Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-22

when severe cold sets in. In a small
way they do very we'll scattered on a
barn floor and covered with hay sufi-
cient to exclude frost. When kept in
barrels these should have holes bored
in the sides for ventilation and should
be left unheaded until shipping time.
American Agriculturist.
FEEDING FOR BIG FLOW OF MILK.
The amount of milk produced from
our herd for the months of February,
March and April last was 100,3S5
pounds or over fifty tons. The herd
averaged during this time from forty
to tifty-one mixers, writes A. b.
Southwick in New England Home
stead. Twenty of these COWS had been
milking from six to twelve months, the
rest having produced calves at differ
ent times during the winter. All feed
is given dry. The hay fed is what is
known to the market as mixed clover.
The grain is mixture OF oats and corn
in equal parts, ground, with best quail
ity wheat bran and middlings mixed
in to suit the conditions of the various
animals. Each animal is fed accord.
ins TO her condition and needs. The
COW that feels the best and is in the
most robust health all the time, if a
good one, is the one that will produce
the mosl profitable milk for his owner.
| do not expect to get something from
nothing. and l do not expect to get a
good flow of milk without feed, but ii
is certain that more depends upon the
perfect condition of the COW than q
great amount of feed, when the amount
of milk produced is considered.
Cur cows evidently were raised in
neighborhoods where excellent grade
and native COWS are kept and where
good bulls have been used to the ex-
clusion of scrubs. Appearances in6i-
cate that Holstein, Ayrshire and Short.
horn grades are about the only breeds
represented. 1t is found that good
size, good form and good mellow
skin are desirable features to buy.
Doubtless there are many herds that
can show q greater record, but think
the doings of this herd can be consid.
cred good and it shows to degree the
advantage Of wedding out poor aui
mails.
I am a firm believer in keeping
abreast OF the times in dairying, and
feel sorry for the man who is willing
to continue in the ruts, but when we
consider the subject of feed for COWS l
question sometimes whether we follow
fa1u IN
me there can be but one idea, and it
is that whatever suits the COW the
best that,'which is the means of keep.
ing her in the most robust condition
| of health, and causes her to produce
the largest quantity OF milk, rich in
butter fat-is the cheapest feed and
the only profitable one, whatever the
cost may be. Green forage in sum
mer, the best OF pasture if possible,
with good sound grain, as corn and
oats finely ground, with best coarse
wheat bran mixed with it in reason.
able quantity, to suit the condition OF
the animal, is found to be reliable and
satisfactory. In winter good, sweet,
early cut hay, vegetables, same mix
ture of grain, is reliable and as cheap,
oil things considered, as any of the
variety of methods now followed in
dairy farming. What has nature pro.
vided the capacious stomach of The
perfect dairy COW for if not for the
purpose of receiving and digesting
the sweet and fragrant hay and grass
which produces the highest and most
satisfactory results? One is disgusted
with the gaunted appearance of the
noble COW that is compelled to satisfy
herself with u little stingy ration OF
ensilage, with some nostrum in the
shape of grain, all for the reason that
the cost is the lowest and reduced to
the minimum. / do not believe it ever
paid man to ride hobby, and dc
not believe it ever will pay to feed en-
silage Unfortunately, us the majority
do. But do think this class of feeC
has its place and can be used to grea
advantage when farmers become edu
eated up to it's most profitable use.
1 believe farmers err in feeding toe
much grain ut one time. Cattle that
are receiving grain, and especially il
this true of mich COWS, would receive
very much more benefit from sucl
feed il the rations were given in small
er quantity and oftener. This plan il
fur safer for the health as well. Th,
COW that gets six quarts of grain da,
will get the most benefit by giving
this at six different feeds. This is ex
treme, as most of us are not situated
SO we can carry out such II plan, bu
it serves to illustrate the idea. hav,
found satisfaction in going slow whel
considering the advisability OF chang
ing any well-tried and highly satisfac
tory method of feeding for something
new.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Use the best seed of the best vari