The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-10-21
BLUE VALLEY FARM SERVICE
By M. A. Nye
From Loss to Profit

from Loss to FRONT
Good breeding and good feeding Of
dairy animals are becoming more inn
portant to profitable dairying every
year.
An exhibit ait the recent Minnesota
State Fair gotten up by the Dairy
Division of the University Agrlcul-
ture College shows distinctly the
advantages of good feeding and
breeding with dairy cows. Six cows
constituted the exhibit.
The first two cows, A and B, had
been poorly fed. They We're also
poorly bred. Their production cards
for this last years milk production
showed:
Cow "A Cow b
2670 lbs milk 242O lbs milk
101 lbs. butterfat 81 lbs. butterfat
The next two cows, C and d, Were
poorly bred but had been fed good
balanced ration. Their production
cards showed:
Cow C Cow ID
800 lbs milk 5610 lbs milk
221 lbs butterfat 242 lbs butterfat
This gain was due to proper feed
ing.
The next two COWS had good breed
ing. They had also had good feeding
Their cards showed:
Cow E Cow
24,112 lbs milk IL, lO7 IDS milk
6S4 lbs butterfat 100 lbs butterfaa
Two big ways are open to improve
the production of any herd of cows {.
Breed up your herd with good pure
bred bull. Feed each cow balanced
ration. Feed according to her Produc'
ton. i,i
A Balanced Ration
A cow ration consisting of corn
silage, alfalfa hay and common gram
feed is a balanced ration. The al
falfa hay. which is so high in protein.
balances the high carbohydrate con-
tent off the corn. Where alfalfa hay
is not fed but common hay lnstead'
the ration can be balanced by addlne
a protein supplement to the gram
such as linseed meal, cottonseed meal
gluten feed, bran, etc.
Every dairyman should know tne
capacity of each one OF his cows
Heavy producers should be fed heaV-
Ter accordingly.
Grow balanced rations for your
cows. Grow plenty of alfalfa hay Tor
winter Grow sweet clover for sum-
n,er pssture. Give each cow more OF
each cow less of balanced ration ac-
cording Ito her ability as a mllker.
Ry better feeding and by breedlng
nm your herd, make most proflt from
your cows.
Potatoes in Storage Must be ven,
+;,.ted-Heavy fall rains have caused
Hoses to potato growers who had their
tubers planted on low grouna VI -, -.
heavy soils. Many of the flelds WEE 81 :
covered with water and IN spoos .iie
&c Rose of the agricultural ex-
+ension service at University farn
saws that all tubers showing oeoay
mis- he discarded or still more TOT
will develop while in storage. MI
Rose says: o.+;no.
,,,.ocess the first few weeks IN soor-
ACE. during which they give OH Hiol Is.
+,7,e and heat Immature, wei VI
muddy potatoes sweat more nnan ory
liberalization is very important IN Jne
early storage stage because 1t neiPs
to check the spread of rcts by cool
ing and drying the potatoes. II al,t
-ventil alton system is what II ousli o
~ he the air will pass Through the
b;ns lss we'll as around them. A fals-
cd fIoor with spaces under the Diifs
will permit the passage OF alf unue1
and through the potatoes. ao1d
.sVentilation of potatoes IN nelo
nits can be provided by having "a
straw plrs co covered opening along the , TOP
r;dge of the pit. If the potatoes are
wet or if the pitt is made in poorly
dra;ned soil bottom, ventilation Is
necessary. This can be PROVIDED Dy
a false bottom of lattice work or
Stats.
Radio School Teaches roultry
Work. Dairying-The United S1aees
Radio Farm School which Sua. am
woo woo of the Twin Cities and the az.
,.;c,,ltural extension service OF m =
University of Minnesota are neapin nf
to conduct, deals with all phases o -
livestock, poultry, and aMry .o p1e
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