The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-09
GRAIN FOR COWS. \,
Does 1t Pay to Feed Grain to Dairy An
mails In Summer.

Does 1t Pay to Feed Grain to DAIRY AMI
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. i'm four ways. l. If 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 10 barn,
and the result is that pals are fuller,
as there has been nsD excitement. keeE
cows quiet, and they give better re-
suits. Thus IA saving Of labor and
patience pays, in part. for the grain
fed. 2. Grain-fcd cows rcturna quality
OF milk superior TO those not SO treated.
Chccse-makcrs will tell you that a
larger yield Of cheese and of better
cows. 1t is true that we have records
of few extra herds that have shown
fair returns without grain, but treat
the same cows with Il few pounds oil
bran, morning and night. and note the
results. l 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 sen.
sitiyc to the application Of fertilizers
than richer soils, but a very poor
mixer can never make good one un.
der any treatment. 5. The yield. This
Is matter that interests the dairymar
more, perhaps, than others. Give Ut
large yields and we are satisfied; bu,
don't milk the pump, as some have
done-cheese is made from milk, ane
SO is butter. have only TO refer yor
to such men as B. +. PEBBLES, w. Wor.
den, Nathan Shumway and others tt
substantiate the fact that it pays te
feed grain in summer. Visit Fairfield,
the home of the pioneer cheese-makers
of the county and State-Rufus Baker
| and President Horton. The frs,
named gentleman opened the first fac
tory twenty-five years ago and wa:
followed by Samuel Horton, father o
our worthy president, by only foul
days, men of large experience in thu
management of cows and their prod
ucts. Ask them if it pays to feed
grain In summer, and think they viii
tell you that if grain is worth one cen
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, fol
the past five years or more, amess O
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 il
there than before. As to kinds oil
grain, say from May to August, think
bran the best. 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 If little bran be
added. l have advocated the use oil
bran because believe that, pound fol
pound, it is worth more for feeding
mich cows than most other grains.
The same number of pounds will return
moro than meal, and when it is put in
ut from Sl3 TO So per ton it is very
economical food. | am not alone
Prof. Jenkins, of Connecticut, assisted
by three or four other eminent chem
lists, rates it ut g. 66 per ton above corn
meal and g.. 81 above oatmeal or ground
oats. regard good feed, comfortable
surroundings and the best of care in
dispasssable in making COW profitable
Some of us can remember when cow:
had to lean against straw stacks in
winter, with no other shelter, with onl,
little hay Oh the ground for bedding
and in summer they had to run with
sheep or colts. But these times ar,
passed, and majority of dairymer
nowadays put their cows in the stable
365 days in IA year-and this year ont
more. Yet, J am sorry to say, a few
follow in the footsteps OF their illus
trious predecessors. 4. And lastly, i
| pays to feed cows grain in summe
because of their better condition as tn.
result of the feeding. Dairymel
usually take pride in the fine appear
ance OF their herds. Michigan DAIRY
man.
A pail of milk left two minutes O,
longer In strong smelling stable vii
absorb faint that will never leave Il
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