Show D dairy air pan man reviews re views milk food factors milk ilk production Is a result mainly 0 d two things feed and care and the inheritance e or 11 ability ma of a cow to produce brodu milk lymal I 1 rich extension dalry dairyman mai at utah state agricultural coi college lege points out As far as feed is concerned on utah farms ample roughage Is the cheapest form of nutrients alfalfa hay of good quality when fed alone alon C produces amazing results tva two utah herds one tn in Cir circleville cleville aid i d one in paradise which were fed nothing but ut alfalfa hay bay A a month of f fall field grazing find and n few potatoes established almost tin unbelievable believable records with their catl ration on mr rich points out statistics twimon on these two herds are used to show that alfani alfalfa to when put up tip young and grown on good land haild Is very ery high in total nutrients in protein vita vitamins mines and the necessary minerals with the possible exception of phosphorus however Ho neer statements regarding economy of feeding roughage should not be interpreted to mean that grain feeding Is not economical or necessary the aws great capacity to hold bold roughage Is still insufficient to hold the necessary nutrients generally f for or her best production says mr rich george Q bateman superintend dent of the utah agricultural experimental peri perl mental dairy farm has bits r shown hown that tha a cow giving large qu antles of milk must gather pounds of grass per day to meet body and milk requirement s so concentrates are added he has alsos also shown bown that a ton of barley will give an additional pounds of butterfat if fed to good producers the barley ein can be sold at nearly dearly double its represent rp present resent marker marked price by converting to butterfat mr rich discourages the purchase of high priced minerals these mixtures costing from 10 to 13 per hundredweight are not only unnecessary but even harm barm ful he says if animals chew bones and sticks it Is due to an au evident lack of phopho phosphorus rus steam bone meal Is ii rich in phosphorus and along with common salt it will meet about all mineral needs wheat bran and cotton seed meal are good sources of phosphorus when the price justifies add addition lilon to the 76 7 ration |