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I here-is no solution to tit even' nerd. However. one fact is Certain. No daily herd or dairy row can nrodtice .at an economical level on short rations. It is evident that many dairymen will have to purchase feed even if the drought should break in the near future.
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Purchased feed represents a direct- cash outlav. It is of extreme importance that such purchased feed be fed to cows that wijH return a profit above the purchaseprice. Dairymen should study »h» performance of each cow in the herd, and eliminate those 'rows that will pot return this plrof-’t. Of course, her contribution to the establishment or holding of base must be considered, flood dry cows and good heifers should not he neglected. | * Loot for Best P. rd Buys
The curtailment of crop yields will effect the energy feeds such as forage and home-grown grains more than it will affect high protein feeds. A good portion of these protein supplements are purchased anvwsv. More dollars will need to he spent for energy feeds than fo>nrotem feeds. A simple, rule of thumb method fior determining the -rlative worth of two or more feeds is given in the example below. If the rost per 100 nounds nl rhe feed is divided hv the ^ pf TDN contained in that feed, the
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