The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-10-20
WInssrsnr mnch cows.

ThS subject Of wiutsrinI milsh cows
sns IL which large majority Of our reader
are interested, for probably mOst people VIII
own but single domestic animal keep
COW, and those who are not thus limite'
generally include more or less Of these faith
ful creatures among their stock. And tn
miIch COW is worthy Of this distinction. Sh'
produces one OF the most wholesome and M
tritious articles Of food which we possess
one always In demand and which there is ne
other means Of snpplying. Good cows al
ways command good price, for they.poy
goodpro6t. But this profit depends largely
on the attention they receive from their own
ers-whether they are SO fed and cared fol
that they ore thrifty, healty, and yield large.
" of milk at all seasons of the year.
1t psor economy to wister cows upon
dry food alone. They need something more
succulent and nutrious. A full flow of milk
requires generous supply Of the right kind
Of fodder. Carrots, beets, parsnips, or tur-
nips, in addition to hay and an occasional
feed Of meal or shorts-a judicious use Of
hay, roots and meal--will keep the animals
healthy and in good flow OF milk even in the
winter. In England milch cows are fed
principally on turnips and coarse fodder, aud
are stabbed through the winter. They have
slight feed of straw or hay in the morning,
and sliced turnips in the morning, noon and
evening, with occasional supply of good
straw to their hangers. Their stables are
kept clean but well Uttered, and are also
well ventilated; avoiding as far as may be
currents Of air, from which cattle will take
cold as well as human beings. The proper
ventilation of stables, Doth for horses, and
cows, is often neglected.
But oil have not and cannot procure the
proper supply of roots. The drouth of the
past season injured materially or entirely
cut Oft the root crop in many parts of the
country. In this case hay and the coarser
grains must be used, and these properly pre-
pared answer very well the desired purpose.
Good, well cured hay is far from being de-
spised, even by the most aristocratic of the
Fill Pail breed, though if first passed through
a good cutting machine, it will be more read.
lily and more economically consumed. Give
cows what hay they will fully dispose of,
and peck or SO per day of bran, shorts or
provender, wet to proper consistence, and
seasoned with little salt. and they will con-
tinue in milk almost as long and give nearly
as much as when supplied with roots. Oats
and barley, or oats and corn, ground .ogeth-
er, form good mixture or proyender for
this purpose. If ccrn meal alone is used, it
should be mixed with cut straw or hay, and
slightly moistened-but large quantity of
this grain has tendency to dry off the milk.
1t ia better adapted to fattening than to milk
making purposes. Both potatoes and ap-
pies are excellent food for cows, but do not
produce as rich milk as either beets or car.
rots. These roots are probably among the
best foods that can be provided--to be used
in connection with other kinds of fodder.
No single food will succeed as well as prop
er variety. N
The thrift and health of all kinds of stock |
requiresa supply Of water, either frequently
and stately, or always within their reach.
1t should be brought into the barn yard, that
cattle need not be compelled to wander off
to a distant stream or pond through the
storm and cold. Such a journey they will
not undertake unless quite thirsty. when,
were the water within their yeach, they
would drink much more frequently. but less
1t time, not injuring themselves by alb
'tinance at one time and over supply at an
'ther. Their comfort in this respect as well
ls in shelter and cleanliness is the best e.
'onomy, as an animal we'll cared for and
Kept warm and clean, requires less food to
feep it 10 thrifty condition. The best man
'gement is generally the cheapest in the
md, and is always the most satisfactory to
he thorough going farmer. We shall be
lad ii these hints call out from such an i'm
'rovement or modification of the course we
lave indicated, drawn from wider expert
'nce than our own.-Rural New Yorker.
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