Piute County News | 1934-01-12 | Page 7 | Grain for Dairy Animals

grain for dairy animals the right amount of grain to feed dairy animals during the winter months depends upon the amount off of milk the animal Is producing and to a lesser extent upon the breed according to one authority with jersey animals producing less than ten pounds of milk no grain should be fed where the production Is above ten pounds six alx tenths of a pound of grain should be added to the ration for each pound of milk produced in excess of the ten pounds the grain supplement Is reduced about one tenth from this amount for producing more than 12 pounds a day and one fourth for producing 10 16 pounds a day the grain ration of course Is dependent upon a plentiful supply of good legume tiny hay otherwise the grain ration will have to be increased