Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-09-24
NEanagememt of Mich Cows.

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MrssHs. ED1roRs:--I feel myself highly flat
tered by the notice YOU have taken of my for
mer letter, and the request that you made fmc
in reference to the breeding and management o
cattle. ind no idea that my cows had been
heard of so far from home though they have
been spokcnof aud ridiculcd some little, in this
vicinity. but to the subject. So far as breeding
is concerned, have paid no attention to it, OK
ccpt to have the COWS to calvc at such time as
We are best poviled with pasture and tood.--
Not having the means myself Of importing, and
thus improving my stock, have long wished
that lived near such man as Mr.. Peters, ol
Atlanta. that might profit by his enterprise.
Nv management is simple, and should be
common with the lovers Of milk and butter In
the first place Get the COW tat before she calves,
for 4 dav or two before, milk her clean, and
make such applications to the bag as will soften
it and remove the milk-tevcr GREASY water or
pot liquor is cood.) At the same time let her
food be such as will increase the flow Of milk
Stops, pumpkins, potatoes, beets, carrots, DC,
also, green oats, crop-grass pea-vnes or colIards
will increase the quantity of milk. This should
be attended to while the calf is very young
The quality may be improved by more substan-
tal food, such as meal, or chopped grain, with
n little dry food in summer, and green food IS
not so GOOD as a mixture.
The COW should be housed during bad wealth
er. | think it injurcs COW as much to be ex-
posed one day and night, as it does horse or
mule week. Those who have noticed, OBJ
serve that COWS continue 10 improve during the
summer and fall or while the pastures are good
but durin" the winter they lose all the improve
mcnt if left to live on dry food alone, and every
spring we have to start from nothing again.
Whereas, by having green lots for the COW to
feed on, only one hour each day, with little
meal and some roots as above named, we can
keep her up through the winter, and then COM
mence the improvement in the spring where we
left off in the fall, and Increase the milk every
wear. 1t matters not how much milk COW
rives at five years old | risk the opinion that
She will rive double rs much at ten years Old, if
the improvement is continued. For once the
COW is really fat, it is an easy atterto keep her
so if we arc not over stocked. For illustration
Ioncc heard ofaman who got farm andhan By
marriage he walked out where the mcn were hoe
inc and thinning corn; he was delighted with
his prospects from the great number OF stalks III
each hill boy caught and at one jerk pulled
I'D seven stalks leaving two in the hill: the en-
-a..clm t,rraiscd h;a care and iianp@l 4: The ho?
cycl;iminr: "boy! boy. you'll rain as, rai"S as!
wei! have to bcr our bread ther" was nine fine
corus in that ILL and YOU pulled up seven OF
thcm.' This is precisely the case with too many
farmers, they have nine cows where they ought
to have but two.
had rather have but one COW Oh full rastll-
rarc and feed, than six on the same pasturaGe
and feed. So also, had rather have one stalk
in a hill than nine, or even two. Every one
should keen as many cows as his means will at
torl, and no more.
On gathering NY crops, tie mich cows arc
the first stock Igt into the field, and ct the
benefit in two or three days; VIII 'rcaS II the hogs
have the preference it is two or three years be-
fore the benefits come on the table.
In conclusion, let Inc say to the lovers OF mix
and butter take al agricultural paper; read and
study nature: rive your COWS natures food, and
rood shelters milk her regularly, and he sure to
milk her clean, especially while the calf is young
never suffer the mich cows to run with other
cattle; by this means they will give mix to'
years-thcn, too, many arrange to have them
commence giving milk at such times as You Will
be best supplied with pasture
EXcn>c this dSgrcs>ion, and allow me here t(
state that had COW (which Host by accident
that | cave eight dollars for, Frequently refused
fifty. She WI, the finest cow | ever SAW. ! had {;
friend here last week from Columbus, who saw 4
cow that have with her first calf; he SAID h'
would insure me to get a hundred dollars for he'
if continued to improve her and would drive
her TO Columbus with her next calf. :" you Sc,
that | have been great y hencnftcd by "6ooh t0'
miny," or, rather, by reading agricultural papers
fyou consider these rude statements worthy
OF place i'll your valuable paper they are at YOU
service.
Yours respectfully. J.I.
Oak Bowcry, Ala., July, 1852.