Oxford eagle., 1910-08-11
|ROFITABLE DAIRYING
By HUGH G.. VAN PELT
Dairy Expert Iowa State Dairy Association
Feeding the Cow When Fresh


Two or three days after the COW has
fresheued she should be given a grain
ration consisting OF foods which are
rich In protein. such as bran. oil meal.
cottonseed meal. gluten feed. alfalfa
hay. etc. with an additional amount
Of corn sllage that she viii consume
together with some cornmeal which. Of
course. will cheaper the ration. Re
ceiving this amount of feed. the milk
when she produces thereby should be
weighed TO determine tho amount OF
milk that she will produce Nithout be-
ing forced. This. OF course can be de-
termine. BY the milk scales. which are
an invaluable adiuct In the dairy barn
or milkrocm at all times. After being
allowed 90 remain on this ration for
two days the feeder has determined
the quantity OF milk given and should
then Increase the ration one-half
pouni and allow her 20 remain on the
ration OF four and half pounds for
two days and again determine the
amount Of milk produced by the COW
- A@N AH|-A AAtA1AAAFA aNNNr u NAF
scales show that there has been an
increase In the production OF milk
sufficiently large 10 pas for the in
crease on the Une-half round OF grain
and a profit thereon. then II is wholly
q business consideration ana the feed
er should assume further risk and In
crease the ration by another one-half
pound Of grain. Then. with the COW
on q ration of Eve pounds of grain a
day FOR two days. Il Is possible BY the
continued weighing OF the milk 20 de-
termins whether or not this another
additional half pound Of grain has been
Instrumental in Increasing the milk
flow to such proportions that the sys-
TEN Is profitable and so the feeder
Should continue increasing the ration
one-halt pound every ether day Just so
long as the COW continues 20 respond
with the Increase In milk production
sufficiently large that n placed upon
the market At prevailing prices Il
would ray for the increase in the
feed and a proft on the investment.
Determining Amour, es Feed Needed.
When By carefully giving an addi-
tiOnai lit Of grain. the COW ceases to
respond. then one or two things NAV
be true: either the COW has reached
the limit of her ability to produce milk
or the character o, the ration is not
suitable TO her needs TIE proposi-
ton which eonfronts the feeder now
Is TO change his ration IN such a way
that II possible further Efforts on the
part OF the coz may ue stimulated
This can be done by substituting one
grain or feed for another. II the "a
lion consists largely Of corn. a portion
OF this feed may be taken away and
more bran or Oflmeal added On the
other hand. Il the ration IS made uD
OF feeds OF a more nirrogenous eharae-
ter. the likelihood Is that By substf-
tHtins for a small amount OF them
moro eornmeal. the coW wiI. again b.
set 70 work By changing the ration
back and forth IN this manner A time
or two. the cause for the lack OF re-
sponss on the TART OF the COW nav
either be renedief or the reason FOR
II determined II II b. tr,Ia that she
has reached the limit os her ability to
produce milk. then OF Is wholly IN
profitable 70 give her ar additional
amount OF grain for all feed given her
In addition to that vhicn she viii con-
vert into milk must be remembered Is
wasted. A good dairy COW placed IN
der this system OF ulsnagsmeut and
feeding Sill require In the neighbor-
hoo-i Of thirty eays 10 come TO the
hnit of the amount u feed which
she can handle profitably. CT In other
words. 70 the limit of the amount OF
milk she has the ability o, producing
At this time also she Is very close 10
the limit Of her capacity o. the amount
OF feed which she has the power Of
assimilAtfng successfully. Il Is then
necessary for :he feeder to decrease
her ration in The sane gradual man