St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-21
WINTER DAIRYiNG.
One of the Most Satisfactory Employ
ments, for Progressive Farmers.

One of the Most Satisfactory Employ
mentS for Progressive Farmers.
In former times farmers who de-
pended solely upon domestic effort for
the manufacture of butter arranged, If
possible, so as to have their COWS run
dry during the winter season, but since
the advent of associated dairying as
conducted upon the creamery system,
there is change, and cows in full
milk are fully as desirable in winter as
in summer. The only obstacle in the
way of dairylng in winter is the addl-
tional attention that is required i'll the
matter of feed 1t is fixed fact that
the best butter that it is possible to
make comes from full, rich grass
feed But there is only portion OF
the year that the luxuriant grass is at
its best, and considerable portion
when there is no green grass, and
the chief dependence is upon
dry fodder: AS consequences, under
the old system in the case of milk con-
tinuance through the winter, the
change from green grass to dry fodder
brought q diminished flow of milk
with corresponding diminishing of
value Of cream.
So, if 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 I'M
less the feeding is made to correspond
to some extent to the object desired
The COW is machine for the transfor-
nation of fodder material into milk,
possessing maximum quantity OF but
ter substances; now if the feed is def
Gent in this the end can not be 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
mented with grain and vegetables, or,
as some practice, with ensilage.
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 digestible portion should
contain 2.5 pounds of protein, 12.5
pounds carbo -hydrates and O. 40 of fat.
This has nutrive ratio OF !. 81
With tables of analysis of fod,ler
substances any farmer can fill up such
a ration as his fodder will admit of,
and which will fill the conditions nee
essary for the case.
Prof Stewart, in his valuable work
on Feeding Animals, gives the follow
ing:
II pounds average meadow hay,
6pounds oat straw,
20 pounds mangolds,
25 pounds brewers grains,
2pounds cotton seed cake.
Prof johnson gives a formula for
feeding rations calculated from the
tables, as follows:
20 pounds well-cured corn fodder,
5pounds rye straw,
pounds malt sprouts,
2pounds cotton seed meal
Below is also another By the same
eminent practical chemist:
pounds corn fodder,
5pounds wheat bran,
5pounds malt sprouts,
pounds corn meal,
2pounds cotton seed meal.
To feed for specific purpose, OF to
secure the best results is an 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 vestigation is throwing q vast
deal of light upon some of those prac-
teal 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