Iron County register., 1896-10-29


for roots, extending four feet above
ground. over which are cutter and
grinder; 13, position of cutter.
as to be handy and save as much labor
as possible. 1 think these points are
attained in the following plan, and a
look at the diagram will be sufficient 10
prove it.
For 20 cows would extend the length
of the building. and for greater num-
Der would build in the opposite direc-
ton from silo. The cutter sets on the
floor, up level with frame on wagon,
making it easy to unload the heavy
corn.
You ask what all this mas to do with
the producing of milk. Well, you can't
produce much milk in winter without
good winter quarters. Though they
need not be expensive, they must be
warm, and if really handy, one man
can care for twice as many cows, and
thus make the product cheaper.
The double lines in diagram represent
double walls made as the walls of
house, and filled with cut straw or saw
dust. I would have foundation of brick,
If able: if not, I would set walls on
but set the frame on without mailing
to logs, so they may be easily replaced
when rotten. Put the lining on like
house Notwithstanding, inverted, so as
to run the leaking dust into the wall.
Cement floors are as cheap as planed
and much better. I would have win
dow 24x36 inches behind each two
stalls: if in cold climate, have double
sash on hinges, so you can throw
manure out in shed. Also in front
larger window to same space, with cur
tain to regulate the light. Between
stalls use two little posts. one Is inches
from manger and the other II inches
from that. They are made of 2x4 stuff
and are "a and "a inches respectively;
this makes the best stall / ever saw.
The hay carrier and track can be
moved from loft to feed alley and made
to carry a large box of feed along the
alley to managers, which is great con-
yenience. We have room for about all
the different kinds of hay, ensilage and
ground grain.
Give the cows a balanced ration of say
one pound cottonseed meal, two pounds
oil meal, five pounds bran, and if en-
silage is not rich in gain, enough corn
meal to make 40 pounds as rich as where
a full crop of corn is cut in, but in ali
cases use your senses. Be wide awake
and study the wants of each COW. Be
quiet and gentle with them at all times
and change the ration as many times
week as You have kinds of food, and
have as many kinds of hay, fodder and
ground grains as possible.
BY means of pipes and buckets each
stall should be supplied with pure wa
ter all the time, and the penning-room
also. Also box of rock salt in each de-
partment for the cows to lick for amuse-
ment. Don't forget to give a mangel
or two in each days ration; they can be
raised cheaply, and although they con-
tain but little that goes into the milk,
they aid digestion aud give tone to the
system, and appetite.
We think we can't do without clover
hay (cut early). a little mash of cut
clover and wheat bran, made real wet,
is relished by every cow and has no
equal for producing good milk In the
management of cows we turn them in
the penning-room after milking at
night, and put feed in the managers be-
fore. we turn them in to milk them in
morning. In every herd there are some
very timid cows, also some regular
bosses; even if they are dehorned they
push and knock the timid ones around
too much. We stall the bosses all at
cnee, while the others are in the pen.
and vice versa We always milk while
the cow is eating.
There is no rule as to feeding that
will apply all over the country because
the crops are sodifferen$ in kinds; but if
you realize the full meaning of the rule
have quoted, and desire success, you
certainly won't fail.-A. F. Webb, il
Ohio Farmer.