The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS.
FuL DAlRYlN0.
lJameg 4. MIIson. pIreelor.

Is deeply interested hi the business
hence We say the first essential fol
successful dalrying Is man who be
lieyes Ia dairylng. has faith IN dairy
cow and will devote time and thought
70 ieeding her and giving her proper
care.
A man who believes In dairyins
would risk his all in the dairy COW
Some men make success IN breed
ms trottlng horses, others III breed
ing beef cattle and they do Ii be
cause they believe Ia their business
but these same men may possibly
make failure In dairying becaus,
they have little faith in the dair,
COW ana ! believe that IL is probably
q fact that the reason why more
farmers do not maintain q hetteI
dairy herd and An upto.date dairy II
because they see but little III the dnirs
business Other lines OF stock rails
ing or farming appeal more to them
They do moi appreciate the merits o
the dairy cow as does the real dairy
man. hence she Is left without muci
consideration and other lines OF bus
mess receives their attention.
The second logical essential foi
successful dairying Is suitable condi
ti0ls for keeping dairy cattle. suit
able conditions for keeping, Includes
dairy stable. plenty OF fresh water
pasture or d substitute feed for pas
tIre aud market for dairy products
Often because OF the lack OF propel
shelter or plenty OF water dairying Il
failure with many farmers. The
importance OF suitable condition
must not be overlooked
The third essential Is practically
| part Of the second, IL is the feed and
feeding Of the dairy COW Many dairy
cows are underfed or starved aa We
may say when the requirements for
maintenance OF the cows body and
fof milk production are considered
The dairy COW requires daily ration
containing food elements in proper
tion to her weight and production
These food elements must be OF Ger
/ tain kinds and In certain proportions
to bring forth maximum results. When
any one OF them Is not fully supplied
the production lis decreased The
| feeding value o. ronghage as prairie
hay, corn or kaffir stoyer, the stalk
fields and dry pastures are generally
oyerestimated In general a COW fed
a good and sufficient ration Of rough
age requires one pound OF grain to
three and one-half pounds OF milk, as
a 100 pound Jersey COW. giving 80
pounds OF s per cent milk would re
/ quire all the alfalfa hay she would
consume and 10 or IL pounds OF a
grain mixture made of 800 pounds
corn chop and 100 pounds bran.
A ration for 800 pound Shorthorn
COW giving rs pounds OF 4 per cent
milk would be, with prairie hay and
corn fodder or roughage and corn
chop, bran and cotton seed meal for
grain as follows:
All the prairie hay she would eat
up clean twice day A small bun
die OF the corn fodder ia the morn.
| ing aud or pounds Of grain mix.
ture made Of 300 pound bran, 300
pounds corn chop and 200 pounds cot
hNA nNCN hCbh
For 1000 pound cow giving 40
pounds Of per cent milk ration
consisting Of corn slIage, prairie hay,
corn chop, bran and cotton seed meal
woald be made up as follows:
Forty pounds silage,
Ten pounds prairie hay
Twelve pounds grain mixture
made up OF 800 pounds cotton seed
meal. 500 pounds bran, 400 pounds
corn chap.
A COW during production should be
fed all the roughage she will clean mp
nicely aud one pound Of grain for
each three or three and one-half
pounds OF milk she produces daily.
/ The fourth essential for successful
dairying is the dairy COW. The two
| organs OF the cows anatomy which
control largely her capacity to pro
duce dairy products are her digestive
system and her udder A large and
roomy stomach and digestive system
Is necessary for the consumption, dl
gestion ana assimilation by the COW
| OF large amount Of food from which
she is ta manufacture milk A large
adder aud system OF mammary glands
is necessary for The formation OF milk
A COW of the steer type with flat sides
aud a straight underline nine times
out OF ten never Is 4 large milk pro
Queer also the greater tho develop
| meat OF the udder the more capacity
Tor milk production is Indicated. 9th
er important points uf type of ths
Dairy cow which are desired are /
broad forehead, large, clear prigh
eye clean cut head aud throat. mar
row withers, broad. straight back
large deep round barrel, long hip
wide loin. broad and large pelvic arch
straight Well set legs soft. mellow
pliahle skin aud soft silky coat ol
hair
Aa the external appearance or typs
III a dairy COW does mol indicate OK
aetly the producing capacity or pro
auction of d COW. Il Is recommended
that with single individual cow o.
commercial herd, a record OF theii
production be obtained by weighing
the milk AZ intervals and tesiiax II 70
butter tat 90 ascertain appraximat.
production. Such record OF produc
tion can be obtained BY Weighing th'
milk for three consecutive days at th'
beginning Of each month and takini
d composite sample for the three day
and by having this tested and multi
plying the production for these threl
. days by ten. the approximate produt
ti0n for thirty days OF the month viii
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