Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-30
ne DAIRY COW IN WINTER.
,..,,. 10 Tho Rural Sew Workers oues.
lions About Tier Comfort.

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arci.o where cows arc In full How
81 milk they rarely take any more exer-
Else than thoy are obliged TO. If in the
,asture. they will eat, lie down. chew
,ba cud, digest eat again. The fnnc-
.,o, Of milk giving seems TO call for ~
.nrcb ouietudo as possible. My own |
no. ,s that cows should have all tho |
.rni,rht possible. and on warm days in |
,,.,pter like to see them turned out for |
n short time In the sunlight, but never |
a the sun does not shine.
AZ TO stable comforts. Iwould suggest |
.bo abolishment Of tho stanchion and
tho rigid length Of floor involved IN u
drop. / would tic the cow with a halter,
Giving her so feet Of space in width,
and separate each COW from her neigh
Nor. / would then secure II possible as
,arfeot ventilation as could be provided
while preventing the freezing OF the
manure. would give tho COW sufficient
bedding for her comfort, and would
,igidly see to 1t that the stable was well
sprinklod with land plaster morning and
night. This is from the standpoint Of
the largest production possible OF winter
milk with 10 other considerations in
yolyed.-W. ID. Hoard, Editor Hoard's
Dairyman.
have been dairying tho whole year
round for tho past ten years. At first
used TO think my cows should be let ont
10 water twice day for exercise, but
the longer continued at winter dairy
ing the moro clearly found that the
less cows 10 out in the cold tho better
the results, and when my old barns were
burned two years ago resolved to build
moro convenient one. which would DO
warm and comfortable for tho stock.
This did and fitted II up with swing
ing stanslious OF tho latest and most
comfortable pattern, and during tho past
two winters have found thaSmy cows
do better and give better returns when
lcpt In their winter home from Dec. l
10 April 10, without being let ont except
occasionally on very warm, sunny days
for about twenty minutes for exercise,
and they are always glad to get back TO
their warm stalls. ] do not think that
cows need M much exercise rs some peo-
ple think. Give them good, clean stall,
with plenty OF room and OF pnro water
Mt a temperature Of about 80 dogs. twice
n day, and a variety Of good grain and
coarso feed, and they will show you how
contonted they are.
Now put my dairy cows In the stable
about tho last Of October at nights, and
after about the LIST Of November, or tho
10th at tho latest, do not let thom out
oftenor than once week, and then only
for few minutes, and they arc glad to
come in their stable and enjoy 1t. Three
times day feed cut corn fodder, dry
curod, MS green as / can secure, from
Nov. TO April 10. or longer, II / have
enough; then good clover hay until i
turn them out To each cow feed about
fourteen pounds Of grain, composed Of
bran, oats, cornmeal. oil and cottonseed
meal mixed. This | give dry, half in
the morning and half in tho evening
nster each milking. This Is the best feed
can use, rs 1t produces tho best results
for butter. aud give my cows u lick Of
salt every day after feed their grain in
the morning. There is running water
from good spring in the barn.
About six Of the cows have been kept
IN the stable in this way for the last live
years, and they are rs healthy and in as
fine condition us anybody could desire.
! try TO give them the best Of care and
every comfort, so rs to get the best but
ter yield per year. Last winter they
were kept more closely in the stable
than in any other, and gave tho best
butter yield, and came out this spring in
fine condition. g. McClintock.
A few hours once in two or three days
IN tho sun on tho sheltered side OF the
barn or tight high yard fence arc sufii-
Gent. would not allow COWS TO be out in
storm, especially rain in cold weather.
think it better for them to go q longer
time without exercise than to have it
under such circumstances. Stable com.
forts almost do away with the need OF
exercise; IL COW has these she will give
Us large returns OF milk In winter as in
summer.
/. Provide n warm stable, with no
drafts Of cold air. That the person IN
charge should be warm enough with his
coat off is n good rule to go by. 9. There
should DO plenty Of room for each cow
in her stall, the size Of which should
vary according to that Of tho animal.
.. Tho bed should DO made of clean lit.
ter, knee deep, and then little more
might DO added. The advantage OF this
cannot be emphasized too much. 4. The
stables should be clean. No stock can
do their best in filthy stable. No man
is fit to care for them who allows such u
condition. All dirty bedding and filth
ShOull lo removed niglt md ,nnrnine,