Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
MORE AND BETTER DAIRY HERDS
Other Things That Make for Success
TENTH ARuCIE. Lm
(By J. 6. Faney, Agri. Exten. Dept, international Harvester Coz
produces milk for her calf.

naturally produces milk for her calf,
and does this because h loves the
calf. Consequently, the nearer the
mixer can take the place of the calf
the greater yield may he expect. 1t is
surprising to note What a difference
the attitude of the mixer will have
in the production of milk. This has
often been noted where changes have
been made. or where men of different
temperaments MIXED the cows for
different periods. The nervous, ex-
citable. clustering mixer never gets
full results from the cows, while the
one who treats them gently. speaks to
them kindly, and gives them a pat or
two before milking is the II who
gets results. Running the cows with
dogs. or beating them, or scolding
them is bound to reduce the amount
of milk. and also the percentage OF
butter fat.
AS an example Of what excitement
will do in causing the fluctuation in
the amounts Of butter fat. some al
ago a carload of cows were bought
and shipped 100 miles IN the rail-
road. On arriving at their destina-
ton they were unloaded and taken to
the barn. and given the hest possible
treatment. At each milking fol- a
week samples of the milk were taken
and tested from each cow. In many
cases it was a week before the per-
centage of butter fat returned to nor
NAL. In one instance the COW show
ed 8 per cent butter fat in the MORN
ing. and z per cent butter fat in the
evening. Another cow showed only
| 1-2 per cent butter fat in the first
milking. and on the evening of the
third day the percentage of butter
fat increased to Ill. This shows
what excitement or anything unusual
1900, a. rL> Fl--, 80 -oSl- ~roc a1cN
greatly decreased.
Salt the Cow.
A supply of salt should always be
available, so that the cows may ave
it when they wan it. Salt stimulates
the appetite. assists digestion and as
similation. Inc increases the flow of
fluids of the body. stimulating all the
vital functions of the animal. Salt
ing once a week is not sufficient.
cover for the salt box, rock salt may
be put out in the pasture, but 1t is
not advisable to depend on the cow
eating enough rock salt to satisfy her,
because she will often get her tongue
sore in licking the salt. AS the COW
becomes accustomed to it, ground salt
should be kept before her all the
time. If the cows are not accustomed
to salt, they should be fed a small
" otiA ooS' oAA0 ShAo
increased until they receive all they
want. An overdose of salt acts like
poison, and may serious results.
Keep Records.
Perhaps one Of the greatest means
of increasing the milk flow of a dairy
herd is to keep an accurate record of
what the cows produce, because in no
other way a it be told what they
are producing. 1t requires only a lit
tie time to do this. and certainly no
one milking any number of cows can
afford to neglect it. The dairy di-
vision of the department of agricul-
ture will furnish record blanks on APP.
plication, or these may be ruled off
without any very great trouble al
home.
The dairy record sheet should be
large enough to have the names OF
. the cows written acros the top. with
\ room under each for writing tn
; pounds of milk. Down the RICH,
, hand side Of the sheet the dates
, should b. written. and there should
be two lines for each date. SO thai
the morning and evening milkings
: can be recorded. A small spring bal
ance scale can be used for weighing
y the milk. The regular dairy scale ha