Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-11
PROFESSOR CAMPBELL GIVES
POINTERS ON CATTLE RAISING,
Delivers Interesting Address to the Farm-
ers, Giving Valuable Information Regard
ing Scientific Rearing and Care OF Cattle.

thrifty at all times. II Is necessary
to remember that the calf is tn some
day take its place as Il producer in the
herd-and If the calf is stunted, poor
results will be the reward later They
must be kept growing at all times
through calfhood, through the yearlins
period and to maturity.
IT is surprising to find how many
dairymen feed generously while a COW
is producing, but reduce the ration
while the COW is dry. The cow goes
dry in order to turn the nutriments;
from the channel of milk productiotaf
to those for the growing foetus IEs
the daily food supply is materially lee
sened,- it means the lowering of the
condition of the COW and a small calf
AS the time of PARTITION approaches
we like to see the udder grow and get
into shape. The amount of milk that
she will be able to produce after par
tuition will depend upon her condition
before and at partuition time. An en-
deavor is made to keep the COW In a
mildly laxative condition before par
tuition. If she is in good pasture ma
ture will take care of this. but IL it
is at time when the feed is dry
or in winter time. special effort must
be made by feeding her succulent food,
linseed meal and pan mashes. If she
is kept in this condition. very little
difficulty win be experienced. After
calving and the parturient fever has
left her. we commence to increase her
feed, generally starting with the same
amount of the dry corn ration that
che al nrpviO1S 70 oolIyin0 The v,oill,
record is watched and when the maxi
mum production is reached on this
feed, it is increased or is substituted
gradually for the mich COW ration.
watching the milk record and making
an increase in the ration gradually
until the point of economic production
is reached-that is, the point where the
cow fails to respond with a profit for
increased feed. Occasionally there is a
cow that is such prolific mixer that
1t is not safe to carry her to this point.
but we are not often troubled with one
of that kind. In this way we are sure
of producing at a profit. The question
is often asked how much to feed a
COW? There can be no definite answer
to that. In following the method I
have just outlined, we find that some
COWS use at profit much more than
others do. No two cows are alike
They have a certain individuality the
same as people. and this must be ca
tered to. They must be fed regular
ly. MIXED regularly and their likes
and dislikes studied into
1t is hardly possible to give definite
ration which is to be fed, because con-
ditions vary in different localities, diff
ferent seasons and with different men,
but what I am eEdeavoring to do is
| to help you meet these conditions. 1t
is not long ago that feeding standards
were used that set forth definite
amounts of the diffe rent nutriments to
| be used. but they are used simply as
guides at the present, and | do not
| like to give you definite rations, but
will show you how to look into them
yourselves.
We should plan to have the same
sort of succulence. For winter feeding.
silage or roots. In mixing up our grain
ration make it somewhat bulky and
of such nature that it will supple
ment the rough hay. and remember
that a COW is not a mere machine but
responds according to the care and
feed she receives.