The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-11-19

them on the full feed. Give them al
SO as much oats, preferably ground,
as they care to eat of the self-feeder.
In addition allow them tankage in
the self-feeder. A good mineral mix
ture should likewise be allowed, self
fed as the tankage. Even better re-
suits may be made, by using mix
ture of tankage, linseed oil meal and
alfalfa meal in place of the straight
tankage in the self-feeder. This mix
ture will give somewhat better re-
suits than the straight tankage, par
ticularly when the pastures get dry
and hard. The alfalfa meal is of
Importance in that it helps to pro-
vide some of the missing vitamines.
The linseed oil meal tankage and al
falfa meal combination is especially
good because it provides 'good
quality" protein mixture for balanc-
ing the farm grown corn and oats.
Four or five pounds of skim or but
termilk instead Of the tankage can
be used to good advantage, this be-
ing fed along with each pound of
corn feed"
No Dwindling Cream Check If
Cow Is Observation-Disclosures sum-
mer conditions in feeding and COM
fort of the COW, and there will be no
cause for dwindling cream check
in the cold months ahead.
This timely suggestion to Minneso-
ia farmers is made by the Blue Val
ley Creamery Institute in view of the
many current predictions of an ex-
tremely cold winter to be followed
by an unreasonable summer next
year.
''The approaching winter may or
may not be an extremely cold one,"
states the Institute, "but the thing
for the farmer to bear in mind is
tina his income from his cows in the
next six months will be in exact pro-
portion to the extent of his success
in Initiating summer conditions for
them. The reason why the dairy
COW does so much better in summer
than in winter is because she is much
more comfortable. The COW is not
protected by a layer of fat, and
comfortable warm Darn with a good
roof and sufficient light is essential
if the milk quality is to be kept up"
Feed is the first thing to consider
in preparing the COW for the cold
winter season, according to the In
stitute. eff there is silage and le-
gume hay on hand, it will not be
hard to fix up a suitable ration, and
corn, oats or barley, if available, will
do except for the heavy milking
cows. 1t never pays to half feed live
stock of any kind so that, if you
haven't the proper feed about the
place, it will pay to go out and get
it.
"Since water makes up 81 per cent
of milk, it is important that the
cows get plenty of it at a reasonable
temperature. A COW milking 80
pounds day drinks close to 100
pounds of water in "a hours, and the
quantity Of milk can be cut down
quicker by lack of water than by
poor feed. An individual drinking
cup is great help.
The ventilation of the COW barns
must be looked after very carefully.
Fresh air is as great necessity to
the COW as her feed, and much cheap
er to supply. Frost on the inside
walls of the barn, dripping moisture
as it warns up, indicates that the
ventilation is poor. The judicious
use of building paper or roofing ma
terial together with weather strips
and manure around the foundations
may mean the difference between an
uncomfortable barn where the cows
don't pay for their feed and COM
Portable stable where the cows pay
the owner nice profit"