Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-01
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD

SELECTION AND BREEDING.

Curtis Hints on Dairying.
SELECTION y BREEDING.
/. Decide or your line of ~dairying, if
not already decided-buttcr, cheese or
milk for market.
>. If YOU choose butter making see
that your " give milk rich in butter
fat. and that the fat is in large glohulcs,
SO thai il will readily separate from the
milk.
). If YOU choose cheese making or
milk for market, see that the butter tat
is in small ~globules, SO that it will not
readily separate from ,he milk.
f. Test every cow. and do not be con
tent with your herd until i, averages 300
pounds of butter or 100 pounds of cheese
yearly per COW.
3. BE sure to select a male that is from
a family better i'll your line OF dairying
than your herd. This is a guaranty Of
Improvement in the offspring.
6. When your dairy is up to your
ideal standard, be careful TO not use a
male inferior to them lest you breed down
instead OF up.
: Stick to the line Of dairying and the
breed Of cows which YOU start with. keep
ing the blood pure. Mining breeds pro
m~iscuously does not work well.
GAZE y III
3. Remember that good care and keep
ing arr rs essential as proper selection
and breeding.
O.. See hat the food given to your
cows Is of lie best quality and in The best
condition for digestion. This il very i'm
portant.
10, BE careful that the ration fed to
your COWS has a proper balance Of Gle.
mcnts, experimenting one part of nitro
gcnous food TO five or six parts Of carbon.
aceous. The heterogeneous foods are also
known as "albuminoids, and The carbon
acoous as carbohydrates
II. Mixed pasture grasses, including
clover, make Il well balanced summer ra,
ton; but Il li,tlc dry feed is rclishcd cx-
ceedingly, and is beneficial. Some Of the
best dairymcn not only feed hay, but
:orn meal and bran, or some other form
OF grain, all summer To advantage.
T.. BE sure TO have some .oiling crop
to exc out the feed during The Try season.
and by no means permit a shrilikage of
the flow Of milk because of lack OF feed.
1t cannot be fully regained.
-. a most important consideration in
the ration is hat az bulk. If too bulky,
the animal has To eat too much to get
sufficient nourishmcnt. and becomes un-
comfortable. If not bulky enough, the
animal will take in more nutritive mate
rial that it can digest, ~ Ter to pro
ducc the proper sense of f~ullncss.
This dcranges the stomach and causes
waste.
II. Remember that warm stables in
winter a Y food and secure an increase
Of product over cold stables. Warm
drink in winter increases the flow and
improves the quality of milk. Letting
get chilled is bad practice.
u. Shade is almost as important in
summer rs shelter from cold in winter.
see that the cow has plenty Of feed and
clean water while in the pasture, SO that
she can fill her stomach in IA short time.
and then lie down in the shade, chew her
cud, enjoy herself, and make milk.
16. The COW must not have TO travel n
long distance for water. If she docs She
vii 90 without until she gets very thirsty
and feverish. and then drink until She is
painfully uncomfortable. Both condi
tons are unfavorahlc for milk secretion.
l.. If the COW has 10 travel over a
large surface ana take a good deal oftimc
to fill her stomach. the extra time and
energy expended will cause o correspond
ing reduction of the flow OF milk.
Is. Unclean, decayed or improper
food OF any kind Will injurc the quality
of the milk and the health of the cow.
SO impure, stagnant or unclean water will
injure botn the COW and the quality of
the milk. Wholesome 600 and water
are necessary TO keep the % healthy,
and only healthy cows give wholesome
inilk.
10. in winter there should always be
on hand a supply Of succulent food, such
rs ensilagev or some kind OF roots. These
are relished exceedingly, help keep the
bowels in good condition, and increase
the flow Of milk.