The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-09-12
VH.-Feedins and Wa
terins Cows-The Silo.
BY LAURA ROSE,
Dutch Beited
Bull

By LAURA ROSE.
DEMONSTRATED and, Lecture In Dairyns
at the Ontario Agricultural Col
lese, Guelph. Canada.
Copyright 1911. By A. c. Mcclurs q Co.
b We re to get adequate returns
from our cows we must give them
ut all times all the feed they will
consume probably. Palatable,
ness ID feature which cannot be over
looked. Cows like succulent food. Grass
u their natural and IDEAL diet In sub
shutting. we ought to come 40 near to
y % we can. Corn Glage = the best
and cheapest and most easily handled
succulent food.
Variety In the cows ration u also
dssirable. and 20 roots. mangels, car
rots, sugar beets, one or all, should be
provided. A mixture Of pulped roots
and alase b better than either fed
alone. s@,
- AkOSo DV1u0 AuuuE6 NO U0CcUI00t
food 10 available. cut good oat straw.
moisten It with water. sprinkle over It
. little salt and let stand awhile. This
makes 1t palatable. and II some meal
Be added to It cows win readily eat
considerable quantity. Shredded or cut
ccrnstalks may be put into a silo and
steamed or moistened and thus made
more acceptable ana digestible. but
this II poor substitute for good silage.
II It Is q good mixed meal one pound
Of meal to every four pounds of milk
given by the COW II considered about
right. Cows giving good flow OF
milk usually get from I'VE to ten
pounds Of meal per day. Several kinds
Of grain mixed together are better than
feeding one straight grain, but II linn
Tied to one choose chopped oats. Equal
parts Of oats. peas. barley and bran
make an excellent and cheap mixture
Some Of the more concentrated foods,
such az oil cake. cottonseed meal or
gluten meal may be substituted or
added
Best Method Of Feeding.
The best method Of feeding is to pre-
pare in the morning enough feed for
two meals. mixing the cut straw, 81
lage and pulped roots together In
pile In the feed room adjoining the
stable. Let this stand several hours
before feeding. Put the meal on top
Of this roughage when In the manager.
Feed twice day. giving all the cows
Will oaf nm CLAM n, txv<, ho,r. A <<.~
that time the managers may be cleaned
out. A little long hay may be given
Immediately after the morning and
evening feed or at noon. Have the In
tervals between feeds OF equal length
In case Of heavy mixers. where they
are MIXED more than twice day. they
should be fed after each milking.
Salt should always be before them.
A lump Of rock salt may be kept in
the manger. 1t makes them drink
more. desirable thing. and makes the
cream easier to churn.
Some cows have the habit of chew
ing bones. wood. etc. Give them a
small handful of fine hardwood ashes
IN the feed two or three times week.
Such habit denotes lack Of mineral
matter.
Cows on good grass do not need any
grain unless In exceptional cases where
record is to be made. Sometimes
Just pint or two of meal put In the
manager is good bait to bring the
cows willingly from the pasture to the
stable to be MIXED When they are
on the rich. fresh grass Of early sum
mer, which is very laxative. little
cottonseed meal may be given as a
corrective. The meal will improve the
butter by adding firmness.
A change of pasture Is good both for
the pasture and the cows. If there is
no shade In the pasture the cows
should. II possible. be kept indoors
during the hottest hours Of the day.
Bring them In at noon and give them
q feed of silage or meal. then turn
them out after the evening milking.
Where most dairymen need to i'm
prove Is In providing food for the cows
when the pasture gets short and dry.
A small silo to open for summer feed
ing Is coming much in vogue and TAX
ing the place of a soiling crop. Any
change from one food to another
should be gradual.
A few apples may be safely given.
but II fed in large quantities they will
give peculiar flavor to the milk. Sour
apples are supposed to have tenden-
~ to dry up the milk. When potatoes
are cheap and plentiful they may be
fed to cows. but are more profitable
when boiled and given to pigs. Car
rots appear to exercise a specific ac-
ton on the milk glands and cause an
Increased secretion of milk. Cows are
very fond of cabbage. II the cabbage
= sound ana a limited amount fed
after milking. no serious objection IL
found 70 the milk. In feeding all such
foods care must be taken or the milk
Wfll b on favored.
u ration . the amount OF food nee