Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Rearing superior Mixers.

The New York Herald SAYS: Dairy
men may often have raised superior dairy
animals, regardless of all rules By the
force of qualities already well inbred
but no one need hope for improvement
without carefully observing right condj-
tons in the rearing, as well as in the
breeding, of his stock. Some Of our
most successful dairymen, who have
been accustomed to rear their own COWS.
contend that, after bringing up q heifer
in a thrifty condition, and in a way 10
secure right tendencies, TO the age Of
Is months, she should be mated with
the bull. BY beginning thus early, be
fore she is matured or the habits Of her
system fixed, one can exert q powerful
influence over the future direction of
her energies. From this age to five or
six years old is offered our. golden op-
portunity for the most rapid develop
ment of high dairy qualities. High
condition is undesirable for a heifer IL
calf, especially towards the close Of her
term, because Of the dangers of infau-
matorY action.
Inflammation of the udder andits con
nectiOns, always more or less manifested
in the first stages of laCtation, quite Of
ten DESTROYS the usefulness of these or
gans, and inflammation, to any degree,
tends TO check the secretion of milk and
fix the habits of the cow for scant pro
duction The milk should, at first, be
drawn away as often as three times per
day, and always as clean as possible.
The feed should be light, with plenty Of
water, until feverishness has entirely
subsidized. when we should gradually
I'd n liberal oorvrco Of FoeTfrg
The natural tendency Of COWS during
the early stages of lactation is 10 throw
off, through the milk secreting organs.
all surplus nutrition. This is illustrated
in the fact that, if the animal is not well
fed and is not very poor mixer, she
will throw off any surplus flesh or 1at
until quite thin. Hence 1t requires
liberal feeding at this stage TO meet me
requirements of nature, and We WISH
not only 10 fully meet nature, oeiiianls,
but TO invite her 10 do sonelDlhB iho4e
than she urges. We wish 10 urge HeI
little in this direction; SO we sAoe'u
now crowd our animal, not only WI.
moist food, easily assimilated, but WIN
rich food fully equivalent to what We
demand in her product, with an allow
ance for the support OF her powers DC
ing careful, of course, never to impair
digestion or induce a secretion OF fat.
IF a COW will not bear this treatment
she should be discarded as q dairy nj,
NAL. If she will bear it largely. sbs I.
a prize, and her milk prOduc' 90 o-Tsns
may be stimulated and d. Us 10 On
extent which win ten {. 't f,,t1rs ears y,
and carry the By Ia Iulu59 ;-,'
movement rro =, -eeder onward IN III =,
l IoEelhent. yometimes it is best 10 let
me-. nSl arrow the second year, 10 al
IAN IAN W Ter growth, but liberal teedlDg
~" generally do away with this neces-
slty of under-fed animals until the mrs!
course may be advantageously repeated
yearly, until the animal has arrived AZ
maturity, at which time, with her hap
its and tendencies well established, she
will be fit for breeder, erd if coupled
with bull of like tendenc.-s VIII rare
ly disappoint US in her pro ny. some
breeders contend that, in order to aYola
dwarfing our stock, the first calves OF
heifers should not generally be reared
for breeders. On this point our yuog-
ment is, that if heifer is not allow
ed to breed until the spring she Is thIeS
years of age, her first calf VIII pc =
good in all respects as any OF haI piOs
eny in after years.