Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-07

as dairy cow. Granting that the AMI
NAL is so bred as to insure a pro-
nounced dairy temperament, the factor
of development should receive atten-
ton if maximum production is to be
expected.
1t is a well known fac: that capacity
is one Of the essentials Of good dairy
cow, and in order to develop this char
acteriStic the calf must be kept grow
ing from the very beginning. A stunt
ed calf will never recover from the
handicap. The calf should be in
duced to begin eating grain and hay
at as early a date as possible. and
there should always be an abundance
of the hay accessible. Roughaee de-
velops capacity in the digestive or
ganS-an item of impOrtance-as the
amount of feed that a cow will con-
sumo depends largely upon the de-
velopment of these organs. Heifars
should not be bred too young, the age
depending upon the breed to which
they belong as well as the develop
ment of the individual HOlStein hcif-
ers should not be bred to freshen be-
fore they are 81 months old. as a
rule. and a great many would do bet
should be in good condition at time
Of freshening: although not fat from
an excessive carbohydrate ration. After
freshening, they should be worked NJ
tl full feed very gradually. receiving
all the roughage they care to con-
sumo without waste: alfalfa or clover
hay fed i'll connection with slage o"
roots heln" a very good combination.
The grain should be light in character
To begin with and gradually changed
to mixture Of grains that will SUP
plcment the rouchage: 300 pounds
ground "atS. 300 pounds ground corn.
100 pounds wheat bran and 100 pounds
gluten feed bein" a good combination
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above. The grain can be increased 4
fraction of Il pound day 50 long a.
there is an increase in the milk flow.
hnt a. soon as there is no response 60
the increase it must be cut down un-
I'll there i falling off in the milk
tioW and then the increase may be be
gun again. When on full feed they
will be consuming about one pound OF
grain TO every 312 pounds of milk
produced. In The absence of silage o.
roots. dried beet pulp may be used.
but if none Of these are available or
are too high in price. oil meal can be
used in the grain mixture to advanta--.
In the absence of >ilage and roots. he
COWS will consume a large quantity of
alfalfa. Sometimes ii is advisable f.
chaff and moi>len portion of il VIII
fed under these conditions.
The heifer should be MIXED up 20
within six or eight weeks Of the time
she Is To- frc,hen with her second calf.
which should he about a year from
the time of her first frnSlianng. The
method of feeding to pursue while Inc
heifer Is dry will depend upon her
condition. If she is thin in flesh sre
should be fed ration of grain sufli-
cieni t" put her i'll good. strong con
diiion before freshening The grain
fed to dry cow is usually a good in
vestment. a. ii prepares her for The
strain of parturiiion so that she soon
RECEIVERS and il ready for good hard
wark at the pail.
Some think it valuable in The de-
yelopment of a heifer to milk her three
times a day during the greater part Of
her first lactaton period. Heifers
handled in this way often make re-
markahly we'll developed cows when
they freShen the second time.
It is also advocated by some that q
more pronounced dairy temperament is
produced in a cow by breeding her 81
that she will freshen early. 1t is nee
essary to give cows treated in this
manner a longer period between thei"
first and second calves, usually iS
months, so that they may have an
opportunity for further development.
Cows are usually finer boned when
handled in this way and very often
under size