Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-04-03

IL. directors of the British Columbia
irymen,s Association at Chilliwack,
the Is the Vancouver World. He said this
AT biect was one of vital Importance,
ers 1t was at the foundation Of the whole
eht by business. There is no animal that
ar respond to good treatment SO read
la. as the dairy COW. OF course there
low wide difference in the cows. Some
sof b not be made profitable, and hence
Importance of breeding. 1t was
i POSSIBLE to say which was the best
ED <iry breed. The best was that man
lnd he could stand by and make
M ccess of. Too many denounee diff
tent breeds without proper trials
here are poor animals in all herds,
vas Dc when a man found that his stock
ms As defective he should try change
ar sire of the same breed. He did not
10 1vocate crossing of breeds, but there
ind ight be advantage in first cross. He
ria Ought the characteristics of different
md leeds could not be combined in one
the nimal by crossing, and he feared that
Nv eterioration would often ensue. The
ie Re was practically half the herd, so
yer II as influence of offspring is concerned,
cen herefore he should in every case be pure
a. Ted, and from a stock noted for milk
AZ Iroduction. He urged the use of the
~ abcock tester in order to enable them
N, - weed out their stock, and thereby
~ M hey would increase the milk yield
ithout increasing the herd Of cows
e urged the milking of the COWS for
m, IN months instead of six or seven
& j onths, as at present. He urged more
-. Ire In the feeding of the calves and
<h lat better provision be made for stock
lring winter months. The manure
Ind ard he said, should be some distance
ars rom the stable, so as to prevent any
IL int or smell being communicated to
~ NE milk. The COW should have the
81, &indeSt trea tment A rough, boisterous
e Ian should never be around a herd
H. m treat cow and she will pay you
lack at the pail. He urged the advant-
:, 8ges of a careful study of the best feeds
ID be given to dairy cows and mention
= "a the different groups of nutritive in
~ Eredents there was to feed like ensil-
Wy 1ge, as 1t gave the sueculency found in
Z, &fass. He thought clover should be
~ l brown more largely in this province.
1F Hover car not be exceled for milk
tpws. Hay was often cured too much;
should maintain greenish tint. He
'hs Urged that each dairyman should take
good dairy or agricultural paper, as all
~ nad something to learn about their
forks, and these papers are in reach of
81. III
y Mr.. Richards in opening the discus
as BON, urged the need for care in feed
~ }ng stock, from the calf up. He re-
w Commended feeding calves with nitro
"a
tent to make the tissue of the ami
ana nal If fed too much beets or too much
Rho lay 1t would cause too much fat. He
me Indicated the different proportions OF
ing Inherent elements of the food that
&hould form the cows feed. The food
mis- must be a we'll balanced food
lud In answer to Mr.. Wells, he said they
tould not profitably feed calves on
Nream, but its place should be supplied
IRIS by half handful Of linseed meal boiled
Md mixed with milk. Oil cake, bran,
dies niddlings and little corn meal were
all,good calf food in the milk. The milk
should be both sweet and warm.
lap Mr.. Wells said he used ground oats
Tor his calves regularly.
lns Mr.. Richards said that was right; II
mt Was perfectly good feed. The presi-
hey dent said he had been advised to grow
0 Is mammoth clover but he would never
tent DO so again. 1t was not good.
Mr.. Richards strongly supported the
ged Statement of Mr.. McGillivray as tc
bal. The curing of hay. 1t was very i'm
al. portant that the stock get the hay In
de- good condition.
re- Mr. Baillie said he found the A1syke
The clover was much better feed for his
ON stock than red clover, or any other he
had used. 1t was also clover thai
was not easily drowned out. Mr.. Wells
ITf Bald Alsyke was a hybrid perennial clio
ver, which he was greatly pleased witt
Inv small red clover, he found good fo
ensilage, but the Alsyke cured we'll
=. 1. Kipp, referring to the growth o
alln HIndan corn, said it should be planted
rlol on rough timothy sod, as the sod whei
the lit begins to rot it gives the warmth a.
o. well as the nourishment It needs. H
70 did not believe in putting in highl.
all cultivated SOIL Mr.. Wells said he hal
lelr raised corn every year for seven year
and was successful in growing 1t. H
/ a .,xras fi1 wv
ler yer was best to grow for ensilage. TIL
the M corn grew more in the crop. but the
and got two crops of clover, and that with
gan . out cultivation. The clover would las
at In perpetuity. practically. and h
and thought, on the whole, that it was tn
the most profitable to grow. They lacke
heat here also for corn and that mad
an uncertain crop For ensilage Glove
Ex is very highly recommended by Profes
sor j. w. Robertson as well balance
the food. He did not cut clover for tn
slo 1t should not be put in too dry.
Mr.. Richards said he was a Gran
mis- for beets, and much preferred them q
q feed for ensilage. They could gro
yht 40 tons of beets to an acre. and
Of found by experience that 1t was mo'
valuable feed for dairy stock.
on Mr.. Kipp said he thought the bee
ck involved too much labor for Their
lies both in cultivation and in proteetir
from frosts. The ensilage also cou
rec be saved in all weathers. and 1t offert
Of an excellent feed for the stock 1t W.
comparatively little expense Cor cult
walton. He, however. thought clover e.
ion ailage was that which would prove mo
useful and least expensive for them
zen have.
Mr. Wells said he found the Lon
fellow corn the best to grow for ems
rg age He had tried several differe
'he varieties. but now used only this on
8 He had grown it from II to IA feet hig
er Corn must be regularly MANFRED to ha
US success He had never tried peas f
DEF IL ensila He Thought to try meas 81