The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-19
GOOD RESULTS WITH DAIRY CAT.
TIE REQUIRES CAREFUL
MANAGEMENT.
BY c. II. Eekles, Dairy Department
of the College Of Agriculture,
University of Missouri.

The well.managed herd of dairy cat
tie pays profits on managemcnt-blg
profits.
Reports received by the college of
agriculture Of the University OF Mis-
souri, from farmers of the state show
that the best-managed herds of cows
produce from two to three times as
much milk during the year as does
the average COW. On the well.man-
aged farm the cows produce as much
milk in winter as they do in summer.
On many farms, however, the cows
almost cease to produce milk in win
ter. These large variations In results
are mostly due to the more careful
herds receive. The wellmanaged herd
not only produces more milk in the
summer, but also produces larger
quantity in winter, when the price is
high.
The farmer who gets poor results
usually feeds timothy hay, corn fod-
der and corn, and often not even a
sufficient amount of these. With a
ration of this kind it is impossible for
q COW to produce more than six quarts
OF milk day for any length Of time,
even II fed literally. Such ration
does not contain the proper elements
for making more than this amount of
milk.
The man who gets good results with
cows feeds corn silage with clover al.
falfa or cowpea hay. He takes care
that the cows have plenty of this
roughage, and II he has some corn
fodder he feeds some Of that also.
When hay OF the kinds mentioned arc
used considerable part Of the grain
ration can be ordinary ground corn.
For a COW producing Il medium guam
tity OF milk, corn silagc, alfalfa hay
and corn make fairly good ration.
For an animal which is producing a
large quantity OF milk, other grain, Ia
addition to corn, will be necessary.
At present prices, bran is too high
to feed in more than small quantities
The cheapest feeds this year are corn
and ccttonseed meal. When corn
siIage and clover or cowpen hay are
OIL hand, probably the best grain mix
ture Is four parts corn meal and one
part cottonseed meal. This grain
should be fed at the rate of one poun1
to three pounds OF milk produced.
In some parts Of the state corn il
more expensive than wheat. The two
have about the same feeding value
pound for pound, and II wheat Is the
cheaper ii can be substituted for corn
The farmer who has no clover, alfalfa
or cowpea hay should feed some cot
tonseed meal, as this is the cheapest
way to supply tho protein. With ra
ton of corn fodder, timothy hay, corr
and two or three pounds OF cottonseeC
meal day, It is possible to produce
rs high rs from 20 to % pounds Of
milk a day when fed to a good COW
Without the cottonseed meal the same
COW would produce only about 10 OF
IL pounds.
Below is given list OF ration'
made up to meet the conditions OF
the average Missouri farm. The guam
tity given is the amount which the
animal will require each day. 1t II
not supposed that the roughage vii
be weighed 1t represents the amour
the average COW will eat up clean. I
is well to weigh the grain Otter
enough so that the feeder may know
how much is actually being given an,
to feed It according to the amount o
milk produced.
Amour. Amour
for COW for Gov
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