Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-26
Care of Dairy Cows.

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q COW that is cared for and led to pro-
duce milk. If the dairy COW is not a
p,Ire-bred Holstein, Guernsey or Jer-
sey. she usually has some, N a large
part. of the blood of one of those
breeds In her veins. Consequently
they require better care THAI scrub,
because they have been used to good
care and good conditions IND under
such conditions will do better than the
scrub. 1t is the purpose qf this ar
ticle to give some little pointers that
will help the dairy farmer TO bring IN
a few more dollars and cents.
In the first place, where do you keep
your cows in winter? Is the barn well
drained? A barn in a low yard where
the mud is always deep ~ a mighty
poor place to keep cows, but unfortu-
nately this is the case with too many
of our dairy barns. The germs OF
disease are very fond of low, wet. UNI
drained places and they thrive IN such.
Ii your barn Is located an q place OF
this description your cattle are there
fore exposed to disease, and II they are
in any way weakened by poor care or
other bad conditions they become very
susceptible to tuberculosis. Keep the
barn and yard drained and you will
lessen the death rate from that dis
ease.
AS regards ventilation and tempera-
ture, there are two very common ex-
tremes Jones, on one side OF the
road, keeps his barn shut up tight like
a box, so that there is not bit OF
fresh air circulating through the stalls
land the barn is stuffy and unhealthy
from the lack Of oxygen. Smith, on
the other side of the road, has wick
Ter basket, as it were, for COW barn.
All night long the doors slam to and
fro and in the breath of the rushing,
Freezing wind the cows shiver and use
]up the feed, in trying to keep warm,
that should be turned into milk. Then
Smith wonders why his cows don't
pay Try to keep the temperature
somewhere between forty and fifty de-
grees. Don't let the cows stand in
sdrnught Have hinges on the lower
edge of one or two OF the small win
dOWs so that they will open inward.
Open them three or four inches; this
will give the incoming air direction
toward the ceiling and thus prevent a
Hirect draught on the cows II Will
hot take long to fix window or two
that way and 1t will not cost much.
Perhaps Jones keeps his cows in all
day and gives them no exercise. He
wonders why they get off feed SO cas-
lily and why the calves are SO weak.
Smith let's his cows run out all after
boon and after they have all the exer-
Else that Is necessary, let's them stand
/ " 1sS1rr fs,S,c ~ n
Food that should be used for furnish
ting energy for making milk is used up
In keeping the shivering cows from
freezing to death. 1t does not pay TO
treat the old COW that way. Turn her
put during the best part of the day
'ong enough to walk around a bit ana
set chew from the straw pile and a
rink of water with the chill Oft 1t.
It takes more money out oil your
,rl ainery dividends in year to let
.ler heat up her water after she drinks
i11t-han 1t would kn--y directly q
Aaod common sense tank heater
pon't let her out in damp snowy
Weather though or expose her to that
Sharp biting wind that comes in our
9old spells.
You know your own conditions and
Surroundings; use your own good
Judgment and common sense.
Mi!cflor.
IThis is the name Of a brand OF dried
Skinned milk now being made in this
SSate by Swedish process. In a Vacu'
Hhn where the temperature is about
" degrees F., the SKINNED milk is re-
dlced to a thick paste. This is scraped
IN the form of thin bands from a re-
v9Iying metal drum and delivered into
lear. the whole process being auto
mhtic and continuous. 1t is next spreao
bon wire screens and dried to crisp
NESS by currents of warm, dry air. Il
IS then pulverized and packed for the
mArket. One pound of milcflor con-
atns all the solid matter originally II
apIout eleven pounds, or five quarts, o.
Skinned milk, and 1t is claimed thai
thf protein alone in this quantity
eqhals in nutritive value 1.S pounds Of
lea beef. 1t is intended to be used az
Substitute for milk, especially IL
coSking and in places where milk can
mol be had, as at sea and in the army
Tot a small extent it is being adopted
byI bakers and for household use. but
IT has not yet become a part OF ths
an y and navy rations.
The Work Of Bureau.
4ba a,,,reau of animal industry has