Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-05-20
Helpful Suggestions.

1. Test your herd for economic pro-
duction.
A. Weigh milk from each COW night
and morning, one DAY each month.
B. Take samples of each milking and
test it for butterfat.
G. Knowing the milk and fat given
in one day, use these figures as an aver.
age days production for the current
month and by multiplying the milk and
fat produced by the number of days in
the month, you obtain the total amount
of milk and butterfat lin pounds) pro-
duced for one month.
D. Weigh feed fed on day of test and
from the cost of each feed figure the
cost of feed fed each COW on day of test.
E. From the daily cost of feed per
cow, compute the cost of her feed fol-
one month.
r. If the milk Is sold as milk, COM
pute the value of each cows milk for the
month at the market price received.
G. Knowing the money value Of each
cows milk for the month and the cost
of her feed one can find the net value of
each COW in the herd each month she Is
giving milk.
81. Knowing accurately the true
worth of each COW, get rid Of the poorer
ones; and breed from only the best ones.
2. Decide which of the strictly dairy
breeds you wish to breed toward.
8. Buy the best sire you can afford.
Have him possess good individuality.
Have his breeding Of the best.
4. Do not change breeds but change
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8. Have high standard or ideal
toward which to develop your herd.
9. Practice rigid selection.
Z. Remember the great law Of breed
ing-that Like begets like"
8. Feed literally, remembering that
half of the feed fed Is required to sus.
tain the animal body and to supply the
energy to carry on its work. Tho re-
mainder goes for milk production. Thus,
II only three.fourths OF q full ration Is
fed, only one-fourth goes to make milk.
8. Grow the young stock we'll. Do
not breed them too young.
10. Feed the heifer that is bred care.
fully and literally, remembering that
she has further growth to accomplish
also the nourishment of the fGtus, and
still further the preparation for the com.
ing milking period.
II. Feed regularly, supply plenty Of
fresh water; salt should also be provid-
ed.
IL. Study to feed balanced ration.
| Do not overlook the mineral value OF
each feed, especially for young stock.
13. Remember that the value Of the
manure can be increased by q wise Sc
lection of feeds.
II. In winter time avoid frozen feeds
and icy water; in summer supply plenty
OF pasture with shade II possible; also
give COWS green feed when pastures dry
up.
15. Aim to get alfalfa started on
your farm; also have a silo.
10. Try to have the barn we'll lighted
aud properly ventilated. also provide
comfortable STALE of proper length and
width for the cows In your herd.
II. At milking time be regular. Try
and have COWS clean, and flanks and
udders free from loose dirt. Have all
the dairy utensils perfectly clean. Re-
member that milk 10 food consumed
mostly 10 it's raw state; also that those
that are most dependent (infants and in
valids) upon milk are the least able to
ward off the effects of impure milk.
1S. Aim to have the best of dairy
products and market them where quail
ty counts.
10. Strive to become the owner of
pure. bred dairy cows. They cost no
more to stable and caro- for than grades
and tho surplus calves sell for great
deal more, to say nothing Of the in
creased yield of milk. Then there IL
the pleasure Of having fine stock to
work with.
20. Encourage your neighbora to test
their cows; get rid of the poor ones and
breed the good ones to pure-bred sire.
W. NJ. Rider, Winona College Of Agri-
culture, in Hoard's Dairyman.