The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-19
MANAGING DAIRY STOCK.

usbIe suggestions upon the suolsct Vi
faadinO dairy stock. The facts mere
Owen may be- utilized by dsirymen III
ali narts of the country In ascer-
tanning the profits derived from their
COWS.
Ordinarily it requires three acres to
feed a COW. The interest on three
acres near New York cost SIS year,
and SIS at least in labor and care, or
S36 At II quarts of milk day
:or three hundred days at 2 cents per
onart would amount to $72, and de-
dncting the $50, would leave $50 per
COW. But this cannot be counted as
profit, for there are many incidental
expenses in pals, cans, extra 1000
and care. Can farmer realize net
profit on a cow of $50 year.
Grass causes the most liberal secre
tions of delicious milk. But this con
ditlon of young, succulent and plen-
tifui grass, cannot be relied upon as
alone sufficient food for the largest
milk production for more than 6O
DAYS of whole year. The rest OF the
sos DAYS the COVE must have extra
iced. This must consist OF different
kinds of fodder for the different sea-
sons, In the esrly season, green rye,
green oats, earlier and later roots.
green corn and hay. But greH.'
corn cannot be proilaDly fed ull IN
esrlytassle nor should cornmeal be Iea-
sop.fed in hot weather. nor for the same
shonld cotton seed meal, and llnseed
cake be fed until the cool or cold
season. for less animal heat Is re-
ouired 10 be supplied TO the COW.
The average value OF crops per acre
to the ntilk producer Is OF great mo-
mep,. The general average refers tt
the whole country. The value Of
corn il S15, wheat $16. rye SO, oats
SIP, barley s19, buckwheat s11, hay
SIS. while that of potatoes is 500
Thus it costs, S45, 48, q, So, 80, 49,
IS, $50.
Pure water and salt must be sup
plied to mich COWS ad li6itum; as 81
per cent. of the milk consists o.
water. and where salt is spsTingly
supplied the digestive powers OF the
COW ID enteebled, and the milk is de
fectiye in keeping quality, and prob
anly also, in quantity and quality.
Cara, kindness, quiet. moderate
exercise regular and judloiOus teedlnt
are all important factors IN milk sup
ply.
The largest per centsge OF taVo
lin cheese and butter are found II
young grasses. but in very young Tod
Ider corn these essential qualities
caseine, butter. sugar and aroma az
deficient, but improve up to the tim
of early Towering, when the sWee
corn fodder is at its best, and shool'
be fed with shorts or bran sprInkle(
over the cut and wilted fodder.
Green oats is good soiling crop
Bran is an admirable food IN
slop. 1t produces large quantity o
mi k, aud i. can be fed with safety II
the hottest weather. Meal may b
added to bran IS the weather become
cooler.
Never let a COW 60 into white
Quarters in poor, thin condition.
Hay should be cut In It's earlles
bloom.
Milk is almost 9 10 water, or 873 i
Il ,O0Vparts water.
Mix removes much phosphate
lime, and the pastures should o
sown with ground bones or rock phS'
phate of lime. Wool removes SD
phur. and therefore eheep pastuse
are in proved by plaster or sulpha'
| of lime. Ashes and salt are of To
highest value to pastures. But Whe
the pastures have toolfar failed, 1t
better economy to pillow them mp
fast as possible, and SOW them
pasture grasses and seed to oats.
shade the young shoots and tendt
Iroots.
Cows remove more from the pa
lures than their droppings supply
therefore it is a good plan to sprea
manure over them sprinkled Wit
, plaster to save the ammonia Il
the young grass in the early spring.
Meadows may be pastured IN u
dry season after the crop has bee
removed; but never in tine ear
spring or late fall.
The air supplies most of the o
ganic matter, and thus helps to kee
the land good when We sell of pa
OF the products, which are part
the farm or soil itself
Good milk requires good sour
food. and a large yield OF milk
quires large supply of good sour
food.
Warm and airy stables, gre
cleanliness with the animal aid h
products. judicious feeding OF COW
ard feeding OF pastures, the indispe
sibIe means TO supply milk in qualit
quantity, and soundness, capable
D resisting decay.
Farmers must study up this who
matter, for the field for study is {
most boundless. The farmers kno
ledge must of necessity be varied a.
constantly Accumulating.