The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-21
GOOD RULES FOR
CARE DAIRY COW
SOUND PRINCIPLES FARM,
ERs SHOULD FOLLOW


seys To Help Develop Dairy
ing in Their Respective Com
munities.
Jacob Brogger of the State Banl
OF Butterfeld with A. ]. Grove ant
J. B. Caldwell of that point, C. W
Bolen and W. J. kuether OF ST
James visited Wisconsin recent,
and purchased two carloads OF goot
grade dairy cows, one of Holster
and tho other Guernseys, with som,
pure bred sire, which they will dis
pose OF TO the farmers in their re
spective communities. The pur
chase were largely made through
the efforts of Mr.. F. s. McCab.
general Development Agent for thu
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railway Co. of st. Paul
who accompanied the gentlemen Il
Wisconsin and assisted in the sci
ection of the cattle.
Dairy Cow Treatment
The following sound principles oil
the care of the dairy COW, hav,
been forwarded to the Free Pres,
by Mr. McCabe, which il read ant
followed will prove beneficial ant
profitable 10 all farmers engaged il
dairying. as this branch of farming
is getting to be more of a scienc,
and no one engaged in dairying cal
ford TO overlook any opportunit!
of improviT z their knowledge OF tn,
dairy COW which if we'll cared TO
means success and profitable farm
ug:
One or more. cows uill prove q
good investment on every farm
where an earnest effort is put
forth 10 give cows proper care.
Tod dairy cows provide milk in
abundance that should be used
freely in every home. Milk insures
health, and strength and will great
" reduce the cost OF living. II
butter is made the skim milk can
he fed to good advantage TO
chickens and 10 pigs, and a sur
plus Of butter. cream or milk in
practically every community can
he sold at profitable prices. These
facts make one or more cows a
good investment.
Don't be satisfied to buy any
thing but a good dairy COW. Get
someone to help make the seiec-
ton Il necessary. Don't try to
keen more cows than Il is possible
10 feed and care for well. One
COW which is we'll fed and we'll
cared for will make more milk and
proft than two or more cows poor
y fed and poorly cared for.
A COW is well carel for when
she is treated like the invited
guest or friend one entertaIns and
feeds in his home.
Rough treatment causes COW
to dry off or At least to greatly
reduce the amount of milk she
otherwise would produce.
Protect her from cold. chilling
weather and from storms and
dampness. all OF which cause her
70 reduce her milk flow.
A warm and comfortable shed or
stable can easily be provided for
her without great expense. The
stable should be warm enough in
The coolest weather 10 prevent
manure from freezing. Keep it
peCially in winter time. Provide
straw. shredded slower, marsh hay
or shsvings for winter bedding.
Have the stable arranged so that
-urlght will shine in and help to
warm IL in winter. Have Just
enough opening at some place
where fresh air will be admitted
and he foul air go out without too
much draft or danger of the stable
becoming too cold. This will add
much to the cows comfort and
health as we'll as TO the milk how-
and consideration and be like low
ering the window from the top in
= sleeping room to insure health
and best rest.
Feed the Cow Literally
IT takes feed to keep a cow aliv'
md an additional amount Of feed Il
produce milk. Cows which are fet
n manner to produce milk ten o.
more months in year make ;
profitable use of grass pasture
when in season and OF hay. slage
-oots, grain and mill feeds whel
grass pasture is not available
These crops and feeds can be bes
turned into money by feeding then
to good COWS.
The year may be divided int
three feeding periods approximate.
as follows:
Summer pasture period, 1s5 II
$50 days.
Early spring and late fall periods
IS to so days each, when partl!
will be required.
Winter feeding period. $50 to 20'
days, when cows should be fed il
stable.
II greatly reduces the milk fov
and the income from COWS to lie
heir milk production drop down il
suantity below normal at any sea
Son of the year.
One acre OF good pasture in OF
Sfnary seasons should provide al
abundance of pasture for one COW
r. anything happens that the Gov
ioes not receive enough pasture
provide her with some other feet
ike green alfalfa, clover, greer
peas and oats and green corn fod
der. Some grain may be necessar.
or high producers under such con
iitions. A half acre of hand seedet
md planted in three equal strip
Is follows will produce enough
green feed to take the place Of on
tcre Of pasture, provided the crop
grow well:
Strip No. Seeded to alfalf;
G clover during the previous year
strip No. Oats and peas seedet
ne early part of April at the rat
" 4 bu. of oats and bu. of peas t
he acre. Amount of seed required
or strip: 81 pounds Of oats and 81
sounds of peas. Strip No. B.
Early and late varieties of swee
orn and variety OF field cor
Wanted in separate sections to b.
IT. of early and ] Of of late swee
prn and IL qts. of field corn.
Feeding the above crops green il
combination with one acre OF pas
ure would enable one TO keep twI
Tvs during the summer season.
Provide Plenty Of Winter Feed
Do not fail TO raise or buy enough
eed to keep the cow well fet
throughout the winter and whel
assures are not good. Alfalfa
soyer or hay made from peas ant