Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-11-26
Earn. a',o HoussboIn.
rsll and Winter Feed of Cows.


naturally led TO consider the best methods
OF feeding cows to keep up the flow of
milk and 10 keep them la a thriving con-
dition. This year the fall feed will carry I
them along into the edge of winter. that /
Is, late into November.
In Winter the best food for cows I'm milk l
will be good sweet English hay. part of 1
which should be cut and mojsteped with
water, as all inferior hay or straw shonld |
be, with an addition of root-erops. such a.
tnrnips. carrots, parsnips, potatoes. man. |
gold wurzel, with shorts. oil cake. Indian |
meal. or bean meal, IL these can be had.
It's the opinion OF most successful dairy
men that the feeding of moist food cannot
De too highly recommended Tor cows In
mix. especially TO those who desire to OBJ /
tam the largest quantity. Hay cut and !
thoroughly moistened becomes more suc-
culent and nutritive. and partakes of The
nature OF green grass
During the Winter season, as already
remarked, frequent change OF food i
especially necessary, both As contributing
TO the eneral health of animals. and AS a
means OF stimulating the digestive organs.
aud thus increasing the secretion of milk,
a mixture used as cut feed, aud well
holstened, Is now especially beneficial,
since concentrated food, which would
Otherwise be given In small quantities.
may be united with larger quantities of
coafser aud less uutritive food. and the
complete assimilation of the whole be bet.
ter secured. The most nutritious kinds OF
tood produce little or no effect when they
are not digested by the stomach. or If the
digesied food is not absorbed bv the lym-
phatic vessels. and not assimulated bv the
various parts of the body. Now. the nor
NAL functions of the digestive organs not
only depend upon the composition of the
food. bat also on its volume The volume
or huik OF the food contributes to the
healthy activity of the digestive organs,
10y exercising stimulating effect on the
nerves which govern them. Thus the
whole organization Of Illuminating animals
neecs>iiaies the supply of bulky food. to
Keep the animal in good condition.
Feed sweet and nutritious food. there
fore, regularly, and change Il often. aud
the best results may he confidently expect
Ell II the COWS are not ia milk. but are
to come in in the spring. the difference in
feeding should be rather In the quantity
than the quality, il the highest yield s., 10
be expected from them the coming season
l he most common feeding is hay alone.
and oieniimes very poor hay al that The
main point is to keep the animal ia a
healthy and thriving condition, aud not 10
suffer her 10 fail In flesh: and with this
ohlect some change and variety OF food is
highly important. And here il NAV be re-
marked that cows In calf should not as a
general rule, Toe MIXED the last month or
* weeks before calving and many prefer
/" nave them run dry a. many as eight or
ten weeks. The yield of milk 4, better the
coming season. and holds out better. than
II HEY are MIXED up TO the time II calv-
ing.
The most elaborate and valuable expert
menis IN the feeding and management Of
iul4ch COWS are those recently made los
MI l. Horsiall. England. His practice +,
Of such general application and import
auoe a. 10 be worthy OF attention Nv thi>
course OF Treatment he found he could
produce aS much ard as rich tufi,r it
Winter as in Summe-
Ills lr>i object MAS 90 afford "a full snp-
by "i the elements Of food adapted to tie.
maintenance aud also To the produce OF tn.
animal and this could not b., Effected rs
III" ordinary food and mcthcd> Of feeding.
siuce il l. impossible to induce cow 10
consume the quantity Of hay requisite 10
supply the waste Of the system. and keen
up. Al Tie same time, q full Weld OF the
bcst quality of milk lie used to some cx-
tent, eab6ages. kohl rabi. mangolds. shorts
and other substances. rich in the coustItu-
ents OF cheese and butter. MY food for
mich cows, says he. later having under
gone various notifications. has Tor tive
seasons consisted OF rape cake five pounds
and bran two pounds. for each COW. mixed
with sufficient quantity OF bean straw.
cat straw, and shells OF oats. in equal pro-
portions. 10 supply them three times a day
with as much as they will eat. The Who'll.
OF the materials are moistened and blended
together. aud, after being well steamed. are
gwen 10 The animals In a warm state The
ATTENDANT J. allowed one pound to one aud
one-haH pounds per COW, according TO
circumstances. of bean meal. which he j.
charged To give to each COW in proportion
TO the yield OF milk those In fuli milk get
ing two pounds each per dav. others but
little Its dry. and mixed with the steam
ca 1000 on It's being dealt out separately
when this food is eaten up, green food
Is given. consisting of cabbages from Oct,
10 December, kohl rabbi until February.
and nangold till grass time. With view
10 nicely OF flavor, | limit the supply OF
green food to thirty or thirty-five pound !.
per DAY Tor each. After each feed. four
pounds OF meadow hay. or twelve pound.
per DAY j. gwen 10 each COW. They are
allowed water twice a day 10 the exteu,
they Will drink"
Bean straw uncOoked being found hard
aud uupalatable. ii was steamed 10 make
II soit and pulpy. when it possessed an
agreeable odor, and impaired its favor 10
The whole mess. II was cut for this pur-
pose Just before ripening. but after tie
bean WAS fully grown, and in this slate
was found TO possess nearly double the
amonut OF albuminous matter so valuable
10 Ri!ch cows. OF good meadow or upland
hay. Bean or shorts is also vastly i'm
proved by steaming or soaking with hot
water. when its nutrimeut is more readily
a.>lmlated. II contains about fourteen
per cent of albumen, and is rich in
phosphOrlc acid. Rape-cake WAS found 10
be exceedingly valuable. Linseed and
cottou-seed cake may probably be substi-
tuted for 1t In this country. Mr.. Hor>fall
Is accustomed 10 turn his cows in May into
rich pasture, housing them at nig Int and
GIVING them a mess OF the steamed mixture
ana some hay morning and night; and
from June TO October they have cut grass
in the stall, besides what they get in the
pasture, and two feeds of the steamed
mixture day. After the beginning OF
october the cows are kept housed. With
such management. his COWS generally yield
from twelve TO sixteen quarts of milk a
day, for about eight months amer calying
when they fall of in milk, but gain in flesh
up TO calving time. In this course of treat
ment the manure is far better than the
average, and his pastures are constantly
improved. The average amount OF but.
ter from every sixteen quarts of milk /.
twenty-four ounces. a proportion far larger
than the average. Tx.
Oar citizens must begin to look more
seriously than they have been wont. 70
possibilities Of farming. in Washington
County. The time is coming, and that
soon. when the people of the numbering
districts must look to the certainty of the
failure Of that arm of business, and turn
their attention to something permanent