Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-05-17
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Housn FnHprsa OF DAIRY srooK IL sunHHn
The ANNEXED excellent article on the foreQo- ,
ag subject Ia taken from the Mark Lane Ezprsss
London,) contributed by . correspondent. It ,
rill commend itseif to the attention Of every
eader Of the DeIawere Republicss interested In
he question. |,
There is no dome siic animal that will give
! more grateful or ovsfaowing return for good
Keep than the COW, and no branch OF husband
~ that will pay better for good managem ut
than the dairy. The produce of the COW being
such an important article OF food, there IL a
consta Mt and Increasing demand for 1t, wheth.
or in Its natural state as milk, or when manu-
featured into butter and cheese. The high
price obtained for these articles renders Il
well worth the exercise Of little judgement
and forethought on the part of the farmer In
providing such variety OF food for his cattle as
will enable them not enlv to give an increased
amount Of produce, but continue 1t for the |
greater part of the year. Almost every ara
bis farmer has the means within his reach, and
the power il he chooses to exercise 1t, OF
growing such crops as will enable him to par.
TALLY feed inside, iacrease his number Of stock
and greatly enrich his land.
The importance of having supply Of food
other than the grass during the summer months
are not only kept in excellent condition by
having feed before then, when they come in
to be MIXED morning and evening, but the
milk 10 increased aud enriched, and the return
in hard cash Tor the season nearly doubled.
The manure heap ia increased 10 an enormous
extent, and thereby augmented fertility being
carried to the fields, becomes Q never-f ailipg
source Of wealth to the farmer.
| No oecupier Of land, or owner Of stock, who
| l.. ha fun
compared il 10 the ordinary one of trusting
/ wholly or almost so, to what the animals them.
selves can gather from the fields will willingly
give it up.
A newly calved COW will, during the month
of May, aud possibly, II the season is moist
for portion of June, give large f,w OF milk
on nothing but grass. By the middle Of juno,
when the sun has been for some time power
full, the grass loees its succulence, becoming
brown and hard, and she then falls rapidly
off The COW that, from the period OF her
calving, has been fed inside as well as out, will
on the contrary, be scarcely affected by the
altered condition of the pastures, and will
keep up her how Of milk In almost undimin-
ished quantity. Not only will she do 80 du-
ring the summer months, but will run on
with the aid of the aftermath, far into autumn
I before her produce in money value Is very
!, perceptibly lower. And here let 1t be noticed
. ! that the produce Of well. fed COW 10 not to be
, estimated merely by the quantity of milk she
; gives; as, late in autumn, when the milk BY
8 | measure is not more than halt what 1t wal
| three months previous, the butter product
, will be comparatively little decreased, Tht
8 quality also, on account Of the maturity OF the
q feed, tho GOODNESS Of the weather, and conse
d quent frmness and richness impaired to th'
= butter, 10 very much improved. The apProacf
t of winter finds the house fed COW fat; or If no
a anita at lanai in auch an eyC6lleut eOndi
tlon that = very moderate supply Of food will
!. carry her on until she again calves There
Q no more beautiful sight to be seen on q farm
G than herd of we'll. selected and well. fed dai
= ry COVE. The high feeding clears the skin
d and brings out the colors bright and pure
t showing of their sleek hides to the best sd
It vantage. Such animals spend most OF tneil
e time in recumbent posture raminating, feed
= ing mostly duriag early morning, and in tn
8 cool of the evening.
Unless under very favorable circumstances
}, the produce OF dairy stock depending entire
d ~ on the pastures will seldom exceed $40 pc
d COW, shaking in uufsvorable seasons to eve
= considerably less. GA the other hand whe
# the stock receive food indoors in addition
d what they themselves collect, the receipts WI
Il rise easiiy TO ETA, and in particularly favor
It able seasons to El6 and even Els. This re
1t fers only to cattle fed with food grown on th
b farm, with the exception Of few lbs, of crush
ed oats daily tor a few weeks after calving
when that happens to take place early In tn
k. season, no concentrated food being eiver
It Where brewers gains are used, in conjunc
d ton with home grown-food, lfoniy TO the Oh
Of tent OF from 60 to f3 tn the year for eac
j. beast, and where there is fret class mark'
il for dairy produce, It is no unusual thing t
IL make E25 per COW during the season.
,t A most important feature in having plen
" tiful supply Of home food provided for dair
4. stock ia the facility thereby given for keepln
]. them inside during the warm days OF mid
I'd summer. At this period of the year, when th
j; tormeating god flies are numerous, the poe
le animals instead of quietly feeding are gallon
OF lug from ssld to field, vainly trying to ct
c. cape from their small but cruel and pertinI
Id cious enemy. To such scene as this-sn
lie who has not seen and pitied themf u hel
On of cattle lying In their stalls quietly and 90
OF tentedly Illuminating lille protected from u
Is burning glare o. the sun, affords pleasit
contrast. Humanity in this instsace bruI
Ter It's own reward and that speedily, as u
He house fed COW will in the evening, when Il
q dairymaid makes her call, fill the pail viii
he the other that has been wearied out by ruI
- ming will to the infinite chagrin and dIss
ue pointment of the mixer scarcely give half
les Another very important though at first sig
Of apparently trivial advantage 10 gained by ha
ud ing the cows convenient during the hush
Tor the season; and that is, they may be milk
ID, three times a day with comparative cas-
as This Of course entails a little extra troubl
but that 1t will repay the trouble, and that ar
oe ply, a lew weeks trial will abundantly testi
aid Where this system is understood aud act
dsi uyon, the cows are often driven a consider
cd BILE distance Tor the purpose OF being milk
IL during the middle of the day, and so convir
20 ed offs proflableness are those who follo
ne the practice, that they continue IL tar into I
ary season, and long after the cow has begun
htn decrease in her produce. The experience o
= lady, the owner of about so dairy cows, 81
hf. who pays the most rigid attention to obta
re- ing the largest possible return from them,
Ion "a the subject as follows; That In sutum
sse when shortening days and diminished prodr
be compel her to stop The midday milking, I
Gu money receipts from her dairy fall eft, in lit
- more than a week, FULLY one-third." The p
1ad lures on which this herd feed are mostly bs
and never In the best of seasons affording
re- bite, the situation being high, the soil II
and strong, and consequently easily afecl
rter by the sun,-With all these draw0aeks-s
led very discouraging ones they are, as all kn
the who have much to do with this branch of far
ing-the dairy above alluded to is made
pay we'll, the receipts from each COW aversg
g is about ID guineas for the season On light Ia
bst such a return ia a very large one, nothing hi
by lug 10 be deducted for purchased food q
OF never could be attained but for psrtial ho
lis fsedinp avstem being constantly adhered