain when very young calves under three months of age should not be made to depend on pasture grass tor for roughage feed some good alfalfa hay As long ton as a reasonable amount of skim mills milk Is fed 12 to 15 pounds per head dally on pasture the grain may consist of a combination of ground corn oats barley or grains grain there Is no need for protein supplements from grain sources the skim milk and grass supply plenty of good quality protein and also mineral substance A calf three months old getting skim milk and grass needs about I 1 pound of grain to each pounds live weight where skim milk Is not available it Is advisable to increase the protein content of the grain mixture by increasing the proportions of high protein concentrates A good mixture may be made from pounds each of ground oats and corn pounds bran and pou pounds n d of linseed oil meal abraska eb college of agriculture |