Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
THE FAMILY COW.
Useful Suggestions About Feeding Cotton.
seed Meal.


Columbia Is. G. } State from prize es-
say ON the care of the family COW. Our
northern readers will here find some
valuable information on how to feed cot
tonseed meal to milk cows:
shall never cease to be thankful to
the wise man who first introduced the
process of turning cotton seed into food
products. 1t is boon to owners Of stock
and milk cows. Would that it were in
my power to impress upon every owner
of horses as well as COWS that there is 4
great advantage in the use of it. Cows
are kept we'll ON half the price Of other
food products in use.
The Importance of this to the entire
country is so great that / would caution
all to be careful and not feed excessive.
ly upon this one diet of cottonseed meal
without change at intervals, 1t is very
rich and consequently, given in too great
quantity, causes indigestion and fever.
Meat is good for man, but should man
eat imprudently and only of meat he
would surely die.
Some COWS are able to eat more of this
cottonseed meal than others, but in any
case as their milk decreases they must
be given less neal.
Ordinarily COW should not have
more than four quarts daily in cold
weather and two quarts in warm wealth
er, She can eat "hulls" with impunity,
but three pecks daily is an abundant
feed. In warm weather keep a mixed
food on hand that the COW may have a
change every few weeks, besides which
she must have little hay once day
and a tablespoonful of salt daily. This
daily salt aids digestion and is better
than heavy sailing once a week.
This is . good mixed food One third
cornmeal or peameal, one-third bran,
one-third cottonseed meal
have treated my COW in the above
manner for some time, and the result
proved satisfactory in every respect
Twill now give my experience through
the severest winter known here in many
years
have been milking COW with her
second calf since Nov l, 1894. She is
common BRED stock, giving from 10
to IL quarts daily regularly, and dur
ing the severe snow fell Off only one
quart per day. Her food cost SO per
month, or about 10 cents per day. Why?
Because / used hulls aud meal or a
mixed food from the oil mills which
consists of hulls and meal ground to-
gether. She consumes per month:
500 pounds hulls. ............ ,..,,.......... 20
100 pounds c. S. meal. .....................$l0 %
100 pounds foo6 (bran and meal ......... ! %
Hay OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
Total. 90
! gave her twice daily three quarts
food, one half teaspoonful of salt and
one peck hulls.
This was mixed we'll with enough
hot water to moisten it. At midday
gave one peck dry hulls and a little
hay. / have supplied my table daily
with six quarts of milk and sold enough
to realize on an average 81 per month.
Below is the calculation for six months,
on the basis of l. quarts per day at s
cents per quart:
Cost of food. Is 90
Net profit ~
l did not pasture her at all during
these six months.
During the summer months the cost
of the city COW is the same as during
the winter months. I give less food,
but pay s per month for pasturage.
Here is the calculation for one year:
Cost of food. Income.
Six months. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S W SlS 40
Twelve months. .,...........,... 10 w no 81
Income For one year ,................,....$3l6 50
Expenses. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 w
Net profit Observation-Disclosures $3.50 50
My COW being kept entirely for fam
lily r.se, / sell only the surplus milk.
At present | am not selling milk, SO
churn every other day,
LII keeping COW consider it of great
impoI lance to know what to do for her
II sha is taken sick, for cows either die
or get well III week, seldom lingering.
I had very sick COW, cured her, and
in week she was giving her usual
quality of milk.
She showed the first symptoms of sick
ness by a refusal Of food, falling off in
milk, heavy breathing nose dripping,
high fever and glazed eyes, This was
graphically expressed by an old darby,
who said, "Look like she done los her
'cud !"
l Immediately changed her food to
the following: Fifty pounds Red Dog
flour, 80 pounds cornmeal, 100 pounds
bran, 20 pounds G, S. meal.
Give three quarts of the above mix
ture morning and night, with boiling
water enough to make rhin slop, salt
ing each feed. At midday give two
quarts oats and as much hay MS the COW
will eat. Rub the throat from mouth to
fore leg twice day with hot brine, keep
her quiet and milk thoroughly.
If the foregoing directions are carried
out, am sure you will have a healthy
COW, plenty of milk and butter at very
small outlay.
Mrs. J. S. COLES, JR.
Dairy and Creamery.
Remember that if you let cream get