The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-02
HOLSTE|N COWS BEST
SAYS ONTARIO FARMER
Advises Care and Regularity
in Feeding of Cattle at
All Times.
FEED PLENTY BETS
Change Of Pasture Ere luent-
" lnsures Increase in
Milk Supply.

How The herd Of IA cows which won
the prize OF the Western Ontario
Dairymcns association for furnishing
tho largest amount Of milk per COW
10 any cheese factory in that province.
in 1916, was selected Is told in 4 state
mcnt recently issued. as follows:
Fifteen years ago our herd consisted
Of grade Durhams. We thought in
those days any other breed wasn't
much good. but as time went on we
filled some of the vacancies with a
liolstcin or two. We found shortly
after that The general run of the Dur
ham breed could not compare with
the Holstcin for high production, and
especially for 9crsistcncy. From our
last years herd of - VIC weedcd ont
four OF them. as is always our custom
every year to weed out the poo" ones,
replacing them to the best of our
knowledge with high producers.
Not Raising Calves.
We have not been raising any of
our calves. selling them all when first
born. We thought il more profitable
TO buy mature cows than to rear them.
This year V" raised three calves think
ing that as prices for dairy cows were
soaring it was high time for some Of
us dairy mon to raise them
AS to tho management Of our herd,
care ana regularity Of feeding are the
very essential points. We generally
manage to haze our cows dry from six
"a his latter
f.rrcd Barring this period II is anr
special desire to get them In as good
condition as possible. a COW freshcning
in poor condition cannot produce like
ono In good heart. During the month
that they nrc being stabbed they are
turned ont twice daily for water and
for exercise. We give them a little
salt or q little Chop or bran every day
during this Icriod Some men adso-
cate havirg ii in a trough for them to
help themselves, but We find that a
pror way. We prefer feeding it IL
them. Tor srmc COWS when allowed viii
cat loo Euch, Will" other not enough
Feed Plenty Bee.s.
I'VE haze or cows treShon in Feb
riarv. Moro and Apra as neailv rs
ross c w fra them plenty of sn,
gar b. Is ajnDE with their grain ra-
ton. composed or one third corn ant
two-thirds eats chopped together. This
along with clover hay for rouShage
gives them their diet until grass comes
Al ont My Il We fgare o. thcn
bong turned out TO grass. We still
contuur IHo gram and roots for ter
DAYS on Two weeks. At this period they
give 80 average of 6D pounds PER DAY
BY this ti0r they arc pretty well use,
TO tho change from dry feed to grass
50 vc toxic tnr grain away from then
for . period of from three to foul
weeks. Nr thtnk that during thi.
rcriud while the grass is very ne.
ana juicy. grain is Of little use to them
.Nhuut july 10 We start giving then
about three quarts of bran twice daily
ycr COW. \ little later we start giving
them abuu, two quarts of oat chol
along with the three quarts Of bran
pasture 10y this time is getting pretty
dry.
Change Pasture Frequently.
'o ,.'t week OF August We
tam infu our second growth of rastur.
=, 'lc haN fields Last year We WEI,
lucky TO cut our ha early, being nrarls
through by July i. thus giving clover
. START before the dry weather strike.
u heavily. We frequently change oul
cows iroA one uaslurc to smother. ever
If no hrttur. During September anc
October last year. owing TO the cxtrem'
Drought. VIC found II necessary to in
crcaGu the feed in some WY, 80 VIC fec
them u little linscod mcal twice dali,
;lung with their grain ration. We hat
plenty Of grass. such as II was. Ia
this sca@on being so dry il was no
juicy enough for the mtik stpply.
In 1915 the herd consisted Of /
cows, producing in the six month";
from AIay TO october 81. 7,115 pound
per COW, Thus, We see. by wedding on
to II and giving them more attention
they produced s,540 pounds per COW il
1916"
Summer Complaint.