The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-09-18
Feeding Milch Cows i'm Summer
suggestions Concerning Green
Corn Fodder ALA"

During the latter part Of summer COWS
get uneasy and desire q change Of food.
Even when grass is fresh and abundant
in the pastures where the animals are
accustomed to run, if they can get hay
from the meadow or barn they will eat
it greedily, aBd we have no doubt that
an occasional feed of this kind can be
given with decided advantage. In the
human family it is a well recognized law
that health ID promoted by change of
Diet We tire of but one kind of food
similarly prepared from day to day, and
long for a change. At such times even
the coarsest fare is regarded as a luxu-
ry.e Change Of diet has often saved
people from serions illness, and some
particular kind of food, greatly desired
by the sick, has often been found more
potent in restoring the invalid to health
than all the drugs and lotions of the
physician. Now, although the lower
order of creatures may not require so
great o variety, orsso frequent a change
Of food DC man, still the same law, in
Soma. degree, holds good. and We. find
that an occasional change Of flood produ-
ces good results. ~ns~.-a
Some years ago. desiring to know
whether cows upon good pasturage could
be made to yield more milk simply by
giving them q small feed. of hay daily,
we made The experiment, and found that
thefmilk could be very sensibly increas.
ed this way, particularly at such times
when the appetites Of the animals SEEM
cd 70 crave . change Of fond. ..,. .a.r
When pastures begin to fail, as they
generally do during the latter part Of
SIMMER, additional food for mich cows
becomes imperative And when on
abandant supply isu given, weahave no
doubt the increased flow Of milk may be
partly attributed to q change Of food.
we are quite positive, from our .axper-
iments in feeding, that hay at fifteen dol.
lars per ton may be occasionally fed
with profit during their run at pasture
in the summer. And whenever their
appetites appear to crave, this kind of
food, o., whenever they will take it gree
Oily, il can be given with decided ad- !
vantage. But the season has now ar
whan those. who have made pro- '
for short pastures by sowing corn I
For fodder, win have occasion TO use it.
Green corn fodder is very succulent food,
and. considering the very large quantity
can be grown per acre, its easy cul-
sivatioR, together with its value as a
milk 4producipg food, there is, probably, .
10 plant better adapted for the summer 4
Of mich cows than it. Some Tit. +
le attention, however, should be given b
y feeding, in order 70 get the best re- s:
ults. Ii ought not TO Be fed ,immedi- il
stelyv after being cutc The better way }
To- cut in the morning and allow it to 3
Fiit. during the day, when it may be
in the evening and next morning. ~ q
In this way some Of its moisture has +
'assed ,oa, anda better quality Of milk B
! obtained than when it is fresh from n
he SICKLE. We prefer feeding in. the q
table. When fed in the field OF yard 3
addition to the, waste from 4trampline >.
verait' and the hooking by master COWS p
the animals are more restless, loiter :
bout waiting for their food, and feed [
80 ~ the pasture than when It is given p
! The stable. Il is well, also to mingle E
little hay with il, and especially if the Of
orn happen to be- wet from rains or o,
eavy dews,stas sometimes occur. So