Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24
EVENING STAR
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In the JourHsl of the Royal Agricultural So
siey. Mr.. j. ~ Morton thus descrloes the
panag' ment OF city cows, BY the leading Lon
don mIikmen-
Hayins Tot your cows well purchased, the
point of next importance il TO FEED them pro-
perIy. Their Invar liable food in London cow
sheds In grams brewers or dis Hers grains
the spent farley or other grsin after being well
washed OF worked out In the process OF
brewing snd dIstilling,) with manxolds and
nay In winter and grass IN summer when
fret The cow Is received into the shed, IL is i'm
pOrtsnt that she be gradually accustomed 70
her new food She should therefore receive
during the first week little but green food,
grass or clover, or yetcb e. IN toe sum mer, and
nangolds and bay in winter with bran mashes,
Into which grains may be gradually introdu-
ord, until, she takes 70 them, she may at
length BE- treated the others are. What this
management is, take from the statements of
two men, neither of them very large dairymen
but both successful managers. Mr.. SUMPTION,
oI Little Warner street, Clerkenwell, who
usually milks about thirty COWS, describes his
days work as follows:
The cowmen enter the shed ~ A. N. and
proceed 10 milk. In the case Of the wholesale
milk trade, when the dealers who buy tbs
milk do the milking, one good nan sunless fer
thirty cows. The cowmSn teen only helps If
necessary az milking time, aud sees that the
work u thoroughly dOne-his main business
b-Ing 10 feed and tend the cows. If he has any
reason 70 suspec. that COW Is not MIXED out,
II - his duty 70 his master 70 strip her, for
nothing ipJ uriss a COW more than imperfect
milking. and II he succeeds IN getting another
half pint from her his master Will give him Cd.
or IL. Tor II and fine the dealer that amount for
hIs servants default. When not only milking
but seryIDg the CustJmers at shops and houses
has 10 Re done, 'h1-e men are required for 81
cows They begin milking az 4 A. NJ and
finish between and 6. About q bushel and a
half Of grains - then given between each pair
Of COWS. sLd they are partly cleaned ont, and
when the grains ATE done truss of hay - cwtD
A. 81 vidsd amongst - In the mean while the
men have been 50 wing the milk; after which
they have iheI- breakfast (al out A. NJ After
II vN. h-sh 81 OF h
weighing 50 OF 81 pCUnts Is given 10 each two
cows. and the COWS receive another uuss Of
hay among T. The 0owshed is then cleaned
out, and The cows are h-died ana left At P
NJ. milking reConmences, and very much the
same ;setIEg a before i given. At 2.3J grains
are gwen a. before, followed by the same
quaDttv CT hay. and then land only then dur
ing he u hOursl the cows are freely watered
They agaIn receive a truss Of hav amongst H.
and sra lett for the night. The grains are either
brewers o. dIstiilsTs grains. TIE former are as
much inferior 20 the latter III value a they are
IL prIcr-the one a. present costing ID aid.
bUshrl. and the other Sd6Sd.
''ln The case OF cows In heavy N ilk-al.O in
the case Of those rapidly losing their milk,
which must be sent - market "a quickly as
POSSIBLE: Is common 10 give two or three
quarts o; P-a meal mixed up with the grams
morning and evening each cow thus receiving
that quantity daily. Ana when The milking IS
coming % aE end for three or four weeks be-
fore tn COW IL sold, she may receive two OF
three pounds OF ell cake In addition. 4 full
bDshei OF grains, half a bUsheI OF man Colds
OEe-thlrc If truss OF hay, and five or sig
pounds Of D meal IN The case Of the fs-ting
COW. arr thus the daily ration IN London cow
hcuss. The grams al p a quarter, the hay a.
81 a rOp. and The uangOlds AZ sDs q ton. cost l.
Sd day and with neal OF sAks the daily AL
lOWanc- mSy cost fTO-E Is. Cd. 10 Is. sd. per
Cow-us. 20 Us v-ez.
In summer time the food is grass with grains
and meal II n CesSaTy. Most COW keepers ex-
Cept TIE very smallest m-H, either have small
suburban farm. OF buy few acres Of yetches
clover - ETaSs, and cart II themselves When
n - bought daily al the cOv-hOuSe II costs frorn
Is 70 sd q CTi. dung the sunni, !. and the
ceWs receive about that quantity daily. gwen
t. tE-U as fast a. they can e., II, morning aud
eNellL-. with H. grains.
'oi coUrse the proper f-vdIng OF tha COW after
En- hss been Wei bought - th- very essence of
tn~ business CT th@ COW keeper. IL is a proof
OF god management when she l. - treated fhat
Lo zihc Il fCct which she receives shsll p1lI
II OF her last. Ih- maxim iS-ueyer override
Cow with any kind OF food. Some cows are
exceedingly greedy fCT 1IsIillers grains and
th-F weld very lzrg- q1anriry OF mi. upon
tneIn But u Is easy 20 'Oyer-Go' q cO~ with
grams ard she should De- alvavs Suited OF h.r
ANcri.e food. C-she VIII ge: sick oft. as / have
seen often enough in the case OF this very ar
ncIS-dIst.llers grams