The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-03

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NJ DEAs JAxK.-Our son writes:
"Hatty. the coz herr. n giving her
i've gallons day night alsyng. She il
ginning q little now xoW this IL
pretty good, for Hafty has heen milk
ting nov six month"; aiost. think
This II f0rty-two pounds day--11D
. month. OF course the gaining
Iittis now II in consequence Of the
tetfes grAs~ just 1t that particular
time, bat who would for Q moment
believe that COW would do that well
with her '.rib~ sticking out So
many remark that your COWS are too
fat 70 give milk. +" and from people ron
would think ought ~ know better.
win vouchs3fc 10 say that al the oh
ers a the herd will be found in the
same list Of gaining . little" upon m
already large yield during the winter.
OF course We can not expect that fine
flow Of milk from those cows
that were poor when purchased.
Il takes time 10 build up . Gov, and
she must have fat ON the rib and
kidney, ~ well - present generous
feed t0be 1t her best. Nov that Ne
have got them In fine condition, I say
by Ill meAns keep them 20. Because
they do not forget that some richer
food ought To 90 with il 70 keep the fat
ON. would continue IN feed some
shorts and bran night and morning.
no matter how gpod the grass. A little
harley with this would Be still better.
I have found by actual feeling expert
nenfs that one does not get The full
benefit Of generous feeding until the
second year. and ! think that will a.
ways be true. that the longer you keep
. COW. fat. the better she viii do. and
richer the milk. until from age, she
naturally begins to decline. Just as I
had written this, here comes your let
ter Of the 10th. and Dave number 90
gives six gallons day i not that the
largest fiow Of milk We have had from
any Of our cows" ! think not. but
ron have the record and can ascertain.
Six gallons day, Is fraction over
fifty-onc pounds Of milk . day over
fifteen hundred pounds q month. Now
this IN pretty good for a scrub" COW,
for Dave gives good rich milk as well.
II Is hardly fair to call that COW u
scrub" though. as she Is too handsome
for that. though she has not the royal
registered blood in her veins. Feed
will tell, "a well A. breed. ] will listen
for bigger story yet. "a some other
member comes to the front, fresh.
Now do not let the men neglect tn
keep plenty OF salt within sight and
reach IL the cows. Tell Mart and
Waulm-ley to put long trough with
salt in. back by the watering place in
the pasture as well rs To continue that
one up by the barn. One in the lane
part way down would he well. Have
Il not only abundant. bat also con-
venient. II j. much better that way.
always within reach, than TO give il
out by sspurts" and spells" or mix
with the feed. In the first case there
will be days the animal will not he
able to get what they crave and re-
q,iirc for the best thrift. and then
afterwards get too much, while in the
second place no feeder can tell just
how much To give. as no two animals
requirements are alike for week or a
month, and for some reason II Is a
chanrcable quantity from dav 10 day,
so. the only way to do IL right, Is to
keep salt before the cows at all times