Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-08-11

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and butter fat production, and were !
to give as my honest opinion the
manner in which the yield Of dairy
cows In this country could be In
creased most quickly and certainly Il
would be this one method Of feeding
them properly during the 30 days
which precede the freshening period
and the 30 days which follow.
Feed for q Purpose,
In hts operations the feeder should
always have q definite purpose IN
view, and he should bear IN mind that
certain feeds viii accomplish certain
purposes which other feeds absolute
" will not. After the COW has been
turned dry. the purpose Of the ration
given her should be that Of resting
the digestive apparatus, building up
the foetus, storing up strength and
stamina in the cows body BY placing
there flesh and beef which can be
drawn upon at q later date. For the
purpose Of fattenlng the cow there Ii
nothing that Il better than corn, but
corn fed In q dry and hard dry state
IL more or less diHicult to digest and
the result would be, instead Of rest,
ing the digestive apparatus, 10 con-
tinue tn work even more strenuously
than when the COW was producing
milk For this purpose, then. there ID
nothing better than corn sllage. which
supplies the same feed nutrients a.
does corn itself, but IN cheaper man
ner, and also supplies succulence the
same a. does green grass, and thus 10
effective In cooling out and resting
the digestive apparatus. Oats are
claimed, and reasonably too, ! believe,
to contain certain albuminoidS which
other feeds do not contain that have
the power Of impArtlng stamina to the
animal and for this reason they are
exceptionally valuable 70 feed-at this
time. OIL meal renders the digestive
apparatus laxative and adds to the
sappy condition Of the animal. Bran
and hay, II Il be clover or alfalfa, not
only supply bulk to the ration, but
also add the much needed protein for
the development Of the foetuS at this
time. With such q combination Of
feeds, Il 70 possible to place the COW
during q period Of 80 days in the very
best possible condition for freshening
and for starting out on her very best
work after she has freshened.
The Cow Should Be In Good condl.
tlon When Fresh.
Experiments recently carried on 60
to prove that q COW freshening IN
high flesh win not only milk heavier,
but will also test richer, the conse.
Quence Of which will Of course result
in q great deal larger production Of
milk and butter fat, and this IL rea-
sonable to believe. There IL one OBJ
lection, Of course, to having q COW
freshen in q fieshy and plethoric con.
dition, namely, that she viii be more
susceptible to milk fever and this, I
believe, is the reason handed down
from generation to generation which
has instllled the feeder with the idea
that the COW should be poor at time
Of freshening. There was Q time
when 90 per cent. Of the COWS which
contracted milk fever died. At the
present time at least SO per cent. or
90 per cent. Of the cows which ara AZ.
hicted with milk fever recover BY the
use of the air treatment, which II
simple and inexpensive and can be
applied by the feeder himself II he
has access to milk fever outft, or
otherwise he can depend upon the
local veterinarian. At parturition time
the heavy grain ration should be taken
away from the cow and her feed
should consist Of nothing more than
hay and silage, together with light
bran mash which should continue to
be given her for two or three days
following freshening. At this time
she should be given q small ration Of
solid foods and brought to full feed
much In the same manner a. does the
feeder Of beef cattle bring the steers
in his feed lot to full feed. II IL we'll
known and admitted among breeders
that after putting large, rugged best
cattle In the feed lot and placing them
on feed at once. sickness win result
and the steer receive great and last
ing setback, and at the same time
realizing this, the feeder Of dairy
cows viii Immediately after the COW
freshens put her on full feed quickly.
believing that In some way or other
the dairy COW 10 possessed Of great
er and stronger digestive apparatus
than Is her rugged brother. the beef
steer. This Is not only radically
wrong, but greatly unreasonable.
Heavy feeding Immediately amer
freshening Is, of course, necessary II
the COW has freshened in poor condi-
tIon. because she has nothing out Of
which to make miIk except the feed
which abe receives at that time. and
herein lies the great advantage Of
feeding her In such a way that she
has stored up in her body milk.ma,
King nutrients at time Of freshenlng.
II this be the case. the ration sup
plied when the COW 70 fresh car be
small IN amount. stimulating IN ua-