The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-19
TO HAVE A GOOD MIXER.

Joseph Allen Lane, of Bourbon Co.,
Kentucky, writes to the KENTUCKY
HOME JOURNAL. his views how the
above end should be accomplished as
follows:
The milking qualities must be in the
animal, but human skill and manage
ment have much to do with its develop
ment The best mixers, by far, have
ever owned, have been bred early. A
heifer calf that came SO early as March,
and had been we'll cared for, might
with safety be coupled with bull near
her own age, and not too heavy, in the
August after she was one year old.
Her calf would come, if impregnated,
the ensuing Maya pleasant season
here, and when the grass is abundant.
When she brings her calf, my course
has been to get them into convenient
and comfortable stable, and as soon as
| was satisfied that the calf had sucked,
and this is generally before removing
from the place of calving | have her
bag entirely emptied by very careful
and gentle milking To do this she
must be kindly approached and treat
ed F.; first, midst and all the way through
be kind and gentle with them After
milking thoroughly and stopping, leave
the door open and let the COW and calf
have access to grass lot where there
is plenty of good water, and no other
stock that would disturb or injure them.
If the weather is too bad for the calf
to be out, keep both COW and calf hous-
ed and see that she has plenty of water
and food, but no corn or other food that
is too stimulating. See that the udder
is effectually emptied three times day
that is, early in the morning, at noon,
and at night, as the calf will take for
while but a little at time. After ten
days, if the bag appears to be in good
condition, | turn the cow, after the
morning milking, away from her calf on
pasture: she is brought up at noon,
and after the calf sucks, is thoroughly
MIXED; the same process being repeat
ed late in the evening / suffer her to
remain with her calf at night for
while after the first separation. This
course is best to guard against inflam-
nation of the udder; when this is all
right, and the danger is past, say when
the calf is about two weeks old or
more, according to circumstances, | re-
duce the milkings to two each day,
morning and evening.
If the object is to rear fine calf, let
it have all the milk it will suck before
any is MIXED; but be sure to leave
none in the udder Never let calf
run with the COW after the first week or
ten days-if you desire a good mixer.
The udder must be enlarged by disten-
ton from day to day, and the milk
vessel excited to their greatest produc-
ton in order to have an abundant milk
err. When the calf runs with the COW
all the time, sucking, it may be every
two or three hours, she will very soon
only secrete what the calf draws or less
at one time, the udder will remain
small and contracted, and she will be
effectually ruined as a mixer if this
course be long persisted in. 1t is all
important in order to secure great
flow of milk, to see that your COW has
an abundance of wholesome, succulent
food; nothing is better than choice blue
grass, and the more tender, fresh and
juicy, the better; let salt be given spar
ingly, but often; say two or three
times in each week A good rich slop
of wheat bran is fine when first stabbed,
or when grass is not abundant.