Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19

when she Is dry than though her milk
flow is 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 to produce on her
| best day so pounds OF milk. Now, If
| this COW is so managed and fed that
where she produces n one day 70
pounds and then gradually decreases
| in her milk flow from 70 to SO, SO to
| IS, and so on, 1T 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
is stimulated to produce only 40
pounds of milk in day when she
should give 20. and then az her ma
ternal instincts become dull she be-
gins to decrease, falling from 40
pounds to 80, 80 to 3S, and SO on, in all
likelihood she will be giving no more
| if as much milk at the tine when she
should be dry and as result her year
ly work has amounted to much less
! than though during the first 80 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
result in greatly INCREASING the aver
age production of the cows in the corn
belt. it is necessary for best 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
a poor and emaciated condition. But
at the end of the first 80 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, 1t
is necessary for the feeder to watch
he +hrN,,0bA,1+ Of ~
the year in order to eliminate the liza
bility Of her declining rapidly in milk
flow. The COW must be watched close
ly, and if she begins getting too poor
more corn and less of the other feeds
should be given her. On the other
hand, If 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 1t,
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.
If one will study the conditions
that are present in the cows en-
vironment at the time, he will be
impressed with a great many facts
unat will be valuable as a teacher On
the best methods to be employed in
| feeding dairy COWS. Later, when the
summer approaches, with heat and
| flies, pastures become dry, the grass
| less abundant and less palatable, then
the COW begins to decrease in her milk
| flow. Later on the grass becomes
so short and the days so hot and the
flies so pesky that 1t is almost, If not
quite impossible, for the cow to secure
the great amount of feed that Is nee
essary to supply the nutrients required
! for producing the amount of milk
which she has the ability of producing.
| If she Is not assisted at this time and
is of a special dairy type, she Will
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 emaciated.
Following up the lesson which Ma
tire teaches In May and June, 1t has
been found that to supply the cow
with extra feed of succulent nature.
either in the form of green oats or
clover or green corn or silage. and
providing her with shade during the
dav ana allowing her to Craze at night
when it is cool, there is possibility
of not only keeping the COW In gooo
condition, but also IN keeping up the
flow of milk which the conditions OF
June has stimulated. When fall comes
along with the cold nights and the
rainy days. there is another chance
that the COW will begin declining IN
her flow. The farmer and daEryman
ALWAYS dislikes to see the time come
when it is necessary for him to con-
fine his animals to the barn so he puts
off from time to time taking the COWS
in from the pasture. aud as result
although he is not aware OF It, unless
the milk is weighed daily. the cows
begin dropping eff seriously IN thei,
milk flow because their feeder ana
ovpar Is not following the dictates OF