The Owosso times., 1903-02-27

slant secretion of milk. The udder Is
crossed by canals which connect the
sponge like cells. The udder is absO-
lutely divided into four quarters. In
the front half of the udder less milk is
produced than in the rear half.
Feeding the Herd.
"Feeding and Care Of the Dairy
Hero" was discussed by Colon G. Lille,
of Coopersville. Feed protein and
carbohydrates, urges Mr.. Lille. You
must have protein because Of the labor
Of forming the milk. II q COW weighs
1000 pounds she must have two and
one-half pounds OF protein, eight
pounds of carbohydrates and fifteen
one.hundredths of a pound Of fat.
That is the proper proportion for a
dairy COW. In feeding however, con.
slider the individuality of each COW.
Weigh the milk of your COWS, find out
all you can about them.
Here is a practical ration: Forty
pounds of corn silage, four pounds dried
beet pulp, two to three pounds OF
cottonseed meal and all the clover hay
the cow will eat twice day.
Corn silage is standard food. Mr..
Lille declares just as good corn is
raised in Michigan. Raise peas and
oats for fodder, just enough oats mixed
in to allow the crop to be cut by sell!
binder. He believes the farmers are
too prone to save their money at the
expense Of their dairy herds. The
dairy cow must be kept warm and
treated kindly. When the thermome
ter is at thirty-two degrees or lower
keep the cattle ln-for week If you
have to. In the winter let them out
at noon il it is warm enough, for ar
hour.
A dairy stable should be dry, light
clean, warm and we'll ventilated
Feed regularly. Be kind to the dairy
COW or they will not give the maximum
amount of milk.
building the fferd.
Building Up a Dairy Herd" was
the subject of Ex-senator J. W.
Helme, of Adrian. Mr.. Helme began
dairying in 1894, choosing the Matilda
branch Of the st. Lambert family OF
the Jersey. He paid $500 for the
granddaughter of Matilda w, and
she founded the herd Of twenty-five
animals which he now possesses. Get
q star performer as starter and be
sure her ancestors on both sides are
star performers. Get Jersey, Guern.
sey, Holstein or Ayrshire. Raise
dairy calves on bran, skim milk, and
pasture. Breed between the ages OF
fifteen and twenty-one months. Feed
very we'll for the three months before
dropping the calf. Weigh the milk
No COW should be kept unless she
gives six thousand pounds of five pei
cent milk in a year after her second
calf. The total product Of Senator
Helmes herd during the past year was
over $4,000 pounds of milk, an average
Of 54 per cent Of butter fat. The
above figures Indicate butter pro
duction OF 4, 600 pounds, or 400 pounds
per COW.
Mr.. Helme's proceeds were as fol
lows: Cream and skim milk sold dur
ing the year, 81, 800; young stock sold
1925, making the gross returns s15(
per COW. These figures do not include
milk, butter and cream for a family Of
six.
Real Property Law.
Prof. Il. B. Hutchins, Of Ann Arbor
gave practical suggestions regarding
real property law. When you are In
real difficulty, get the best lawyer you
can. My talk will be to help you
when you are not In real difficulty. In
transferring property, growing crops
pass with the land unless special reser.
walton is made. Several other points
were illustrated by the speaker before
he closed.
Teachers Institute.
The Teachers Institute was held In
the billiard room on the third floor of
the armory and the room was crowded
0. L. Bristol, Of Corunna, was in the
chair. President J. L. Snyder, Of the
Agricultural College, was the first
speaker, talking on Industrial Edu.
cation" Three objects are to be
sought in education-moral culture,
intellectual development and practi.
cability. Moral culture should not be