The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-06-03
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Altar boias eauaaej long uus 10 the
tisbIs c0w, get uarssy ~ warm Weather
eatass on sd ssIl5us to set cot 90 20 TIE
sruuua .gsia. IL farmer has Dry pas
taie OF Geld. il Gay 90 to tara them cat
quits early tor part Of The DAY. hat tie
srouud should ~ isifiy Dry aud the ,fass
vel started BET r. belus tanned 70 pas
tara After once bsics let &C Il vii az
hcat feepios them longer 10 the stable.
TOE changing irom dry feed to grass
should be II possible. olhstsi.s the eaus
will rot DO 20 sell They should hUe
bay ~ long =. they will sst it, slthouss i
may be 10 small quantities Al hr,t tic
srAs. co1taias bat FmslI Snou6t q uuti
( nshi add needs .am thiug more 10 Addl
! ton 10 make sssgisisclofy rsiIea tor the
e5us. Tue efsss may, Indeed, produce
80 iacteass 10 tie yield Of milk, but It
sili be 1t the expense OF the vitality,
strength aud Cd Of the Gov.
There is not enough nnttimsbi Ia the
grass to produce the milk and al The ssme
time sustain the suimSl 10 good condition
Hoard's D.iryms speaks empbslicslly
sssinsi the practice Of dropping oa tie
hay and staiu "a 5000 as the cows are able
to oil themselves on the new grass. In
the course Of 90 article 90 this sublscl
the following 10 selected!
The farmer makes great mistake when
be sbruptly drops Il bis hay sgd grain
feed as soon as the cows 20 out g. grass IN
the spring He would probably see very
little difference 10 the amour. OF milk
given for while. whether be fed grain and
hay With the grass or not aud Tor that
reason many have come to the conclusion
that when they did iced grain on early
pasture, it was thrown away and they re
ceived 20 benefit from it.
But the one who does so Iced will hnd
that his COWS will keep up their strength
and condition ouch better than those not
fed, the latter 10 the summer aud fall and
even the next winter will be giving
much better flow OF milk, 80 that when be |
comes TO foot up his account at the end
Of the year be will tud that for every dol
lars worth OF extra feed bis cove had |
while gu fresh grass he has received back
at least two dollars
Aftor the COWS get SO as TO care very
little Tor hsy 10 spring, they will readily
eat their rsioLs OF grain sDd this should
be continued at least until the grass gets
so far advanced as to possess substance
40 well rs smount Some OF our farmers
find that II pays to feed grain during the
summer season and these will be encour
aged 10 this practice from the experience
quoted above,
II one dolsr OF 9 sin feel will return
two in milk. butter and improved coudl
lion OF animals, as these should be con
sidered, then it would certainly pay TO
feed.
The two aud three year old Leiiers
should b. especially well cared for, ss in
addition to providing for tue production
OF milk there must be something to pro
mote growth and development. They
have indeed double task to perform
aud to succeed with both and securs 3
first class COW, ss should be the aim
there must be responding attention to
their needs.
The e+itor Of Hoards Diryman. after 7
considerable experimenting, finds that
,orn aud oats or corn meal and gluten,
1slf and half rake the best feed in sum
ner. The cows like this better than
1rsn when on grass. OF this mixture
gives FIVE pounds q day to the average
milking COW.