| Show when cows chew wood I 1 when cows chew wod or bones and eat dirt it shows that flit hn dairy ration Is deficient in mineral matter which should be corrected at once examine the ration carefully ani an add those feeds that are high in minerals legume hays such as soybean clover and alfalfa are rich r ch in calcium and will supply a sufficient amount of this mineral for the aver average ige cow phosphorus is supplied by ineat wac at bran cottonseed meal and soybean meal these feeds contain cont tin about 30 per cent of this t I 1 is mineral it might be well to add two pounds of a mineral mixture composed of equal parts or of finely fin ely ground limestone and steamed bont bom meal to each pounds of the concentrate ration |
