Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-06

Assuming that the milking season COM
mcnccs Nov. 1, the COWS are actually
then put on their winter rations, hut pro-
vious 60 this those that are giving milk,
fresh ones and strippers. nro soiled with
plenty Of sweet corn fodder and two
pounds of "oat dust" each daily. IA
soon a. tho nights get cool thoy are kept
in, but nothing but tho food consumed
during tho day h given. allowing thum
70 digest the raiions fed by daylight.
BY Thanksgiving they 20 into winter
quarters and will be practically kept in
the stalls till Easter Sunday.
Commencing about Nov. 10 the silos
arc opened. and for tho next six month";
the ration will substantially be fifty
pounds Of onsilage, Ave TO six pounds Of
wheaton seconds" and from three to five
of the best clover hDy 10 each COW daily,
varying Of course aomewhat according
TO tho demands OF the animals. Thoc COWS
arc watered twice day, but watering
Device viii DO used In tho future. 90 that
each can drinl, when she chooses.
The COWS are tied with dutch hal
tors" two In half stall. G feet inches
wide, and on u two-thirds dirt floor,
plenty Of bedding being used and alb
sorbcnts In tho gutter. The stable Is
warm and light--sunlight being sought
In abundance on the three sides Of tho
s,alls-and plenty Of fresh air is intro
duccd, but there Is little draft Tho
stables never freeze. and tho water is
pumped from u deep rock well into u
large, closely covered iron tank stand
ing in tho utable, 80 that tho cows got 1t
at o temperature Of about 90 dogs.
In the spring tho cows AFRO not turned
out until the grass has made u good
growth-usually about May to 10. The
"socond5" grain is dropped of gradually
md oat dust Mt nino dollars per ton sub
Etituted, and about two pounds are fed
daily TO each COW ~ long as she cou-
tinues to give milk, which all will do
until within two months Of calving.
nm finding out TINT with tho winter
mixer this habit of longer milk giving
becomes stronger and more pronounced
IN amount, so that this year. when tho
first Of tho cows came into the dairy IN
September, eight of the twelve were yet
giving, on the average, fifteen pounds
each daily.
The milk record Of tho twelve cows
for the twelve months ending Nov. is
triilo over 1900 pounds, but II the
amount were 10 include tho milk be
tween calving ia 1891 ind In 1892, ther
about 1900 pounds Of milk should b.
added TO this. and three Of tho cows u
calvo In three mouths Gre still giving {
united meas Of forty pounds dnily.
While all arc good cows, attention Il
called to one, pure bred shorthorn tina
calyed on Aug. 20, 1891 and came TO tn
dairy with B2.pound meas Of milk
When sho had completed her year o
milk giving sho gayo eighteen pounds
day. At $50 days sho gave nine pound
and tho sO0th three pounds, when sh
was given hcr liberty until Christmas.
While have no great record breakers
tho dairy Is II fair one and the animal
are long milk givers, and their perform
ancc Is somewhat contrary to the genera
opinion that u good herd cannot b
bought, but muGt be raised, though
friend gays the opinion is all right wit
u summer dairy, but will not hold goo
with winter one. The milk of the her
a. sold ut tho door, and the average pric
received for tho year is slightly nuoy
Si.10 per 100 pounds.-John Gould /
Rural New Yorker.