Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-07-12
AGRICU 1T UR E,


races, or small individuals OF the larger races
give the richest milk from the same kind of
tood. where good quality 10 the ain object,
Alderneys, or Guernssys uuquestionably are
the cows that ought to be kept, for they give
richer cream than any other kind 10 CON-
mon use In this country; but of course Aide.
ueys are not thamost prof table stock for COW
keepers Ia towns, with whom the Yorkshire
COW, essentially short horn, is the favori .
breed, as It surpa'sos all others for the quar-.
tity OF milk 1t yeidt, The milk, however
compared with that of the Alderney, or Ayr
SHIRE COW, is more watery, and less rich 10
butter, and there IRE not well suited for dali
ries 10 which butter aud cheese are made.
Nothing can be moro ipjudicious than to
stint dairy cows 10 food
"in the spring ofthe year, aud the early part
oil summer milk Is more abundant, and the
butter made from 1t. Of finer flavor. As the
season advances, the supply diminishes, but
| becomes richer in butter. Tho influence OF
food on the quality Of milk is very striking
half starved COW not only yields but Ii tie
milk, but what 1t yields is miserably poor
"a the other hand, the liberal supply of food
rich in heterogeneous aud phosphate elements
OF nutrition, tells directly on the milk.
"The finest favored milk and butter l need
hardly say, are produc by cows fed 10 sum-
mer entirely on the grass of rich permau ent
pastures, ard in winter on nothing else hut
ny made Of fne short sweet grass. Eleven
or twelve lbs. Of grass produce about one ID
OF milk, or ton ofgood hay produces as near
~ as possible ose huadred gallons OF mild
Few persons, however, having the opportu nifty
OF keeping cows for their own use, can If I'D
TO feed them In winter entirely upon hay
Turnips, ma,golas, brewers grain, bran, or
oi-cake, with more or less cut straw, in q
great measure have to take the place of hay
as a winter food.
"Turnips give 9 disagreesble taste to the
liz, and moreover produce very watery
milk.
'Mangolds are less Objectionable, but
should not be given to milch cows without
an allowance OF three 10 ave pounds OF meal
{ Or all kind of meal none Is equ.l In milk pros
tucing qualities to bean meal-a fact which
Il ds ready explanation 10 the circum stance
that ban meal contains as much as twenty
sient per c. Mt oil hesh forming matters, or the
same class OF compounds TO which the cure
t and albumen OF milk belong, aud that 1t is al
I SO rich in phosphates, or bope-earth
"Pes meal or Egyptian lentils closely re
j semble bean meal 10 composition, and may bt
' | used With equal ADVANTAGES ea an auxiliary
7 and excellent food tor mich COWS. It Is no
!, little remarkable that in ltgum ,neus seeds
d which are always rich In fash forming mat
6 ters, as veil as In other articles OF food
u large percentage OF heterogeneous or flesh form
=. ing compounds usually Is associated with
b large percentage OF phosphatea or bone. eartL
4 There exists TINS naturally Ar dmiratl. pro
II vision, specially adopted ( milch cows, o
d young and growing stock, to supply the anims
, not only with the m ateria OF which the cur
lie of milk, or the nesh of young sock consist, bu
Likewise to supply bone sier,als, for whic
b there Ia grest demand when growing stoc
le as 10 be maintained 10 thriving state o
d cows have 10 be kept In a cond'tion in .h'c
,e may may b. expected 10 yield much and g.
b mix. Oil cake produces much and rich ma
}! nut seriously iniares it' quality by ggii 8 /
b ID g tror.
Ut Bran on the other hand, Ia a good food f.
20 milk lnteed, nothing Can I've better as
winter food for mich cows THAI four o lud
OF bran made into q thin mash, to who
should be added four pounds Of bean m.tl =
u along with this AbJut twenty Ave pounds q
te man. olds, aud about fifteen lbs. OF hsy, an
hueen ofstraw.cha should bs given er da
N TO each COW
Ut 'Cows Ted upon such . daily allow ancs {
, bran, bean meal, mangolds, hay, and stra
h chat, during the winter months, yield muc
ii more milk of superior favor, than cows 4
>" upon turnips ard most others kind OF auxtliar
food.
\ when brewers grains can be obtained
:, reasonable price, they will be found one
NJ the cheapest aud best toods that can be give
40 TO mich cows Brewers grains, | fad, al
~ much more sutritious than their appearance
~ seems to warrant. Even III the wet conditio
IN il which gtaina are obtained from the br '
a, cries, condition 10 which they hold from
a to n per cent Of water, taey COZ ain a goJ
:, deal OF ready made fat aud flesh forming ma
o tiers. When air drv, breNcr's graius hay
81 recently Uncovered, eootain from 7 to Fl
~ cent of oil and fatty matter, and In rouu1 an
~. ~ bers Is per cent of heterogeneous matters, ar
y, in this state are more nutritious and MOI
a useful food for mich cows than barley me
w. 10 the same state OF dryness.