| Show feeding grain to cows on pasture Is favored A cow eating 75 to pounds of average june grass per day is 13 eating the equivalent ot of 15 to 20 pounds po cods of mixed hay bay do we feed our good cows only hay in winter gintert t no then why do we expect our good cows to keep up in flesh and in muk milk flow all summer on grass alone alenel in winter we feed liberal amounts of grain and silage with hay hav that Is why cows on pasture should get something to eat in addition to grass good grass will help to increase the milk flow but it may take off some body flesh because there is no fattening tendency in lush grass A cow weighing 12 1200 00 pounds on june 1 after being fed liberally on grain all winter was turned out to eat only average grass on july 15 this same cow colv weighed 1050 pounds this loss la in weight of pounds was not due entirely to the heat beat and the flies the loss was probably due to the lack of proper nourishment grain feeding in summer Is the secret of summer profits and continued production at the lowest cost grain feeding the year around means meana the greatest annual profits it helps to build up the cow in summer and tall fall and assures greater profits during the winter months |
