Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
Dairy Dots.


Give the calves the sunniest, anc
warmest corner in the barn.
The best milking machine ye
discovered consists of a good pair O,
strong hands.
Plug up the holes in your milk
pals, but don't do it with old rags
Solder is both cheap and clean.
Cow pea hay is the ideal feed
for the farmer milch COW in winter
If you want milk in winter grow COW
peas and make into hay. and then
If you have COW to feed the hay
you will get the milk a n d but.
ter. Every farmer should grow
enough for the COWS atleast. A good
crop can be grow after the oats have
been harvested.
Warts indicate deranged condi.
ton of the function of the skin, the
cause of which can not be stated.
Rubbing affected teats daily with
castor oil often proves effective but
to hasten the matter. warts having
narrow necks may be shipped off
with scissors and the bleeding bases
lightly caaterized with lunar caustic.
When warts appear get rid of them
as soon as possible. A good, gentle
COW is sometimes turned into vici.
GUS kicker because of neglected warts
on the teats.
The calf that is the pet of the fam
lily is more than likely to be used by
the children for many purposes for
which it was never intended. By
all means treat the calves that are to
be raised kindly, handle them con-
siderately and pat them caressingly
often, but let the petting stop here,
for if played with by the children,
running and jumping with them,
being harnessed up with strings as
children are quite likely to do, it be-
comes a nuisance as it grows; it soon
gets impudent, NOES around where
it has no business, and, if its horns
are allowed to grow, becomes dan
gerous later on. Such a calf will
invariably try to boss" the herd
after it gets old and strong enough,
and is nuisance generally.
Men may regard cattle as mere
machines, but the fact remains that
they are of a sensitive organization,
capable of suffering and enjoyment,
and that to degree too often lost
sight of. The idea that it is Just as
well for a cow, either in point of
comfort or health, to be tied up six
months with no exercise, is contrary
to all physiological teaching; and
that nutricious food, light and exer-
else are necessary to the maintenance
of health and a full development.
Give cows a chance to get out in the
sunlight of the warm days in the
winter, and see how quickly they go
and see the real enjoyment depicted
on their expressive faces. Even
though the milk flow may be some
what lessened, will not what is lost
in quantity be made up IN quality?
More butter was exported from
the United States during the second
half of 1905 than during the whole
year 1904, and in January, 1906.
t he exports exceeded 100000
pounds, or nearly one-third of the
amount for the year 1905. Most of
these exports are consigned to the
United Kingdom. During 1906 the
amount sent to that country exceed
ed 100000 pounds, or70 per cent
OF the total exports, and during the
five years l90O-l9O4 the exports of
butter to the United Kingdom were
5S per cent of the total.
The average COW, that has recent
ly given birth to q calf, especially if
a young COW, and particularly if the
calf has been taken from her, is
naturally more or less irritable,
sometimes feverish, and frequently
her udder and teats are quite tender.
Consider these things and handle
her gently. If her calf has been
taken from her, she may not give
down her milk as readily as usual,
her mother instinct teaches her to
retain it for the young. She may
even be so mournful as to be a little
bit ugly but all unnatural actions
should be considered as due to con-
ditions and theanimal handled, talk.
ed to and caressed all in a most
gentle manner. Make her feel that
you are her friend and will take the
best of care Of her, and in a few DAYS
she will be in her usual good humor.
If the COW has had her first calf all
the more reason why she ought to