Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-06-14
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FEEDING C0Ws IN A BUTTER Ola.
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{ The great authority on this subject.
says the Gardeners Ch,onicaI. is Mr..
Horshail. who has laid the public under
great obligations TO himself for the pub
LEGATION of his exper. ments and views Oh
this interesting question. His method
Of feeding is the TO lowing: In May his
COWS are turned out on rich pasture near
the homestead; towards evening they are
housed for the night, when they are sup
piled with q mess of steamed MIXTURE.
ITO be afterwards described J and little
hay each morning and evening. During
Jnne nowngrass is given to them instead
Of hay, and they are also allowed two
feeds of steamed mixture. This treat
ment is continued till October, when
they are again wholly housed. After
this they receive steamed food ad '6it"m
three times per day. After earh meal
cabbages are given, from October till
December; Kohl Rabi till February and
msugel till grass time-the supply o.
each of these varieties Of green food be-
limited to 30 or 35 pounds per day for
each COW, pounds Of meadow hay are
allowed after eaah meal, or II pounds
per day for each COW, and water is pIa-
ced before them tsicc day, of which
they partake as much as they feel inclin-
cd for.
The steamed food consists Of IS pounds
Of rape.cake. 2 pounds OF bran, for each
COW, mixed With sufficient quantity OF
5eaa-straw. ost-straw, aud shells OF oats
in equal proportions. to suppl, them
three times u day With as much az they
will cat. The whole OF the material are
moistened and blended together and al
ter being we'll steamed. are given to the
animals in warm state. The attendant
is allowed /! pound of beam
meal per COW, according to circumstances
which he is charged to give to each cow
in proportion to the yield of milk, those
III full milk getting 2pounds each perday
others but little; it is dry, and mixed
with the steamed food on its being dealt
cut separately"
This is certainly high feeding, but it
is amply repaid by the results; for while
COWS fed in the ordinary way seldom pro-
ducc milk which yields more than l OF.
to every quart. Mr.. Horsfall's milk gives
upwards of l oses. for every quart 1t
is also an important part of his system
never to allow his COWS to fall of in con-
dition. He considers the maintenance
of the condition essential to large yield
of milk There can be no doubt Of the
undness of this opinion. A COW low
in con 1ition cannot give the same guam
tity OF milk, as much Of TIE nourlshment
of the feed is drawn off to make up the
condition of the animal. Aud when
very lean cow is put on rich food, 1t is
some weeks before the full benefit OF the
food can be obtained in milk for the rea-
son stated above. In Scotland bran is
not very often used as an ingredient in
any mixture of food for milk COWS, but it
Will be seen from the foregoing that it
forms all important part Of Mr.. Horstllls
mixtur,
Some time ago We came upon tho fol-
loving extract, we believe from the Irish
Farmers Gu=ehe, which gives some val
uabie hints as to the use of different sub
stances in the feeding of milk COWS: "In
reading over the experiments on feeding
in Stephens, difference of opinion ex-
lists rs to the comparative fattenius quail
tiles OF liuseed cake, bean an other meal
and in the eport Of Larue National
Agricultural School for 1853, pound
of bean is said to be equal in fattenng
qualities to 80 pounds of turnips, aud
nearly 8 pounds of oatmeal"