Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-22
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FOR MORE AND BETTER DAIRY HERDS
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First-A good dairy COW ration
must contain the nutrients that are
demanded by the COW for the produc-
., nes Of Of milk na;v and tat maintenance of
Second = suctulence Good June
Pasture should ,be . standard for
combining all rations. This means
that In winter time such feeds as ST.
laEc or beets. or other root crops
should be supplied. Succulent leeds
are appettzing. which makes h COW
enjoy her food. and keeps hsr system
in good condition.
Third-Vartety: There is perhaps
no animal on the farm that requires
more variety in their feed, and does
better when, they have it, than the
dairy cow. It would perhaps be pos
stble to combine feeds 30 as to con.
tain the proper food elements and
still not have sufficient variety. This
is true Of tho grains, az well Is Of the
has been learned by the old establish
ed dairyman. that when possible it Is
we'll to mix 10 many different grains
and feeds together 10 possible, always
being careful to combine them in such
. way a. to furnish what Is needed.
Ground oats 10 one of the best feeds
for the dairy COW. and should form a
portion OF every ration in this section.
The variety furnished the COW
should be secured by having a mix
ture Of the same feeds at every meal,
and not by feeding one kind at one
meal and another at the next, OF
changing the feeds every few days OF
weeks. Sudden changes in feeds
should be avoided; when it Is neces-
sary to change feeds, it should be
done gradually. substituting a small
part of the new feed each day for q
week or SO, until the change is final
" made.
Fourth-Appetizing Ration: What.
ever can be done to make feed taste
better. or make 1t more enjoyable to
milk production. All hay or fodder
intended for the dairy herd should be
cut early 30 that it will have a good
flavor. be easily eaten, and highly di-
Eestible. The appetizing effect. from
early cut and carefully cured 81.
iage will greatly increase the feed
value for milk production. All the
grain to be fed should be fresh
ground, and kept clean and sweet
This means that the grinding should
be done often. so hat there will be
no chance for the grain to become
stale. or rancid, before it is fed. An,
coarse, over-ripe or unpalatable feed
should be fed in such a way as to lie,
the COW eat al her leisure. This may
be put in racks on the outside, wher
it Is possible to turn the COW out, OF
it can be fed the last thing at night
50 that they can Eat it at their leis.
ure. The COW should be fed good
palatable feed in the informing, sc
that she will be contented and salts.
fled throughout the day. It is gener.
ally a poor practice to try to feed sew.
eral. kinds of roughness together, es.
pecially if one kind is more appetiz.
ing than the others. The COWS will
always root through the feed, and ca,
what Is liked the-best first. In sepa.
rating and eating out these, the others
are unused v and will not be eat.
on.
The dairyman's rule should be tc
harvest feed in it's most palatable
form and feed in the most appetizine
manner.
Fffth-Feeding for Quality. Of But.
ter: In winter. when the COWS are
eating fodder, barley or timothy hay
straw. etc.. the. butter is so hard tina,
it cannot be spread on the bread, I'm.
less it il warmed. The common
opinion is that the cold weather
makes the butter hard, but the cold
is only a part Of the cause for this
hardness. All the feeds mentioned
above have a tendency to make the
butter hard. II oil, meal, alfalfa, ST.
age. bran and such feeds are fed. the
butter resulting will not be nearly Sc
hard.