Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08
TO DEVELOP DAIRY COW
CARE SHOULD Be TAKEN
Beginning to- Be Made Before the
Calf L. Bio rn-EaSly Attention
Makes Balance Easy.
BUY1NG HEn d OUT OF QUESTION
II You Want Good Stock to Mako
Profitable NIilkcrs, They Must Bo
Raised at III ome-It Can BE Done
With Little Attention.
BY II II. RuFFNER,

BY II II. RUFFNER,
Dairy Hupbnndr, an. Extension Division.
There arc two ways to maintain 4
dairy herd; one is by purchase and the
other by breedin <. The dairynan who
maintains his h erd by purchase does
not improve his cattle, and. therefore
Is not a help TO the industry. One can
not so on the maj -ket and buy the best
COWS. they not for sale. On the
other hand. the dairyman who main
,ains his herd by h reedins can improve
the production OF h's cows from year 10
Year and sradualll, build up herd
which is y credit TO the community. and
of which he can be- proud.
There are three factors to be con-
ssdered in the dcveh opment Of a dairy
COW: arst, Inheritance: second. selcc-
ton and third. dew elopmen;. Ey in
herttance we mean that would eN-
pect the young animal to be like it's
ancestors were good producing cows
emphasizes the Necessity OF keepins
good inheri'a nee hes. BY selection We
mean that all animals are not good.
Some are inferior individuals from
birth. even though theft ancestors were
good. The inferior animals should be
eulled out and not kept in the herd
You may know a great deal about the
those ancestors may be Of the 6ss;
ereedins.. Ien may also he good
l.. =
euee of The breeding OF your sni.na!s
aad eood ;udsnenc of dairy FORM
Important and necessary for success.
Developed. your ' Sas . Of S7Seaias
And judgment G: ds;-y form will come
TO Eau Eht
IN INTEREST OF CALF
Ths seve1o9Hesni q dairy coz
The Gov should he Nell led W 20 aeoa:
common practice among dairyu1en 70
discontinue the grain ration "a this
should have RESI-. it is true-tha; is
should be dry about -:N weeks before
f fresh. she should not not be al
her all the roughagc she will consume,
and during the last three weeks OF
the dry period she should be fed five 10
seven pounds of grain mixture like
200 pounds wheat bran, 200 pounds
ground oats and 100 pounds iinsecd
two weeks after, freshening.
oats, bran and oil meal are an eS-
pensive ration. 1t is only necessary
to feed i, for about three weeks be-
should ave been fed aitog,her on a a
home, p"n ration. The man who does
mot gro all his roughase and the
greater part OF his grain ration has no
business keeping dairy cows. He would
not attempt 10 buy feed for any other
much OF The COW. Thcre is limit 20
all things, and If reasonable amount
in the dairy business
CARE TO BE TAKEN
AFTER CALF~S BIRTH
II The COW is 20 freshen IN the stable
IL thoroughly; sweep = on; clean and
rut the walls down, get Ri coh~ebs
s14zst nns-qu&-te- Inch deep with air
SaEcket LINE. ana leave /: overnight
Lin s good oisinfte<snt. and there
as ne danger connected with It's use
THE mex: morning the lime should be
ss~tpi cut and the stall oeddtd with
,ilbe-al supply u clean straw. Then PIT,
1.-THE COW n ;hes= clean. comfortable
-qua-trs- ICED her as usual and De sure
.she aAs 3. he water sac wants
As soon as THs CALI is dropped. watch
II cs!stuly-.: il IL chilly. sprinkle a
hsndtu! - bran over IL. letting the
COW i!cr !; .: 80 IS 70 make the blood
20 spend Oh = ca,t hEt = valuable calf
is worth ne ZINE. would not bother
AZ soon As possible after the calf Is
gprn treat IS navel. Many calves be-
S sT11 -, .h:se !. ;hr2ugh ne naval dur
cover thu aarsi VIII collodion and let
dry This forms = covering over the
Healed coiloi!on can be bought al any
drus store. Be sure 70 keep the bottle
wei coTked. As The material evaporates
and becomes solid when exposed TO the
FIRST MILK AND
HOW TO FEED TT
The calf should have the first milk.
colostruT and may remain with the
COW for the hrst ;h-ee days, after which
Il should he removed TO well-lighteo.
clean and dry quarters where il will
not see its Darn, and there be fed by
hand. whole MIX lust as il comes
,Is s3f the mo,hsr' should be given the
gradually change 10 skim milk The
auan.ity OF MIX 10 ICED will depend
four quarts nor more than six quarts
, shouid be be fed fed p ,, da sfm mix
months OF age The MIX mould al
ways be carefully measured or weighed
so as TO give about ,hc sam. amount
at each feed. Above All thlu..e be snrc
that the calf pail is clean
The bueket out o: ~nich the calf
pne in which the COW BE- mixed TOO
many dairymen allow an ola bucket TO
get in the calf stall iron day to day,
with scours II IS much easier. and n
whole lot CHEAPER TO proven; scours
than 10 cure them. Il is uest TO have
drinking the milk 10 prevent their
sucking one anothers ears
But LITTLE DIFFICULTY
IN RAISING DAIRY HEIrERs
. Calves soon learn TO cat hav and
grain. Give them small allowance Of
and soy bean hays are good. hui We
how much of these feeds 10 give
Calves like these hays SO we'll mat
they win eat too mueh II given the
opportunity.
good grain ration for calves Is A
mixture Of equal parts by weight Of
ground oats, wheat bran ana sheu.d
corn. The calf should have water pc
fore IL at all times.
10 There are no specia, antiquities IN
raising dairy hcifers from the time ihev
w are six months OF age until they come
into milk. During the pasture season.
* "a t.lIrl dor. q,
feed is necessary The winter ration
should consist Of corn, silagc ana
tegume hay with grain allowance Of
ABOUT three pounds per DAY II inc
80 helfer has hGnm We. grn,.-. sha -.