Show good roughage isaid Is aid in developing rations roughage of good quality helps to build good rations for all kinds of stock pasture and good legume hay are hages providing practical and economical sources of vitamins and protein to improve grain rations A study made recently by the united states department of agriculture showed that pasture averaged nearly one third of the nutrients consumed by milk cows during the year whereas the cost of the pasture was only one seventh of the total feed cost legumes make the most nourishing pasture and also the most nutritious hay most farmers had a generous supply of legume hay for winter feeding and live stock is reported to have thrived unusually well on many farms the brood sows bows have had the alfalfa hay which they need to put pep into little pigs calves have been wintered cheaply and with good gains largely because good legume hay was a big part of the feed plentiful pasture favors continued success with the stock |