Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-03-23
MAKING MiIk in Winter.


It is an old saying that ian ANNA
well summered is half wintered-" \
COW, then, to do her best work in win
ter must have been well cared fol
through the summer The great dan
ger point with most people is between
grass and hay or the time when grasi
gets dry and scarce, and they think IL:
little too early to begin feeding
This. then, is the critical time for sue
cessful winter milk making. It is {
whole lot easier to keep up the flow o.
milk by good generous feeding thar
TO try to bring them back to theiI
milk after once dropping of. Here Il
where the silo Is a very important fac
tor and comes the nearest to touching
the spot of anything we have after the
grass begins 10 play out.
To be the most successful in making
winter milk, the cows should fresher
the last Of September OF early in DC
tooer- They should be fed generously
to keep them up in rood flow until
they are permanently stabbed for the
winter. When this time arrives witt
us We know with a good deal Of Ger
tainty what the results viii be, fol
with our silo filed with good iuicy
ensilage and the concentrated protein
feeds that we have stored up, we feel
that we have this problem well in
hand While a good many condemn
the use OF bran, we have never beer
able TO get best results without it,
so we watched the market and early
in October we were able to put in a
car Of No. 1 fakey bran at 1880 pei
ton and part Of car of gluten feed
a. s21-5O. As soon as the nights be
gan to get cool in the fall the COWS
were stabbed and the silo opened
which was about the first Of October
We began feeding about 20 pounds
s1lage to an animal per day, with
pounds bran and pound gluten
AS the cold weather increased We
gradually increased the feed until
now, Dec. 1st, they are being fed about
40 pounds silage, pounds bran, g
pounds gluten and what clover hay
they will eat. We estimate silage
worth $50 per ton.
This amount of silage Is divided into
two feeds The first feed is given
Just before milking in the morning
with the bran and gluten thoroughly
mixed with it Each kind of feed is
kept separate, as we find the animals
tastes and needs differ, so each one is
fed accordingly. After breakfast
small feed of hay is given. and at g: &C
they are turned cut to drink and the
stables cleaned. At II they are put
back, and at l p. m are again fed
light feed Of hay. At Q. N. they are
given another feed Of sflage. bran and
gluten. same as in the morning, and
after milking the work is finished with
another light feed of hay.
In regard to the watering of COWS
we have found that where they are fed
on succulent juicy ensilsge, one water
ing daily is sufficient Our tank is 4
made of cement and situated in the 4
yard, which is well protected from 4
the north and west winds by the build /
ings. A tank heater is also used, which 4
keeps the water about the same TEN 4
perature as when drawn from the 4
well, about so degrees, I do not be 1
lieve little fresh air hurts any ami 1
NAL. provided they do not stay out
long enough to get chilled. and for
that reason we have never put in
device in the barn. Every
iairyman should be a breeder anc
raise at least enjugh heifers to KEEP
his numbers coed, so that little fresh
air and a little exercise is better than
being constantly housed, and we feel
hat they viii be stronger and health
er for ii. as well as their offspring.
We do not feed any succulent feed
1ther than silage, as this is much
EASIER raised and answers all the pur.
Jose The feeding Of turnips and cab
lages always brings bad results. SO
hey are eliminated from our ration.
hink with the above ration. butter
an be made as cheaply as any way
,o~ Of I find that some of the
ows that are giving good flow now
re making butter fat for about lOc
er pound and surely there must be
ONE profit il thai:
F H Scribner.
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