Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-03-30
gricultural lore

years, has been to IL pounds OF
grain, according to the dairy WORK
| that she is doing, and as much rough
ags as she will eat up clean If the
farm grains are cheaper, pound for
mound, than commercial feed stuffs,
such as oil meal, gluten feeds, cotton
| seed meal or bran and shorts, then
the ration should he chiefly composed
OF grains always using two or three
kinds.
The nearer we can keep the feed
within the farm crop the more money
we will make The basal ration
should be farm grains, Of which oats
is the best milk feed. Gluten feed and
meal and linseed and cottonseed
meals should be fed very sDaringly on
account Of price. Protein, however, is
generally the cheapest in the feeds
containing high per cent OF this I'M
portant nutrient But all does not
depend upon the particular combina.
ton Of feed stuffs. You should have
good cows and be good dairymen. u
either Of these factors are wanting,
the desired results Will not be attain
ed. In the first place, cows should
come fresh In the fall. IL the calf Is
dropped in the spring great shrinkage
in the flow of milk will follow during
the summer, when unfavorable con
dtlons prevail, over which we have
very little control. Flies, short pas
ture an press of farm work invariably
raise havoc with the flow OF milk, and
by fall you will have a lot Of 1npro
1table strippers to board.
II good winter quarters are pro
yided and liberal supply Of rough
age and some farm grains are sown,
with COWS fresh In the fall, better
and more profitable yield can be
secured With cows in full flow dur
ing stall feeding there Is profit dur
Ing tho winter. even if feed Is eXpen
sive Then we get better prices, and |
largest yield should he at this season
this Is an additional reason that the |
largest yield should be at this season
Much attention should be given to
each COW, especially as she approach
es the time OF calving. AS this par
tIcular time grooming and caressng |
has a wonderful effect. Have the cows
fond Of you and be with them much |
at this time. See that they are pro.
with n comfortable box stall. See
that the calf Is removed the first day
and don't let her see you take II away.
Go into the stall soon after the calf
is removed groom and caress her,
and If she gets the idea you are the
calf. so much the better. Her affec
tIons are aroused and II the are he.
slowed on you, so much the better; |
she will have the desire to give you
much milk.
Do not hurry her back into her
stall, but leave her In comfortable
box stall a few days. She is in
foversh condition, her udder is inilam-
ed and the extra comfort she gets in
the box stall will be great relief TO
her. See that she has bran mash
or oats on which some hot water has
been poured and allowed to stand for
q while. Give much feed as bran or
oats until she returns to normal con
ulhOH WHICH bcHtldlbl ItUHItS UboUL
week Observe the strictest regu
larity In all things and see that moth
ing OCCURS which will check the daily |
increase IN the flow of milk. Al FIRST
she needs little feed, but much at
tention. As she decreases in weight
of body. increase the feed gradually, |
but be careful not to increase It so
rapidly that 1t has to be reduced; bet
tor that she should be short pound |
than that she have half pound too
much.
See that The cows are comfortable
and contented, and never give them
an outing Mt the expense of comfort, |
Feed mornings and evenings. They |
should all be in their stalls by II |
O'Clock, and from that time until |
they should not be disturbed They
are In better condition for digesting |
food and secretng milk when quietly |
at rest In stall and chewing the cud |
than when wandering about the yard
waiting to be let into the stable Too
much stress has been placed lrpon
feeding Il so-called balanced ration,
the kinds and combination OF feeds
and too little upon the comfort Of the
cow, gentle treatment and strict reg,l-
larity.