The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-10-18
Feeding Cows.

A cow ought to give six thousand
pounds of milk per annum. Mr.. Stew
art says that II COW weighs nine hun
bred pounds, that amount of milk
would be nearly seven times more than
her own weight, and the COW actually
produces ~ food through her milk twice
rs much rs the beef animal Of the same
weight gains in flesh during the same
time. Now the composition Of six
thousand pounds Of milk, according to
foreign authority, would be rs follows:
Casein and Albument, two hundred and
iOrty-three pounds; fat or butter, two
hundred and twenty-eight pounds; milk
sugar, two hundred and seventy-eight
pounds; salts or ash, thirty-nine pounds,
or dry matter nearly equRl in weight
to that Of the COW. The important
point 30 be observed In this is that such
large production necessitates q very
large supply of food. We all know
what large consumer Of food COW is.
But II would seem to be expected by
some that she can live and produce on
comparatively nothing. On the contrary
she must first be supplied with nutri-
ment. Her milk and its products are
simply the conversion of the surplus
food that she does not need tosupply the
waste Of the system into these products.
We have often urged good care and kind
treatment OF tho cow, because If she is
not thus cared for and treated she
muss have additional food to repair
the unnecessary waste. II she Is ex-
posed In winter, Ii will take more food
10 keep up the warmth; II she is an
cause additional wear, just as rapid
running machine wears out faster than
one that runs slow. Nervous excite
nAent means that the animal system is
on q strain--that 1t Ii wearing away
more rapidly than it need -. Under
such circumstance, therefosa, food that
might 60 to make milk. IL vtSfized to re-
PAIR this useless waste. Il IN a great deal
Of fun for . dog TO worry q COW, and 1t is
sometimes the.case thai the owner seems
quite willing that tho dog should enjoy
himself In this way. But we do not
propose to furnish such costly enjoy
ment to dogs. We should take club.
Z the canine persisted in that sort OF
SPORT and have little fun at his ex-
pensa. Every bark of q dog at the
heels of COW. means. q handful OF
food wasted, and :. the economical,
thoughtful farmer win conclude that he
has no food TO throw away for any
such purpose.
We must therefore. take good, kind
care Of the Vow and feed her well, and
upon q variety of food. Milk, as we all
know, u composed of all the elements
that aEo sound in the human body, The
food. tharefore, must contain all these
elements. u is no doubt familiar fact
10 the reader. that milk produced from
several varieties Of green fodder win be
better than il produced from one, be
GAUGE they differ in their composition.
Green corn is an excellent fodder fOI
dairy cattle, as far as it goes. But it is
not is for an exclusive ration. 1t has
not y sufficient quantity of the albu-
minoids, . fact which We recommended
lor the consideration of those who are
fotormined to believe that about all
COW needs in wiAter is ensilaged corn
fodder. Feed with green corn, clover,
oatss peas. millet, linseed meal, bran
or middlings, and we shall get the re-
salts which we desire. = Western Rural