Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-02
Farm ana atsasfasla.
Food for Mich Cows.

Rich feed, in abundance, is absolute
ly essential to successful butternaking.
a certain amount offood is required to
support the animal, and if only that
quantity is givea. It is ids to expect
any rotura in milk; snd up to = certain
point, in every animal, the production
OF quantity takes precedence OF quality.
Fl, now the COW can be induced to eat,
snd viii sssirnilste = largely increased
quantity OF good food, the qualify OF
the milk is very greatly improved; and
whila the amount of butter 10 Increased,
its quality is also improved.
The tendency to lay on fat under
high feeding is generally thought OBJ
jectionable in cows for dairy purposes.
We DO pot, however, view it in just
that light. "a very strong tendency in
that direction, without eny correspond
ing tendency to an increase cfmilk and
butter, would, OF course be objectional.
The fat stored away, Is. the animals
balanee wheel. A cold, stormy day,
or any Slight interruption in the sup.
ply Of food, affects the butter production
in the case OF COW in low condition;
and, if be continued, il is presently
manifested in the decrease in the milk,
and iastly, in the condition of the an
imal.
1t is well known that Winter butter
is almost always much inferior to sum
mar. This is a natural result of the
consamptioi1 of the o,eine or liquid fat
OF the butter to keep up the animal
heat; and if We would count ntcract this
effect, and to kecp up the quality of the
product, we muss increase tho supply
of respiratory food.
Whatever tends to the production OF
fat or hest, tends to the production OF
butter; and whatever means may be
employed to lessen lis waste, such as
warming the feed and water, and the
stables, tend to the increase of butter.
Cows in pastures with an abundant
supply OF mixed grasses, free from foul
weeds, and with plenty OF good clean
water 70 drink without having totesvs
| ell far for Is on 70 sack ii up s0fn = foul
| mod heIeswfh IN OCCASIONAL Shade in
ehish. toliea7d e1ew. .tfeireud nj their
ileistife, ana : shed OF stTfjie with a well
filed rnck to which they can resort in
stormy weather, are In about as good q
situation to- produe4 much and very
choice butter, ss they can well be, and
the nearer to this condition they can be
kept ths better. Henes, if = drouth
prevails or If for any other Gauge il ia
thought best to supplement the feed,
let it be done in a manner, il possible,
that they may feel and believe that
they are feeding on their delicious pas
ture lgraSs.--It-is not good policy to
foree upon them as food, dry, woody
stalks OF anything, nor yet those half
grown and uncured watery articles
kaOwn az green fodder. Soiling crops
fed green are for the most part good FOL
the production of large quantity OF
milk, but not for large quantity OF
good quality Of buitef. II cur,a, OF
psrtiaNy cured, they afs very great
| help for short season. Early cut and
| well cured meadow hay OF good ousl.
| ity, aad well cured corn fostler cut fine,
Favored with p1lped roots, and season.
cd with a literal Supply OF corn meal,
are very good Substitutes for Npaedure
grsss for Summer and Winter feeding.
But whatever the quality, the quantity
should never be stinted.
The driving of COWS considerable dis
tances, CAUSES waste OF the animal tis-
sues, which must be made up by a draft
on the casejne Of the milk, end upon
;he bntter indirectly at least; while il
ariveu beyond their slowest gait, the
direct waste by increased respiration is
! considerably increased. Tbs cows that
are Obliged to keep upon their feet most
of the day travelling about in search OF
food, secrete less milk, nnd OF poorer
quality, than tho-c who I'll themselves
with less labor and more quickly, and
retire TO some shady nook to digest
their food at leisure.-[ [BiGnchaTPs g
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