The Grenada gazette., 1888-01-28

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oriber tijpes iarMers who ID
sri1 solely npon domestic effort 70
sufacture Of butter arranged, 1
u. 20 - to have their COWS rur
during the winter season. but since
advent Of associated dairying a,
eeuducted upon the creamery system,
ftere Is change. and cows in full
milk are fully as desirable in winter a.
IN summer. The only obstacle in tht
way Of dairying in winter is the addl
tional attention that is required in tn.
matter Of feed. 1t is fixed fact ths,
the best butter that it is possible te
make comes from full. rich grass
feed But there is only portion oi
the year that the luxuriant grass is al
its best, and a considerable portion
when there is no green grass, and
the chief dependence is upon
dry fodder As consequence. under
the old system in the case of milk con-
tinuance through the winter the
change from green grass to dry fodder
brought diminished dow Of milk
with q corresponding diminishing Of
value of cream.
So, II butter production in winter Is
practiced there arises the necessity for
improved feeding.
1t is very certain that with the best
of cows coming from the best Of
breeds, so far as butter production Is
concerned, little need be expected un.
less the feeding is made to correspond
to some extent to the object desired.
The COW is q machine for tho transfer.
nation Of fodder material into milk,
possessing maximum quantity of but
ter substance; now if the feed is def.
cient in this the end can not DO accom-.
plished. Experience has proven that
simply dry hay, even Of good quality,
is insufficient to give a desirable rich.
ness to cream. 1t must be supple.
nented with grain aud vegetables, or,
as some practice, with cnsilage :.
In the tables given for feeding
standards. may be found statement
Of the substance required by mich
cows, based upon each 1000 pounds
Of live weight
A feeding ration should contain "a
pounds Of organic substance, of which
the nutritive digestiblc portion should
contain rs pounds Of protein. 1873
pounds carbohydrates and Q. 40 Of fat.
This has a nutrive ratio Of 1.54
With tables of analysis Of foddc,
substances any farmer can fill up such
a ration as his fodder will admit Of
and which will fill the conditions nee.
cssary for the case.
Prot Stewart, in his valuable work
on Feeding Animals. gives the follow.
ing: .,.4 t. @..a . ..a
e5 IL pounds average meadow hay
6pounds oat straw,
20 pounds mangolds, tH~ '"I
d IS pounds brewers grains, u.f|
:pounds cotton seed cake. ,-,,
Prot johnson gives q formula Tor
feeding rations calculated from the
tables. as follows:
20 pounds wellcured corn fodder, !
5pounds rye straw,
49, 6pounds malt sprouts. ,st
. 2pounds cotton seed meal.
Below is also another by the same
eminent practical chemist:
ss. &, r. pounds corn fodder, n....t a
%. 5pouads wheat bran, .U.
5pounds malt sprouts,
3pouuds corn meal, #H.J
t.g 2pounds cotton seed meal Ee.
To feed for specific purpose, or to
secure the best results Is OH important
study. and it is believed that the
economy that comes from intelligent
feeding will pay for all the time re-
quired to study the question. Thor
ough in vcstigation is throwing q vast
deal oflight upon some of those prac.
tical questions Of agriculture of which
the farmers In the past were in COM
parative ignorance. Farming. when
directed by intelligence, becomes one
Of the most satisfactory employments
in which mankind can be engaged. -
" Y. Observer. III, 't
s. Washington Hitching Posts.
s0b maj exclaimed a new West.