The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-12-13
DAIRY NOTES.

I DAIRY NOTES.
Good dairymen. even during tho
coolest weather. let their cows out tn
To the yard for water. This. no doubt.
is much more satisfactory than water
Ing I'm the stables. IL does the AMI
mails good to get out and get a breath
or fresh air. Let them 20 TO the wa
tering tank and drink all the warm
water they want. A good tank heater
VIII keep the water at the right tenn
perature. On very cold or stormy days,
let the cows go back to the stables
when they are through drinking. but
on pleasant days let them have the run
, OF the yard.
Speak gently and leave the big stick
outside whenever you enter the dairy
barn. BE on good terms with your
cows. Care for them 30 that they are
always glad To see you. The most
allow cross word spoken In hearing
or their cows, and they would not toll
crate a hired man who swears at tho
cows.
Right now In the time To look after
the cows which have been giving trouA
BILE In aborting. II good care In given.
with nlenty OF nourishing food, nature
VIII more than likely do the rest. IF
the trouble In not too deep-seated this
will be all that IL necessary: but II the
trouble has become chronic, IL Is a
case for N veterinarian.
Regularity OF feeding is a $ important
In feeding dairy cows as in fatteninr
animals. There should be a regular
time for milking Many fail to observe
these things. and with loss Co them
selves. The dairy COW In n very deli,
cate piece OF machinery. and the small
est neglect sometimes will throw her
out OF gear
The private customer trade In get
ing into the hands OF large factories
This has been brought about because
customers could not depend upon farm
ers tn supply them the year around. and
for three or four winter months they
would have To pay fancy prices and
get their supply where they could.
A good way 10 get into the dairy
business IL To grow into Il. Don't unS
dertake 60 establish n big dairy until
you yet the lay OF your ground. Gath
permanent. study their appetites. learn
how To use your foods economically,
then just keep on growing
Don't allow n good COW To be spoiled.
Unfinished milking viii do Il quicker
than anything else. During the winter
months. ~ milking must be done I'm cold
stables or In open sheds. the mixer In
apt TO hurry and not milk clean. That
n the easiest and quickest way to kill
or good cow.
The man or woman who can make
n gilt edge article OF butter. and keep
for desirable customers. The trouble
with most OF the home trade In tho
butter In not uniform In quality and tho
supply gives out during the winter
months.
All food consumed by animals over
and above that required TO support the
duction. The dairy COW must have
those foods which she can convert into
milk. and liberal feeding In the only
kind that pays.
one OF the fundamental rules OF
feedin- the dairy COW In she should
never be allowed to lay on fat When.
ever. through neglect or improper feed,
Ing. she begins to turn her food To
flesh. she r. lost as n profitable dairy
animal.
There are COWS I'm nearly every dairy.
which will produce upwards OF 500.
gre some whole herds where the cows,
will average 400 pounds OF butter a
year. What are your cows doing? I
Cows are very sensitive TO frequent,
or sudden changes OF food. This n be-
new food and consequently will not eat,
as much rs they have. been accustomed,
To.
Instead OF buying more cows, Gull
out the Improbable ones and give bet,
ter care TO the good ones. Some claim,
that any cow that gives less than 5000
pounds OF milk annually IN unprofitable.l
As far as possible. a cow should be
bred 30 that she will come I'm about
the same time every year, IL r. also n
good plan 10 make the lactation period
about the same each year.
Sometimes buttermakers are both
cred with what they call n cheesy taste
This flavor comes from using unclean
vessels and from not working all OF the
milk out OF the butter.
Keep the dirt out OF your milk pals.
The profit OF dairytng depends moro
than anythin~ else upon one thing
cleanliness Neglect Il and your profit
takes wings.
Mix requires pLre air just as much
I'm cold weather as In warm. for animal
doors are present at all times and those
should be allowed TO escape at once af-
ter milking.
II your cream 10 OF flavor just take
a look around the COW stables. These
should be cleaned out every morning
and evening and plenty OF bedding
used.
The cow that eats the most IL not al
ways tho most profitable one. The cow
that turns her feed 10 the best use
shows the profit
A nice lot OF sweet and bright shred
ded corn fodder viii 60 n long ways IN
keeping up the milk fiow. during the
month.
Tho business OF the dairy COW In TO
produce wholesome milk and In pay
Ing quantity. Her surroundings should
DO health giving. She should have the
run OF the lots for several hours every
day.
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Dairymen who figure everything
down nne say that n cream separator
will save from one 10 two pounds or