Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-07-07

this can only be ascertained by regu-
larly weighing the milk from each COW
and testing it for butter fat. 1nS
various breeders and contrasting as
sociations that have been formed in
many localities In this state during re-
cent years can render valuable service
by helping farmers to keep records of
production of the COWS at small ex-
pense or in suggesting how the farm
ers themselves can keep such records
The keeping of records of production
is one of the foundations of successful
modern dairying.
The feeding of individual cows in
the herd according to the capacity and
production of each forms another foun-
dation in the profitable management
of a dairy herd. The opportunity for
immediate improvement in the returns
obtained from dairy is doubtless made
greater by the adoption of correct
system of feeding than by any other
means.
BY feeding the COWS so as to secure
q maximum fow of milk and keeping
records of production of the individual
cows, most farmers will discover that
some cows in their herds do not pro-
duce enough milk and butter fat to
pay for the cost of feed and care given
them. Cows of this type should be
disposed of in order to make place for
better COWS and enable the farmer to
secure the largest production from the
herd of which it is capable and to rea-
lie the greatest possible returns from
the investment in cows and equip
ment, and the expenditures for feed
and labor.
Rule for Feeding Cows
In the management of the modern
dairy it should be the aim to surround
the COWS with conditions most con-
ducive to large and economical pro
duction of milk and butter fat in each
individual case. Each COW should re-
ceive as much roughage as she will
eat up clean, and a portion OF this
should preferably be of a succuleBt
nature. like grass. silage, soiling crops.
or roots.
1t has been found good working
rule to feed as many pounds of grain
feeds per day to each cow as she pro-
duces pounds of butter fat week, or
one-fourth to one-third as much grain
as she gives pounds of milk daily, the
amount depending upon the per cent.
of butter fat in the milk In the case
tof cows producing milk with a low per
cent. of fat, one-fourth would be re-
CURED. Care should always be taken
to avoid an increase in body weight
above the normal for each COW, since
the milk secretion, as a general rule.
is likely to suffer when cows com
mence to utilize their feed for the
formation of body fat.
1T follows from what has been said
that no two COWS in the herd can be
fed exactly alike under this system of
feeding; each COW must receive indi-
vidual attention and be fed according
to her special requirements 1t is
possible, however, to lessen the labor
incident to regulating the feed sup
ply in accordance with the require
ments of the individual cows by adopt
ing general grain mixture which wili
serve the needs of most of the COWS
in the herd This may be placed in
cart and weighed or measured out
from the same to each COW In the
stable.
The following grain mixtures. which
foI
university dairy herd in the past. are
given as sample mixtures:
l. Wheat bran. two parts; ground
oats, two parts; corn meal, two parts:
gluten meal. one part: oil meal, one
part
2. Wheat bran, four parts; ground
oats. two parts; corn meal, two parts;
gluten feed. one part, and oil meal.
one part
3. Wheat bran, two parts; dried dis
tillers' grains. two parts; cotton seed
meal, one part.
4. Wheat bran, three parts; oats,
three parts: corn meal, two parts:
distillers' grains, two parts.
5. Wheat bran, three parts; corn
meal. four parts; distillers grains.
three parts.
AS much Of the various feeds is
weighed out as is necessary to make
a certain amount of feed mixture,
which should last for several days.
These are thoroughly mixed and the
COWS are given the weight OF TIE
mixed feed to which their production
entitled them.
Additional grain feeds like oil meal,
dried brewers grains, gluten feed or
corn meal. are fed in special cases as
required by individual COWS, the last |
feed mentioned being given where q
COW is apparently running down in |
flesh, and the other feeds when the |
opposite condition prevails. the effort
being TO check an undue accumulation
Of body fat or a tendency to become
100 thin in flesh.