The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-17
WHEN SHALL THE COW DC
FRESH?

In dairy circles the most OF posted
inirymen are in favor OF having the
COW calvc In the fall and the farmer.
IN is not a dairymnn beyond the ex-
tent that he desires To OH the home de-
mand can well, IL seems TO us. follow
this plan. There IN no doubt that tho
SOW that frCshens I'm the fall will give
more milk during the year than she
would have given IL the calf had come
IN the spring time. The feeder OF en-
silage may possibly keep his cows TO
a full flow In the fall. but IL is uuea-
tionnblc whether even he can equal
fresh grass as a milk producing feed.
certainly no one else can. But the
great prcpondcrance OF evidence IL I'm
favor OF the COW that has the fall calf
producing the most milk and ut less
cost.
There is always n demand for fresh
COWS In the fall for good prices and
my surplus that the farmer has on
nand may be readily disposed OF. The
abor OF caring for the calf. thosEh no
css thar the spring calf. comes ut
q time when farm work IL less pressing
and there IL less liability of neglect.
h fall calf will be eating grain and
Gay before spring and will 10 TO the
Slsturc and thrive. The spring calf
hat is raised by hand on most farms
viii be forgotten or neglected In busy
times n Will not be taught to eat
grain as soon as his fall born brother
He will not be much bigger than the
fall calf that Is six months younger
when the pasture season arrives. TheS
the milk which the fall calf gets win
he OF special value TO the pigs when
he supply is cut OF from the calf. but
IN the fall there Is not this demand for
The milk.
IL the calf runs with the COW the
spring may be the proper time for his
arrival. but not otherwise and I'm most
places the keeping OF a COW for tho
nance of raising anything but a pure
bred calf liz too expensive. Many farm
ers put " calves on one COW and
milk the other one for butter and milk
for he family use and these viii find
tho fall calves very satisfactory. Care
Is necessary In these cases To see that
the cows teats are dry before being
turned out and I'm very cold weather
they should not be u OF the stable.
This plan OF management requires more
buildings than where the cows are dry
during cold weather. but IL is profitable
Notwithstanding. There Is more labor,
but the work comes at times when
the field work IL not pressing and more
attention "a be given TO the care OF
the cows n calves. About the most
profitable steer we cvcr owned was
calvcd In October and had plenty OF
milk direct from the original source of
supply until spring when he went TO
pasture with some older steers that
were being fed for market. He wefk
TO the stock yards when a little over
a year old and made a nice profit for
his board. We have always wanted
TO have "A carload like him. He was
never more than enough hungry to
have a good appetite and was fat from
birth To sale. The exact weights and
prices are not recalled, but they were
very satisfactory.
The more that the farmer can ar
range to ave the care OF his stock or-
cupy time that In not rushing with
other work the better. There are con
ditions OF weather, etc. that cannot be
controlled In this northwest climate,
but buildings and extra time to attend
TO the stock make IL advantageous TO
do as much az possible OF the stock
work when the fields do not claim ey-
cry minute.