The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-05-01
Farm, Home Xc..
Care OF Mich Cows.

perfection will not insure an pbun.
dsnt and rich supply Of milk, unless
proper care is taken tn fnruis b the
COW with the kind VI fooi best cal,
cula,ei to tho required purpose
How often IL is found that complaint
is made that such q cow is u ba
mixer, whom the sam, aniln, II. trso--
fefrej TO other bands has given en-
tire satisfaction. This 10 easily ex-
plsiued by the fast that in the first
case tho COW hs, been kept on foul
pasture, or on inprop,d fool. Il
bee ,mes therefore peculiarly necrs-
sary TO pursue the msuoer of frodinp
which experience has proved to be
the most advantageous for tho pro-
duction Of milk tina, i, rich sod
sweet.
The first requisite in feeding is
that the animal should have sbune
dance Of food so prepared that she
can consume oil she requires iu a.
short q time ~ possible. She will
then Iic down, and have tho more
time 10 seereto her mix, AID
that mix to acquire richncs. The
pasture should be often changed, and
IL she is not in pasture but
soilcd, she must have yong succulen,
clover, rye. oats, fodicr.cora aud
mil'et Cows fed, however, with
food Of too waiery a nature. u. nrr
the above early in tho season, re-
quire an addition of ilci foi,
snch as meal, aud a little hay.
Otherwise tho milk, although c,u
siderable in quantity, vii! he poor
and thin, yielding no cream II con.c.
quence. When feeding roots the,
should he carefully selected, u. hav
ing no symptom, Of decay or rotten-
nes', aud sho,li be mild 10 favor, or
the butter will TO ,aiuted. Msnsle
wurzels have become, from thriI
luscious qualities, a iavorite foo tor
dairy ciws, and ave used rxtens velv
in Europe, aud to some extent IA
- this couu'ry. l bopo they wi !
come into use here 10 the same ex-
tent as there. They require much
care ADD jndgmen, iu their use, AMI
should ncver b, eiyon bef.re Januar,
;s the longer they are kept the ! =,
aidty is raoduc,d By them. and
even then, in my opinion, they
shouli Away, be accompanied hy
from four to Fix round. Of Indian
meal to every busbel, to corrert ,h,
irritation caused by thcir sole use
Many dairies Of good cows have.
within my own kuowl, dge, been
weske ned 20 rs TO cause bsrrenncss,
'Ni "u"' VI ot''H 'Hu'llg W 'uis Ielll'
si'e. The beet roots 10 my opinion.
that cap be given, are carrots and
msngle- succeeding each other from
the time they are required till The
COW returns 10 pasture. Brewers
, grains, and mangels fed aIune, ar
only 20 be used for creating large
. quantity OF milk 10 which quality j..
not sought. / consider brewer,
grsins utterly inadmissiblc for the
: dairy COW, aud msrgrls to be usel
in the manner above stated as o
s change Of diet.
The COW and the horse can pas
b ture well 'ogstcer, bat no other sui.
NAL should be allowed to run 10 the
same field. Pigs and poultry spoi
and taint the feed a good deal
All rank weeds mus, be carefully OK
tricateI, aud gardeo refuse, such a.
weeds kept ou, Of tho cows rsacl
especially shrubs AID hedge. cut
tings. &c. Ttc.e things are oftsr
poisonous, ani occasion the COW u
abort. The zane mark vii sppl,
to dead apd Tuirid natter 1t IT,,
pasture 10 flee from pond. uud
other dirty drinking places ~her,
the water IL lOu cd aud rendered rn
wholesome by decaying matter or
the draina.e from duog hrsp. snC
the habit Which cattle have ut stsni.
ing AMI dropping their manure in
II fgr hours together. A clean int
or isuk, should be u-eI Tor watering
the cattle, aud kept supplied viii
clean, sweet water, wh.ch # pumped
from a well, should be erpo-ed tt
The air 10 'ummcr u cousiietabl.
time before use. Asa prime pie NJ
economy, l s'roosly advocate III,
practice Of keeping nIilrh COW. /,
the y'ri Or stables At bishts al
'hr1ugh the yesr. They spoil muci
grs's e'pccially 10 iIll strong ps.rure
during Tie night, aud are not bon.
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