The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-20

dalryman faces many d1mculttes; but
through the overcoming Of these liee
the road to the largest prosperity in
the dairy business.
Comfort and content are the touch
stones of success. When the cow is
made comfortable and contented. she
responds with a generous flow OF milk,
whatever the season OF the year. A
primary necessity for her comfort il
adequate shelter. Warm, well-lightee
and well-ventilated stables are essen.
tial to a high rate of milk-production.
A sanitary barn should have from
four to six square feet of window
space for each COW kept. Where COWS
are kept in the stalls much of the
time, 1t Is not unreasonable to say that
the barn should be light enough tor
ore to read In. Good ventilation Is
| essential; but it should be 30 arranged
that the cows shall not be exposed to
Q draught while warmth without
ventilation Is conducive to disease,
ventilation without heat Is q consumer
Of feed" The range Of temperature
n the barn should b kept betweon 10
and 90 degrees F.
It is a mistake to turn cows which
are giving milk out in the yard in very
cold weather. under the impression
that the open air" a such times =
good for them. II 30 exposed, whilo
The stalls are being cleaned or for
0ther reasons, It should b Tor . bsief
Dsseo1 only. When tho owner, 1ea&
tag around" tn the celd yard, feels
tAa& It IL time for HIN 70 g in6oora,
& q time to put ~ osws b elsa
1hsy should not resaa. out, aAsreslag
6Founl ! straw seoak. ny nsPo tn.
~ should b allowsl - suRseaAs IN
. 1ASk, poorly veotilate1 ian. DosL
~ cool, heavy rains. s& v1aasves ~
NJ. the cows should - fsDt unAsy
ever. as.h requires . larDs amount
q food to evaporats ths weter from
sAo animals hack.
n winter, - ven - IN sumnos.
Dc GOV should have good, pure watsr
~ drink. She should not b required
10 drink water that . psFsoa Weuld
- unwilling to NE for himself. You
would not pour foul water into your
milk-pitcfieY; why 20 this indirectly
wien you let your COW drink ~ See
that the source Of supply n whole
some, and that the watering troaghs
ere kept clean.
X mature dairy COW. uses not less
than eight gallons Of water day. II
It is too cold, the amount of extra feed
required to neat it within her body is
considerable. For economy's sake,
then, as we'll as for the comfort of
the COW, when the water IL too cold
say below IS degrees in winter-it
should be heated, either by steam or
by the use Of tank heater.
Nowhere on the farm is cleanliness
more desirable than in the dairy barn
Stalls and calf pens should be kept
free from filth and moisture Plenty
Of bedding should be used at all times,
and the pens cleaned out frequently.
In the cutters, use common Stacked
lime, or chaff, az an absorbent.
Cows should not be kept in an ice
house, a hog pen or dungeon. A
dark, damp and dirty place is very ia.
vorable to the growth OF bacteria,
which may attack the health of the
animals. Plenty of sunlight keeps
the place dry and kills bacteria.
When kept in the barn, cows should
b brushed daily, not only to keep the
dirt and hair from falling into the
milk-pail, but to keep the pores of the
skin open. This makes the COW more
comfortable, and 1t cannot be too often
repeated that anything done to add to
the comfort Of the COW adds to her
productiveness.
The milking should be done regular
~, night and morning. at about equal
Intervals between day and night milk.
ing time. In other words. II you milk
ct $3.50 In tho morning. you should
milk Ut that time In the evening. Each
ntlkef should have Q certain number
Of cows to milk, and should milk
these regularly, commencing with the
same one ut certain time, and milk
ing them In rotation. The milker
should milk with both hands, as quick
" as possible without hurting the
COW, and, unless the teats are very
short, should do very little stripping
Summer is the season of the yeaA
II which to test the merits Of "soil
ing BY this 10 meant the feeding OF
stock in stall or yard-sons green
feed, like corn, sorghum, oats and
peas, etc. 1t is claimed by many
dairy experts that, except IN the sea
osa when pasture is at NJ best, soil
ing gives better results n nuk-prs
ductioa than lons-continued pasturing
even though the latter b supplement
a BY Q moderate ration OF grain. Tho
eow's appetite is stimulated by feed
iAS Q considerable variety Of food
) seuRs. This can only be done to id
] vaatags by soiling. With soiling, there
= hardly any limit to the variety
Il = q