Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-08-18

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sncA way that the climax Of her pro
duction when reached Is large
amount. It will take her longer to de-
cline In her milk low 10 the period
when she 10 dry than though her milk
iiow ie stimulated to the degree which
induces her to give only q small
amount even at the time when the
climax Of her milk producing ability
Is reached As an instance. we might
consider a certain dairy COW. the abil-
ity Of which was 70 produce ON her
best day so pounds OF milk Now, II
this COW Il 30 managed and fed that
she 10 gradually brought to the point
where she produces IN ono day 70
pounds and then gradually decreases
In her milk now from 70 to 90. 50 to
6S, and 10 on. II will be found even
at the time when one wishes her to be
dry that she is still giving from ten
to twenty pounds Of milk daily. On
the other hand. we will presume that
the methods employed in feeding this
COW when fresh are improper and she
IL stimulated to produce only 40
pounds Of milk in a day when she
should give 20, and then a. her ma
ternal instincts become dull she be-
gins to decrease. falling from 20
pounds to 80. 80 to 3S, and 30 on. In all
likelihood she will be giving no more
II as much milk at the time when she
should be dry and as result her year
ly work has amounted to much less
than though during the first 30 days
she has been stimulated by proper
methods Of care and feeding to do the
best IN her power. Throughout the
year the cost Of her feed has been al
most as much In one case as In the
other, and the result Of her work has
been almost fifty per cent greater
gain In one instance than In the other,
and In consequence of this the results
Of her work are measured in one In
stance by the profit, while In the other
the likelihood Is that there is loss.
Although this particular method would
reEult in greatly increasing the aver
age production Of the COWS In the corn
belt. 1t is necessary for bOst results to
take further precautions. BY the
method described the COW has been
stimulated to convert the surplus fat
and energy stored up In her body into
milk and butter fat, but in so doing
she Is rapidly being again reduced to
o poor and emaciated condition. But
at the end OF the FIRST 30 days when
she has reached the greatest height
Of her production she has at the same
time reached the point where she
Is consuming a heavy ration. Now, It
Is necessary for the feeder to watch
the COW throughout the remainder Of
the year IN order to eliminate the la
bility OF her declining rapidly In milk
! now. The COW must be watched close
y. and IL she begins getting too poor
more corn and less Of the other feeds
should be given her. On the other
hand. II she begins to decrease in her
flow OF milk, a portion OF the corn
should be taken away from her ration
and oil meal. bran, cottonseed meal.
gluten feed or some other feed rich
IN protein should be substituted for It.
and BY so changing the ration from
time to time back and forth In quality
and quantity, the greatest production
at the least cost can be brought about
Study the Cows Environment.
II one viii study the conditions
that are present In the cows en-
! vironment at the time. he will be
impressed with a great many facts
mat win be valuable as teacher o.
the best methods to be employed In
feeding dairy cows. Later. when the
summer approaches, with heat and
flies, paEtrres become dry, the grass
less abundant and less paiatable, then
the COW begins to decrease In her milk
now. Later on the grass becomes
so short and the days 50 hot and the
lies 90 peslEy that It Is almost, II not
uuita impossible, for the COW to secure
the Rreat amount Of feed that Is nee
essary to supply the nutrients required
for producing the amount Of MIX
which she has the ability Of producing.
n sha is not assisted at this time and
Is of 0 special dairy type. she VIII
again begin robbing her body and BY
the end Of the summer when the
fall rains come again. she will be ex'
tremely poor and emaeiated
Following up the lesson which Ma
ture teaches In May and June, 1t has
been found that to supply the COW
wita extra feed Of succulent nature
either IN the form Of green oats or
clover or green corn or siiage, ana
providing her with shade during the
day and allowing her to Craze at night
when It is cool, there is a possibility
Of not only keeping the COW IN gooo
condition. but also IN keeping up tne
Sov oF milk which the conditions Of
Tune has stimulated, When fall comes
along with the cid nights and the
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