| Show DAIRY COW PRODUCES CHEAP HUMAN FOOD by lyman II 11 rich extension D dabi airy y specialist Special st united sailes agricultural college this artcle la is issue issued d by the L D S chulch welfare lu the interest of better batter larm farm and home practices and a more profit ulle alle agriculture rural families milies ta on the farms of the states depend to a cons drible extent on the I 1 family am 1 I Y m nuch ach ow o w the cow up ul n gove governor anor hoard ot of nasco wisconsin be ataw I 1 d the title foster mother ot the human race has furnished I 1 the he most nearly perfect diet known to 10 man from biblical lines the lb eral consumption ot of dairy products has likely made possible the progress and the of the jlii te ite nice dr E V mccullom groat research search rt scientist says the deping of dairy cows la is the greatest factor in ithe history ol of the ithe development 1 of man from a state ut of barbar sm milk from the daijiro cow Is composed of approximately three per I 1 cent agh h gh quality piot proteins eins tour four per cent sugars sugar three to live five per I 1 cent fat aid and slightly less than one per cent minerals as well as being r ch in vitamins so necessary to health this excellent balance in food substances in milk ps almost indispensable dispensable in the diet of growing children and very advantageous for adults the dairy cow produces human food more economically than any other class of livestock for th a treason reason dairy cows are found on the higher proceed lands cows that produce a pound of butter fat per lay day return nearly thirty per cent of the digested feeds back in the of the milk the family cow is not only important in tarnishing lurnis shing hing foods of good quality buit milk is among the cheapest articles of the diet A years milk supply tor for a family of si s x ino including luding the two adults should be 1825 quarts according to miss elna nutrition specialist at the utah state agricultural 1 college if this amount were e purchased at ac per quart it aou would id amount to 91 not including butter or other needed dairy products A cow that produces lbs ibs oi 0 35 per cent milk is inot not an exceptional producer yet she would supply approximately quarts of milk at a feed and investment cost of about 85 this cow besides supplying 1825 quarts of needed milk M ak tor the family would still produce an extra 2200 quarts which it if sold to neighbors at ac per quart which would at least equal the total cost tor for the year this extra amount I 1 stead instead of being sold however ight m foht go ito make up pounds of oe butter which would be th needs tor for a far family ridly of six for the year the skim milk might be available also to turn furn sh pounds ol of cottage cheese which would make a t ne source of protella and calcium ot of course the cow higher test and lower yield w V supply proportionately more 1 ter and cream and less skim vf 1 k family cows should produce produce I 1 IW ibs of butter fat or higher w would give higher returns the than above example the does not need an expensive b f ing but should have dry J quarters and aind requires about tons tona of good quality alfalfa and ebly 1000 ibs of li i grown grains per year and I 1 pasture in summer cauton caution should be taken a ag disease by tes iVing ing I 1 the h e cow at w annually tor for tuberculosis and 1 t disease A oloan clean m alker ikea gulck girick j ing and clean utensils provid SI family table with an abunda ni nc wholesome inexpensive food d aucta uc ta 4 0 |
