| Show ALFALFA HAY IS BEST COW FEED good practice to supply it with silage by JAMES JAMBS W LINN extension dairy man banais state slat Agri agrical cul tura lar I 1 college alfalfa plays an important part la in the its ration tor for the dairy cow when fed with silage it should be about on one fourth of the entire ration that Is one pound of alfalfa bay tor for each three pounds of fed it if alfalfa la Is fed in ID a combination with other hages which are dry then it should be about ono one hull half of the ration consumed it Is a good practice to feed alfalfa alth fill silage for silage has other oilier hene bene fie al effects such as adding cuccu lence to the ration to a extent the silage takes the place of green pasture grasses brasses A very well balanced dairy ration where alfalfa and silage are fed 19 s one pound of alfalfa to three pounds of silage tills this combination leaves but one reason why something else elite should be added to the ration and that Is tile hie fart fact that not enough pounds of food nutrients can be consumed to in these hages to supply tile the needs of a heavy producing dairy cow to meet tills need it Is feces as sary ry for the dairyman to teed feed grain when alfalfa and silage are tile the hages used by a dalry dairy cow the recommended grain ration includes four parts corn chop two iwo parts of oats chop and one part cottonseed meal the dairyman may substitute for his bis corn chop barley barfay kattar or ratio seed in the place of oats he may substitute hran bran and to in place of cottonseed meal linseed meal whenever any of these products are cheaper than those named in the ration |
