The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-18

coming pregnant again. And his greed
fer a long milking period IN dairy
cows. especially. has entailed disease.
upon the COW and a weakened consti-
tuition In her offspring. Now. with 4
steadily increasing population without
a corresponding increase In the num-
Der OF cows In the United States. Il
seems reasonable that Il viii not only
pay . take good care OF the COW, but to
care for her In such a manner as To
enable her to give birth TO a robust.
vigorous calf In order that an this
may be brought about the COW should
have respite from milking Of two
or three months before the next calf lie
born. From the writer's personal ex-
perienco and observation. there u Tea-
son to believe that the COW which coca
dry for sixty or ninety days before
calying will make equally good returns
for food and care ne one that Il MIXED
to within month OF parurltion.
During this period Of noa-iactation
the COW should be fed good. nutritious
food: and with most animals II Is de-
sirable that even a habitat condition DO
reached before the calf Is born. A COW
In which the maternal instinct Of milk
giving Is well developed draws upon
this store Of TAT to augment her yield.
And Il Is pretty good evidence OF quail.
ity In COWS when they fall away In
aesh while giving milk-pr0vlded they
are fairly and generously fed. As ma
turity approaches the cows physical
condition should be closely watched
A properly fed and welltrealed COW
seldom fails to do well" at ealvlng
time. Cows fed largely on corn or such
carbonaceous foods are apt TO De few
erlsh or eonstlpated. This must be
avoided or overcome by the best means
possible. Oats or bran are foods which
will bring about a lax condition OF the
bowels and largely help 10 avoid the
complications Incident 10 calvlng. Ed
som salts or glauher salts should be
among the medical stores Of every well
regulated farm. A pound OF either OF
I these salts dissolved In water and given
az a drench soon before this event will
have a cooling effect on the system Yet
| Il has been observed the same quantity
| given IN, say. two ounce doses daily
In a bran slop. Tor a week or 40 pre-
ylously will have equally. II not bet
ter. effects. One reason for which Is
that this detail would ensure closer
observation OF individual coalition.
Every farm ought 10 have place
where COW about 90 calye may be
turned into In anticipation Of this in
teresting event And she should be- put
there long enough beforehand that she
may become accustomed 10 her quar-.
ters before the calf o. born. Il d an
lnhumane way Of treating a brute
even. 20 lei COW endure the panEa Of
labor while confined by a rigid stRnch.
con. Usually. the calf IL delivered
without assistance OF the attendant. yet
Il Is always desirable that help b,
given n needed. aud when such IL re-
quIrcd. be- deliberate and patient Ia .,
doing. After the calf u born give th'
COW a thin bran slop. which may b
repeated until the COW has had enough
20 quench her thirst II the afterhirtl
Is not expelled within an hour or u
give her a pailful Of dry whole oats
This quantity Of grain will not inlur
the COW and seems 20 act fayorably q
the desired end. The calf may be LEI
. with 10 mother during the period whel
, the milk IL unit for use except as De
I signed by nature To strip the COW a
this time IL 90 unduly excite the man
, mary glands and often conduces 70 Al
, increased feycrish condition Of the nd
, der. Il l. well. however. 10 have N
. quarters cmptied uniformly. else lrou
, BILE Of another kind may result II
cows food for a week or ten day
I should be- Of a light character. aile
! which the food may be gradually 10
+, creased. Cows treated In raiioni
4 manner are not likely 70 be victim
q OF milk fever. and the plan here ou'
4 lined will 90 far toward insuring valui
q bic stock from this dread disease.