Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
Weekly Bureau of In
formation for All Who
Till the Soil or Are In
terested in Making Homes
COMMENTED COWS MAKE
THE DAlRYMEN PROFITS

Good stable management is an i'm
portant factor in determining the profits
from the dairy herd during the winter.
The first essential is that the COWS be
comfortable because COW kept other
wise can never do her best.
She must have comfortable place
to lie down stand up, move and
stretch her limbs and lick herself all
over the body. She must have sum
shine and plenty OF light. She must
have pure air 10 breathe. and this
means that the stable must h. pro-
vidcd with some system OF ventilation
to provide a frequent change OF air.
This need not he expensive. only a
little forcthought and a few dollars
worth OF material and labor She must
have good. pure water at leas, twice
a day. or. better still. have an auto
matte water basin AT her side.
The stable should he cleaned daily
and be thoroughly disinfected. The
ceiling floor and sides should he all
smooth and OF concrete construction.
and tho fixtures largely iron. 1t is
not expensive, ana they are sanitary
and permanent.
Large. smooth concrete managers for
feeding are about the best we know
OF to-day. Judgment and common
sense must ne exercised in the methods
OF feeding and handling the cows
FIXED rules in feeding are not prac-
teal
overfeedinc IS wqstcful. uuderfccd-
ing Is Improbable. The COWS must too
we'll nourished at all times hut If given
more than they need for maintenance
and production. they waste il. rs a
rule
Never stir up dus, or foul odors a.
milking time. II YOU do. a 10, Of 1t
is sure 10 get into the milk.
Whether TO feed the COWS just be-
,,,t1 IL, te
ton. II IS not AT all dangerous to
feed them little grain. provided YOU
stir UP no dust or d!sagreeable odor.
As rule, the COWS Will give down
their milk more freely when they arc
being fed. and little OF the right
bringing about ccntcnted state OF
mind. Never clean The stables lust
before milking. for il Will stir UP a
tenfold worse odor than any feed the
COWS Will eat.
II there is any question before the
farmers OF this country Of more i'm
portance than that Of conserving tho
soils fertility l am not cornizant o,
il.
The most important business Of dairy
farmers Is 10 increase the quantity OF
manurial substances ana apply il whcr,
II is most needed.
All OF the manure. both liquid and
solid. should ne saved ana applied TO
the land. believe Il is hest To haul
1t from the stable 10 the field and
apply II as fast as made
When all the liquids have been
saved by the use OF absorbents large
amounts OF manure may he made. and.
II II is hauled TO the fields direct from
the stable. these liquids will drain into
the soil TO the depth OF the furrow
slice. and there viii be little loss from
exposure.
In addition, the cows will not he
waddlinG knee-deep in the miro and
min every time they are turned out In
me Yards for water and exercise Most
OF me work comes at n time when
other farm operations are slack. and
The soil, besides being enriched. plows
easier and works mp better during the
whole or tho next season on account
OF being covered with manure during
the winter.