The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-10-04
WHY NOT PRODUCE MILK
WHEN 1T PAYS THE BEST,
Or. EckIes Tells How High Production
Can Be Maintained In Winter.

Citing an item in the report OF the
Twin City Milk Producers association
for last year, to the effect that its
members sold 100000 pounds Of
milk in June, for which they received
$1.S2 per 100 pounds, and 100000
pounds of milk in September for which
they received $2.42 per hundred
pounds, DR.. C. H. Eckles, chief of the
dairy division of the university, asks
the significant question, why not pro-
duce as much milk in the fall and win.
ter when the price is the best, as in
the summer when the price is the
lowest?"
ut can be DONE" is DR.. Eck!es an.
swer to the question. More careful
feeding and attention to the conditions
under which dairy cattle are kept, SO
that summer conditions may be close.
ly initiated, will enable the dairyman
to maintain production at high point
through the fall and winter months.
DR.. Eckles emphasizes the point that
the dairyman must have the right
kind Of machine to start with, that is,
COW with the inherent ability to turn
large quantities Of feed into milk.
Having such an animal he must sur
round her with summer conditions as
far as possible, such as giving her
plenty to eat, seeing that she has
succulent ration and sufficient pro
tein, and has good comfortable sur
| roundings.
The average cow testing association
animal uses half of her feed to main
tain herself, says DR.. Eckles. us it
sensible, is it economy, to go to this
| expense" he asks, land not give the
animal the other half of the ration
| which can be used for milk produc.
| tion?" "The animal that is well fed
is a profitable cow, not the one that
is half starved. This is true of live
| stock in general Successful livestock
men are always good feeders"
The succulent ration required in the
winter in the corn belt is corn silage,
says DR.. Eckles. Outside of the corn
growing area, sunflowers may be used
or root crops-either mangles or ruta-
bagas. Alfalfa or clover hay will sup.
ply goodly part Of the protein re-
CURED. Nothing can take the place of
protein in the cows ration, says DR..
Eckles, and where corn fodder, corn
silage, timothy hay, oats and barley
are fed, there is bound to be short.
age Of protein unless some high pro.
tein feed like linseed meal or cotton.
seed meal is used DR.. Eckles con.
cludes that owners of high producing
herds must purchase and feed limit.
ed amount, at least, of high protein
feeds to supplement those grown on
the farm.
Comfortable surroundings for the
dairy herd can be assured by seeing
that barns are we'll ventilated and
have plenty Of daylight and sunshine.
BY treating the right kind of COW
right, DR.. Eckles says, it is possible
to have more milk to sell in the win.
ter when the price is highest than in
the summer season.
After providing a succulent feed and
clover and alfalfa hay, the question of
feeding grain naturally arises. DR..
Eckles says a practical rule that has
been worked out and one which ought
to be remembered is that one pound
Of grain to three pounds Of milk is the
right proportion for Jerseys or Guern.
seys, and one pound of grain to four
pounds Of milk is about right for Hol.
stems.