The Greeley tribune., 1910-01-27
saturdays ScSsiOn

Saturdays Session
Prof. G. II. Morton was the first
speaker at the session this morning
and talked on the dairy cow and
her feed
Prof. Morton says mangels and
sugar beets with alfalfa hay are good
feed for the dairy COW. Care should
be taken not to overfeed, as twenty
five pounds of beets will produce as
much milk as forty-fve or fifty The
mangels do not keep as late in the
spring as the sugar beets. so the
mangels should be fed early in the
winter and the sugar beets later.
Beet silage and alfalfa with roots
and molasses was also suggested.
MOlasses with alfalfa is good ra-
tion and makes cheap feed. Sugar
beet pulp is also good and cheaper
than roots but should be used with
care, especially in feeding the dairy
cows, because of the unsanitary con-
dition which its use often brings
about in the barns. 1t is more un-
satisfactory in the feeding of steers.
In the selection of grains, Prof.
Morton says corn is good If not too
expensive. A limited amount may
be used with alfalfa with excellent
results Barley is alright to feed,
but not as palatable as corn and oc-
casionally a COW will be found who
will refuse it, Oats are good dairy
feed when cheap enough to use.
Bran is the standby in the east for
dairy feeding. but is not necessary
here for the reason that alfalfa Is
similar in compound.
In answering the questions which
followed his talk. Prof. Morton said
"Holsten seems to be the favorit'
dairy A>n. though the Jersey give
the richast milk.
Potatoes are good feed. but ar
too fattening cooked and should b'
fed raw and no more than twenty-five
pounds day.
:. "Ol cake, occasionally, keeps th'
COW in a healthy condition.
mo more than fifty or sixty pounds
of beet pulp day should be fed.
ut has been proved many time
that a change of feed will not in
crease permanently the per cent o
butterfat
''lt has been rumored that the aci'
in beet pulp causes tooth rot, bu
we have not found it true.
For pasture mixture of grasse
is best. planting broom grass, blu'
grass. clover and alfalfa.
"Two or three cows can be KEEP
on an acre of irrigated land,
Eyes. it has been proven that l
pays to have pasture on high price'
land.
EITHER pasture or green feed
necessary for dairy cows
"You fellows won't milk COWS.
said Prof. Cottrell at the conciusio!
of the discussion. "You are eXper
Dotato raisers, but you are weak o.
the selection OF dairy cows. walk
ed through a dairy herd here and
was the worst l ever saw. and nav
visited thirty-two states. do no
know the mans name who own
them, hut do not see how he make
living with that herd. over nal
of them could not pay. What yo
: need here Is to bring in expert dairy
men rom Wisconsin, who know ho'
TO select dairy cows and are expert
in the business With the long sea
hay. they could get rich.
Hon. y. Il. Carpenter spoke on Il
,ipation law. After tracing the al:
i tory Of irrigation since its incepao
: he said:
.,Tberr has been difficulty her
With the state engineers in the ma
rev or irrgation one engineer stare
that your maps are all right ana u
next one says that they are not, an
tbere you are. 1t was left to WEI
county iarmers to go into the w;
cnirg COURTS and get 4 decision, ta'
; irc many former duties ont OF u
: state eurineer's hands.
estate ownership is bad. You WI
4 remember hHe men WV
NANCY INTO Morgan county lhN's
,,orts and lost the complete amour
Tho Biiou reservoir was rebuilt
we're others. and there was sun W."
;, or going TO waste in the Platte VIM
was said to have been oVer-app'
, nriated twenty years ago.
;. ..You have got to protect !'"
, s,,,cs IN this matter. In 'rriS"'io
, ,,c must get together ana prcser>
.,,ot lnN we nave and not ali""
~ I've tampered with. You must st
,h,t the proper laws Mt the Pr"i'
time are established. wo,
,,>erpr send man from We'
county TO the legislature VINO w,
wy know irrigation from a 10
, II r. YOU do you are chumps