The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-08-02
GRAIN FOR COWS.
Does 1t Pay to Feed Grain TO Dairy AMI
mails In summer.

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mails In Summer.
The above topic was treated in the
late meeting of the Michigan Dairy
mems Association by Mr., n. j. Strong
as follows:
"Yes. in four ways. l. II cows are
fed liberal ration of palatable, nutri-
tious ground feed, morning and night,
they require no driving, but are ready
to walk into stalls as soon rs the door
is open. No boy or dog is necessary to
chase the fields over TO persuade them,
but about milking time they are ready
to walk quietly from pasture TO barn,
and the result is that pals are fuller,
as there has been no excitement Keep
cows quiet and they give better re-
suits. Thus saving OF labor and
patience pays, in part, for the grain
fed ?. Grain-fed cows return "a quality
OF milk superior to those notso treated.
Checse-makers will tell you that n
larger yield OF cheese and Of better
quality can be made from grain-fed
cows. II is true that we have records
OF n few extra herds that have shown.
fair returns without grain, but treat
the same cows with few pounds OF
bran. morning and night, and note the
results. am OF the opinion that what
are called ordinary cows show more
Improvement, proportionally, by be-
ing fed grain than do the heavier
mixers, as poor soil is more sem
sitive TO the application OF fertilizers
than richer soils, but very poor
mixer can never make a good one I'M
der any treatment 8. The yield. This
is matter that interests the dairyman
more, perhaps, than others. Give us
large yields and we are satisfied; but
don't milk the pump, as some have
done-cheese is made from milk, and
so is butter. have only TO refer you
to such men as Il. i. PEBBLES, w. Wor-
den, Nathan Shumway and others to
substantiate the fact that II pays TO
feed grain in summer. Visit Fairfield.
the home OF the pioneer cheese.makers
OF the county and State-Rufus Baker
and President Horton. The first
named gentleman opened the first fac
tory twenty-five years ago and was
followed by Samuel Horton, father Of
our worthy president, by only four
days, men OF large experience in the
management of COWS and their prod
ucts Ask them II IL pays TO feed
grain In summer, and | think they will
tell you that If grain is worth one cent
per pound yonr returns will be greater,
by at least three per cent, proper
toned to the price of products.
have practiced feeding my cows, for
the past five years or more, amess OF
grain twice each day during milking
season, and am satisfied that my cows
pay better than before, although |
have made no figures. Grain, ground,
absorbs the juices of grass and the two
assimilate, and the distended stomach
of the COW becomes less so, notwith-
standing the fact that more food is
there than before. As to kinds OF
grain, say from May to August, think
bran the be 5. In March and April,
would feed corn and oats or bran with
middlings, two of bran and one OF mid
dlings. Beginning in August, the usual
| feed in southern Lenawee is corn fod-
der with the corn on. This makes a
very good feed when pastures begin to
dry up and will sustain the flow OF milk
fairly well, especially II a little bran be
added / have advocated the use OF
bran because believe that, pound for
pound, it is worth more for feeding
mich cows than most other grains.
| The same number OF pounds will return
more than meal, and when IT is put in
at from $l3 to $15 per ton it is very
economical food. l am not alone
Prof. jenkins, OF Connecticut, assisted
| by three or four other eminent chem
lists, rates it at 81. sc per ton above corn
meal and 81. 81 above oatmeal or ground
oats. regard good feed, comfortable
surroundings and the best OF care in
dispensable in making COW profitable.
Some OF is can remember when COWS
had to lean against straw stacks in
winter, with no other shelter, with only
a little hay on the ground for bedding,
and in summer they had to run with
sheep or colts. But these times are
passed, and a majority OF dairymen
now-a-days put their cows in the stable
365 days in year-and this year one
more Yet, am sorry to say, few
follow in the footsteps of their Illus
trious predecessors. 4. And lastly it
pays TO feed cows grain in summer
because OF their better condition AS the
result of the feeding. Dairymen
usually take pride in the fine appear
aace Of their herds. Michigan Dairu-
man.
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