Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-10

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Every practical duiryman knows full
well the Importance of taking proper care
of his cows. 1t matters not how well the
other branches of the dairy ara cared for
unless the fountain-head, the cows thcm-
selves, are managed with proper regard
to their best care, there will surely be Il
deficit in the returns of tine dairy at the
end of the season.
There are several points, to- watch in tc-
gard to the proper care OF COWS. Suppos-
ing man to be III possession uf n first
class herd of dairy cows, properly bred,
of tine constitutions, aud large rich milk
ers. The first two ot these conditions.
breeding and constitution, may, with rea-
souablc care, be kept up to the given
standard but the yield, especially i'll re-
lntion to quantity, is susceptible of great
enlargement on deterioration. To hold
the yield at its maximum, there are three
cardinal principles To be kept i'll view
First, the feed second, the general hand
ling f.; and third, the individual comfort of
the COW. In relation to the first, it is
more II question of quantity of feed than
particular a,laptubillty, su iaras the COW
is concerned, for sht is what may he call
ed II gross feeder and will consume al-
most anything that comes in her way.
While it is true that some cows refus
many articles of food that are even whole
some, at the same time such cows are ex-
ccptions to the rule, for generally they
will not only eat what is put before them,
but often venture upon herbs and weeds,
and drink water that works destruction i'll
the dairy. The prime question, therefore,
o.. AZ
and each duiryman must i'll deciding this
question be governed by hls particular
surroundings, though we have often known
them to make II handsome profit over their
ueighbors by going somewhat abroad to
buy COW feed that proved much cheaper
than any that could be bought nearer
home. There are seasons OF the year that
the horn of plenty III a measure over
comes the rapncity Of railroad charges
In regard to oui second point the gen
ernl handling of the COWS, any one vino
is familiar with dairy herds must have
noticed the difference i'll their handling.
One man with IL herd of indifferent cows
as to quality will often get large per
centage more in yield than another man
with much better herd. This often
comes from superior degree of hand
ling. Just Ms one man can drive frac-
tiuus trotting horse faster than another
Just SO can one man get much more milk
from "A COW than another All this is de
pendent upon the natural adnptabllity of
the man to- the business, and when man
fails to make the COWS yield, there is no
use in arguing the question with HIM.
He is simply not adapted 10 the bust
ness, and the sooner he hunts new oc-
cupation the better for both him and the
cows.
In regard to the third point. the indi-
vidual comfort OF the COW. Milk yield
ing is in some occult way connected in
timatcly with the cows nervous orgnniza-
tion. If she is happy, contentel and
comfortable she will do her best, while
the least shock to her nervous system mp
sets the whole business. The crack of II
whip, the falling of board, on other
shock to the nerves, will reduce the yield
of milk i'll Il herd very materially. So the
removal of the calf, on its rough treat
mcnt in the dams presence, will some
times peremptorily stop the flow of milk.
This IL often attributed to the ill-wlll of
the COW in "holding up her milk, but
doctors tell IFS of similar results with the
human race. A mother receiving sud
denly the news of Il tragic death in the
family, n father, mother or husband. will
often completely stop the supply OF milk
for the little one, no matter how anxious
the mother may be to feed it,
that of heat, A cold COW is the picture
of misery, and sure evidence of no prof
it. For this reason the COW stable should