Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-03-10

does corn itself. but in a cheaper maj
ner. and also supplies succulence tn
same as does green grass, and thus
enective In cooling out and resttn
the digestive apparatus. Oats ar
claimed, and reasonably too. believe
to contain certain albuminoids whic
other feeds do not contain that hav
the power Of imparting stamina to tn
animal and for this reason they ar
exceptionally valuable to feed at thi
time. OIL meal renders the digestiv
apparatus laxative and adds to tn
sappy condition Of the animal. Bral
ana hay, II 1t be clover or alfalfa, no
only supply bulk to the ration, bu
also add the much needed protein 70
the development of the foetus at thi
time. With such combination o
feeds. 1t 10 possible to place the GOV
during period of 80 days in the yer!
best possible condition for fresheninl
and for starting out on her very bes
work after she has freshened.
The Cow Should Be In Good condl
tlon When Fresh.
Experiments recently carried on &,
to prove that COW freshening IL
high flesh will not only milk heavier
but will also test richer, the conse
quence OF which will of course result,
in great deal larger production Of
milk ard butter fat, and this is rea
sonable to believe. There is one oh
jection. OF course. to having a COW
freshen In fleshy and plethoric con
dition. namely. that she will be more
susceptible to milk fever and this.
believe. ID the reason handed down
from generation to generation which
has instilled the feeder with the idea
that the COW should be poor at time
Of freshening. There was a time
when SO per cent. Of the cows which
contracted milk fever died. At the
present time 1t least SO per cent. or
- per cent. Of the cows which are at.
hicted with milk fever recover by the
use OF the air treatment, which is
simple and inexpensive and can be
applied by the feeder himself II he
has access to milk fever outfit, or
otherwise he can depend upon the
local veterinarian. At parturition time
the heavy grain ration should be taken
away from the COW and her feed
should consist of nothing more than
hay and silage. together with light
bran mash which should continue to
be given her for two or three days
following freshening At this time
she should be given a small ration Of
solid foods and brought to a full feed
much In the same manner as does the
feeder Of beef cattle bring the steers
In his feed lot to full feed. It ia we'll.
known and admitted among breeders
that after putting large. rugged beef
cattle in the feed lot and placing them
on feed at once, sickness will result
and the steer receive great and last
ing setback. and at the same time
this. the feeder of dairy
cows will Immediately after the COW
put her on full feed quickly,
that in some way or other
the dairy COW is possessed of a great
or and stronger digestive apparatus
than is her rugged brother. the beef
steer. This is not only radically
wrong. but greatly unreasonable.
Heavy feeding Immediately after
Is, of course. necessary II
the COW has freshened in poor condi-
ton. because she has nothing out Of
which to make milk except the feed
which she receives at that time, and
herein lies the great advantage of
feeding her in such way that she
has stored up in her body milk-ma-
King nutrients at time of freshening.
Il this be the case. the ration sup.
Piled when the COW is fresh can be
mail in amount, stimulating in ma
ure, and thereby induce a large pro-
luction at small cost. 1t is very
too, that the COW be stimu-
ated to produce her greatest amount
4 milk during the first 80 days after
because 1t is during this
'eriod that her maternal instinct ID
more highly developed and most thor
ughly excited. It is the result of the
Of the maternal instinct
which causes the COW to give milk at
II. Where 1t not for her instinct
phich through motherhood induces
Ter to supply milk for her offspring.
he would not give milk. and during
large portion Of the year this In
tinct of maternity is OF very little
and It Is mistake to
llow the COW to produce a small
mount Of milk imme lately after
reShening with the belief that at a
uture time during her period o,
actation II will be possible to increase |,
he yield TO any perceptibie degree.
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