Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-18
Farming in the Northwest
FOR MORE AND BETTER DAIRY HERDS
Third Aricle-Fced and Care of the Dairy Cow:
By }. G. Haney, Agri. Exten. Dept, International Harvester 90.
If the cows udder is hot and cake
Third nrttcle-Feed and Care of the Dairy Cow.

she should be MIXED frequently, al
intervals Of not longer than two hour
and the udder gently massaged. so al
to reduce the Inflammation. The udl
der should not be MIXED entirely dry
but only enough at a time to keep ii
from becoming hard. Milk fever il
not infrequent at such times, and rvl
quires special treatment. of this troui,
BILE, and be ready to treat 1t fmEned|
lately. There are splendid bulletin
published by nearly all the Experi|
ment Stations and theStDepartmen|
of Agriculture, on this subject and anil
dairyman not having such Informal,
ton should secure it at once. T
After the COW has recovered he|
normal condition, the feed should bI
gradually increased, until the full Ill
nit of profitable feeding is reached
1t is advisable to push the COW II
her utmost possible limit. for the frs)
three months. This is SO important
that it will often pay to feed the COW
mor than she will pay for in TIL
milk, for the reason that the decreas
will be gradual from the highest poin|
reached. That is, a Gov that is push
part of her milking period will mainI
tain a high yield for a. much longeE
time, than a COW not SO treated.
Cows will give milk, without an
of these careful attentions, but 4
must be admitted that the; cow,that X
forced to rustic her own feed an
drink ice water. will not produce profit
itably. 1t is the lack of many of thesl
details in caring ror a COW that rel
suits in the average yield being less
than o%ne-third Of that produced bi
the good dairy GOV properly handleds
Best Conditions For Milk ProductioNs
Anyone who has MIXED COWS muss
remember that the best and richesa
flows of milk are produced in the ear
lest part of the summer, when tn
pastures are in the best possible con,
dition, and the water conditions ar
most favorable. At that time, ever
COW, no matter what her breeding an
form, o what has been her previou
treatment, gives a good quantity q,
milk, and the best cows make TIN
highest records. If we could main
tain this condition the year round'
there would be no trouble in securing
dairy COW. Feed and surrounding
that make every cow do her best arr
exactly what the dairynlen SHOULD
try.to secure.
In June the COW has abpetizine
succulent feed. rich in milk PRODUCING
material; IT,. temperature is mild
pure air and water are abundant
which makes the surroundings COM
Portable in every respect.
Condition OF the Feeds /
A careful study of the factors thai
tend to make the dairy COW do ha
best has shown that the combinatioS
of feeds is fundamental. In all feed
there are three classes of substance
which must be combined in certal
proportions, to secure the best result2
These are known as protein carb
hydrates and fat. n
Protein includes the part of fell
which contain nitrogen. 1t is essd4
tial in the composition of milk, blo&3
muscle, bone mt nerve tissue, ~
Is absolutely Indispensable for no 0&&
ler. substance, car take its place..
Itein may also be broken DOWN.
flake the place. Of carbohydrates&M&
fat. but neither carbohydrates N
fats can take the place of protein$&
The carbohydrates include thaS%
bre of feeds, sugars, starches and
liar substances. They furnish
energy and fat to the body.
The fat includes all fatty andN
substances of feeds, and is use1
produce heat, energy and fat toS5
body. One pound of fat containa&SA5
much heat producing material ash
pounds of protein or carbohydrate
It must be remembered that u
a part of the feed is digestible.
rest is wasted so far as the coVS
concerned. For instance. when a
is fed 100 pounds Of alfalfa hay,
digests 10 pounds Of protein, Mi
pounds of carbohydrates and 1 NJ
pounds Of fat. Alfalfa contains MI
digestible. nutrients than amy oil
of the common feeds. It is the dig
tible protein alone Of all feeds II
must be considered in planning
ton. Investigations have shown e.
a cow weighing 1000 pounds shd&
have for a good milk producing
ton, feeds containing 2 1-2 pou
of digestible protein IL 1-2 pounds
digestible carbohydrates and
pounds of fat. To properly comb
feeds for best results it is necess
to have a table giving the digesti
nutrients of feeds that are availah
(The combination of feeds for dal
cows will be given in the next articl