Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-09-17

comparatively S.nall. Ohe of ia Cyl.
d.nf'"s al tins Is TIC fac. that Eolhing j.
il''ard ab,r, them aad when an- pait:c
riar SORT of s'pcI> l. thoayiit much o.. The
pcopl talk write. and .nake u i .3ise abaut
II. Anothrr e,i lence i that ne dairy
! not Vet Il prem neni branch OF business
...n7ng IL, &" ANY considerable extent
In southern and middle Illinois, Missouri
All Iowa cattle are grown principally for
sai asa the q ialItIe5 % ea.!r mgtUrItv.
case ~ faitelipg, SIZE &, are pn1ci al
IS Seaglt. 'i'nese quaIItic5 are distinct
i.o'sa aud IA degree opposed t., those
VII "a 20 to form the asiinIl Iur the dairy
hnothei EVIDENCE j.. That our general
- !e al ie' di's2 aud attentI- II viii not pro-
zee good daity COWS. Corn fed heavily
and cufD irisks are poor feed for Sucn an
ina. The inst Is TO oily, heating, and
TO much adapted to produce fat. to aid IN
the : .crrtIo1 of milk : and 1T fed 10 COWS,
enc generation after another, will undoubt-
oily hinder the Development of milking
QUALITIES,
Then hook at The manner IN which
milking COWS are often managed. From
the first of April 10 the middle o. May,
according to latitude and location the
prairie grass is ready for feeding: and
ON that the till Angus, cattle nave Il
hountiiul pasture, and grow verv fat
i;ut the prairie grasses are too aromatic
and astrngrnt fJr any thing like the best
food for milking cows. After the first of
August, the grass begins 10 GET dry; and
hv the last OF the month, II Is ordinarily
Il poor feed. or totally unfit for mich
cows. The first frost kills it dead and
from ;his time till winter, cattle fare as
they can; and the case is common, that
COW. are entirely dry long before that
season sets in; and then we hear the re-
mark that ii is utterly Impossible TO have
milk in the fall and winter, IN this part Of
the country"
1t would be libeIIing a considerable class
OF men 10 say that such is the universal
practice but II is one which may be seen
IN every ncighborhood.
During the wlulcr the cows eat prairie
hay, cut IN September, and poorly secured;
or perhaps corn stalks, with some corn
The result IS that they give milk only four
or i've months IN the year.
The best Mulch COW in the world would
soon become Indifferent or worthless under
such treatment. Good dairy COWS are
produced by something like the following
management:
In the first place the animal must be
one constitutionaIy disposed TO milk
Milking qualities are as much, or more,
peculiar to individuals, as fattening quail
tiles. There can scarcely be said to be
breed of mixers, unless the Ayrshire cat
tie are named. The Enelis cattle have
been bred for fattening, and not for milk
ing and hence a breed of mixers is to
be raised up among us, if VIC are to have
one. Individuals may be selected here
and there, which may be bred from, a md
dairy cows obtained.
Then they must be fed erenly Not
much will be done in this line, without
cultivated grasses; such as afford a sup
ply Of succulent feed, mol only for three
or four summer months, but from winter
10 summer, and from summer to winter.
The great sloughs OF spring and autumn
must be brdged over with grass. Then
pure water aid plenty Q. IT, constant
mIki"g, and kind, gentle treatment, will
do the work two-thIrds, or a little more
or less, as tho case may be, of the year
The winter treatment Is simple, but
equally impe rative. Ii cows give milk in
the winter, they require 10 be kept warm
\ miich cow cannot bear cold like one
not in milk. The Continual drain of the
secrctives has a reducing tcniency on the
system. Cows. whether In milk or not.
should be fed clean bright hav. and have
plenty of water which can be got at of. en-.
IL i sometimes the case that this water
!; too cold, especially for mich cows -
sometimes causing swolllugS In the udder.
and hinderlng the flow q milk II water
* unavaidablv cold, cat;.a ought 10 have
free access to il, - that they will drink
but little at a time. Ia addition to the
fodder gwen To COWS IN winter, the ques-
rlon arises. what is the best extra feed for
them. We believe tha- there can be none
better than corn, fsd ~ small quantities.
Il IS best ground, ard for those giving
milk. should be fed at the rate of from a
pint to i quart Of neal PER day. in a pail
of slop II the farmer sees no difference
during the winter. he vii see in the
spring, COWS so viii come out Of the
winter fifty per cent better than though
fed on hay.
A. summer feed .ur mich cows. per-
haps the very best IS re meal or if easi-
a obtained, OF neal. Ihl~ may be fed
N the rate Of a quart per 3av. from March
Ia June II th.n a punt IN pal of slop
WI be- enough ul. October, If the grass
i plenty.
Let these RULES he adhered 70, and we
shall soon hear Of dai.y COWS and plenty