, 1863-02-26
Ghs farmers Garnsr.
feeding Cows In Winter.

Feeding Cows In Winter.
For, winter feed for cows that give milk, !
have never tried anything that gave better
satisfaction than good bright corn EDdder and
earruts. With these, and an occasional mess
Of cabbages, say two or three times week,
we have made IS good butter as ever saw,
both Is regards color and favor and keeping
qualitieS We have mDre than once kept
buthsr--made from COWS fed in this way in
December-until the next June, and had il
o. sweet and good as when first made. And
70 my mind better, as believe that well
made butter that keeps veil, will in two or
three months acquire Q certain ripeness, or
rich nutty favor, that makes II superior to
any ne~ butter. We seldom lay down any
butter f1f winter until December, rs we are
sure Of making good butter then, and plenty
Of Il. This & an0her object in feeding
well, aud sbch kinds Of feed as are well cal.
culaied 70 make cows give plenty Of rich
mlk. By 80 ding We are uOw (dbOut the
middle 0f january making from three to
four pounds Of butter Q week, from cows
coming in, in the spring, while most Of our
neighbours cOws, that don't have any extra
feed, are now dry, or nearly dry.
20, there are many others, as the different
kinds of ro0ts-alS6 o. grain and Of bran.
OF the lattef, have found that made from
buckwheat decidedly the best, making more
and better butter. Wheat bran Increases
the amount of milk, but seldom makes butter
Of first quality; but will do better with the
adiilipu Of q litfle Indian meal. II feeding
clear grain, prefer cpFn and oats, rnixed
IN the proportion Of two bushels Of the
latter 70 one Of the EJrIher, and ground.
But consider this pretty strung feed, unless
mixed with wheat bran Or shorts, or I'D In
eonnrciion with roots, such as fat turnip1
mangel wurizels, sc. 40
n feeding bests and turniPs to cows, !
have fhuud ditlrycry good way % SniE them
together. As, Cor Instance, if I have r1aii.
golds or rula bagas, or swede tnfnlps, have
mixed and fed them legether with very sat.
islhcioEy rssults : OF least as far ns amount
Of milk q considered. But | have found
that ne butter undb from such fed Is not
quite equal 10 that made when feeding car.
rots, ib0ugh both are fed with the same kind
Of chfh 1ddsr, and with tle sanbe ahiiDii
of cabbages But when fed in this way,
have never fund any taste Of the turnips m
the milk or butter. have never made any
experiments in feeding parsnlps, but intend
% try ihem N he spring Winter set IN .
little ioo soon 70 allow is to gather any in
fho lhll for that purpose. | raised q fine
patch 4, think, sky er seventy bushels.
But as there is nothing, according 70 my
experience, equal 70 carrots 10 feed with
coFI Ioddef, 70 iIllke gi0d bdtIsF IAllhs
winter. % think there & nothing equal 10
good cDrn ibdder - feed with carrots, for
he SANE purpose. By good corn fodder, !
mean such a. was cut up befoie the cnfn
vas 1l1d ripr. Or bad been Injured by the
lfosl, and saved without damage, retaining
IT, bright green color. Next ~ this pre-.
rhaT made from SmlxIhre uf timothy and
dover, and June and wire gas. cut green
and cured inlhe cock, e coming Is near 10
1fe1h pasture grass as perhaps anything in
he shape Of dry fodder. Bot this, kouzh
bcllrIo mike UV1 = rcN y other stock
take on hcsh, have not found quite q good i
q corn fodder to mike COWS give milk OF
make good butter.
Of course, cows to Do we'll ln tAo winter
must have good warn stable, and bo well
bcddll. and I.to1 care oE