Show dairyman reviews food factors in milk production milk production is a result mainly of two things feed and care and the inheritance or ability of oe a cow to produce milk lyman rich extension dairyman at utah state agricultural college points out As far as feed J ia n concerned on utah farms ample roughage is the cheapest form of nutrients alfalfa hay of good quality when ahen fed alone produces amazing results two wo utah herds one in Cir circleville cleville and ono one in paradise which were fed nothing but alfalfa hay a month of fall field grazing and a few potatoes established almost unbelievable records Is with their ration mr air rich points out statistics bics tics on these two hers are used to show that alfalfa when ahen put up young and grown on good land is very high in total nutrients in protein vitamins and the necessary minerals with the possible exception iC of phosphorus however statements regarding economy of feeding roughage should not be interpreted to mean that grain feeding is not 0 economical ril or necessary the c cows w g great 1 j capacity to hold roughage age is still insufficient to hold the necessary nutrients generally for her best reduction production says mr air rich george Q bateman superintendent of tile tho utah agricultural e dairy farm has shown that a cow giving large quantities of milk must gather pounds of grass per day to meet body and milk requirements so concentrates are added ile he has also shown that a ton of barley will give an additional pounds of butterfat if fed to good producers the barley can be sold at nearly double its present market price by converting to butter fat mr rich discourages the purchase of high priced minerals these mixtures costing from 10 to 13 per hundred weight are not only unnecessary but even harmful he says if animals chew bonos bones and sticks it is due to an evident lack of phosphorus steam bone meal is rich in phosphorus and along with common salt wil meet about all mineral needs wheat bran and cotton sele see 1 meat are arc good sources of phosphorus when the price justifies the addition to the ration |