The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-05-05
Co.
Corner West and Grove Sts.
The Big Store on the Corner
Rutland; Vermont

10 the udder each time. The udder
should be wiped with a damp cloth
before milking to remove dust and
dirt Each particle OF dust carries
thousands Of bacteria. Cleanliness Is
the first essential In producing high
class dairy products. The feeding
should be done Immediately after
milking. especially If silage. turnips or
other strong smelling feeds are used.
If fed at this time there is little dan
ger Of taintng the milk.
The heifers should be MIXED for as
long a time as possible during their
first milking period. If they are al
lowed to 90 dry after five months or
so they will never prove profitable
dairy animals. 1t is the COW that
keeps up good milk flow ten or
eleven months of the year that adds
to the dairymans profits.
Kindness is an essential point In
handling dairy cows. Any unneces-
sary roughness causes the COW TO hold
up her milk and reduces the profits.
Feeding.
For three days before and three days
after calving there is no better ration
for the dairy COW than mash OF two
pounds of bran and one pound of oil
meal. fed twice day. Do not be in
too big hurry TO get the cows on
full feed after calving. The ration
should be increased gradually and
slowly from five TO six pounds daily
to all the cows can protitably use. An
increase OF half pound every alter
nate day Is sufficient This increase
should be kept up as long as the milk
flow continues 10 get larger. When
the point is reached where increases in
feed do not produce corresponding in
creases In milk flow the feed should
be gradually decreased again. The
first few pounds decrease will not al
feet the milk flow When the point |
is reached where a further decrease In i
feed causes lessened milk flow the |
most profitable ration for that partic
ular COW has been determined. IL |
takes little extra work TO do this |
weighing, but after the best sized ra
tion for each COW has been determined |
the approximately correct amount can |
be measured out each time with little |
trouble. 1t pays to feed the COW all
she can use proiitably. II costs just so
much to keep her anyway, and all
the feed that she can use to ad
vantage over that amount adds to the
profits
During the summer the feeding prob
lem is a simple one. With plenty of
good pasture. supplemented in dry
times by some forage crop and some
sort OF protection from flies. the milk
how will be kept up to profitable
standard In the absence Of forage
crops silage can be proftably substi.
tuted
Ii IN In winter that the highest prices
for dairy products are secured, and il
the cows freshen IN the fall the main
part Of the years product will come at
this season The problem Of winter
feeding is one Of the most important
with which the dairyman has TO deal.
II you have plenty Of good clover or
alfalfa hay and sllage the problem is
more than half solved. From thirty 10
forty-five pounds Of silage and ten 10
twenty pounds Of clover hay day
will make up the bulk Of the roughage
needed A rack IN the yard filled with
corn fodder or oat straw will add yari.
ETY. 20 the ration. Where silage can
not be obtained plentiful supply OF
sqnashes turnips or man
gels should be- al hand 10 supply the
sueeulent part Of the ration. Without
some such feed the cows will not do
their best.
Mixing the Rstions.
Although dairy cows can handle
arre amounts Of rough feed, they
need considerable grain IN addition
turing the winter Corn. because Of
Is cheapness and high feeding value
win generally form the basis Of the
grain raiions. Because Of It's high
~ carbohydrates and fat
some feed rich 10 protein should BE-
led with the corn uais are good but I
hey have only enough protein 70
make a balanced ration Ia themselves.
md ln addition they are generally too
expensive 70 be fed Ia large amounts !
Bran is one u the best of supple
nentary feeds wheu II can be obtain
"a AZ fair prices A little oilmeaL not
yvcr two pounds . day has q. lsratire /
tendency aud tends 70 keep the cows
healthy coiiopsecd Deal IL used CON
In The south II not only {