. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. October 19, 1901] ©h£ gveebev cmfr *&p0vt&tntm 18 Feeding for Rich Milk. The belief that milk varies in richness according to the food the cows eat still ob- tains among dairymen whose observation are based upon little practical testing in that direction. Experiment station work- ers after long and exhaustive tests have decided over and overagainthat food does not increase richness but that the fat quantity depends upon the individuality of the cow, though from day to day vary- ing as the result of different causes that work on the cow's system, such as
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. October 19, 1901] ©h£ gveebev cmfr *&p0vt&tntm 18 Feeding for Rich Milk. The belief that milk varies in richness according to the food the cows eat still ob- tains among dairymen whose observation are based upon little practical testing in that direction. Experiment station work- ers after long and exhaustive tests have decided over and overagainthat food does not increase richness but that the fat quantity depends upon the individuality of the cow, though from day to day vary- ing as the result of different causes that work on the cow's system, such as expos- ure to cold, being tormented by dogs, etc. Prof. E. H. Farrington in Fanners' Review writes again on the matter as follows: In England the dairy authorities seem not yet to have awakened to the fact that the food fed a cow does not affect the rich- ness of her milk. We can forgive the English for this ignorance, for they have little help from the government in the way of experiment stations. But what shall be said of the ignorance of Ohio legislators, who, having the fullest access to reports of our experiment stations, yet have passed a law virtually declaring that the fat in milk is increased or decreased according to the components of the feeding material. A law is actually in force reduc- ing the necessary and limit .5 oer cent, during the months of May and June. They did this under a belief that during those two months the succulence of the feed is such that the fat content is lowered in the milk. It is evident that the Ohio law as made is ' not according to knowl- ; Twenty years ago nearly all farmers and educators believed that feeding a rich food made rich milk, and feeding poor food made poor milk. But s nee that time experiments in Europe and the United States have clearly shown that the well-nigh universal belief was wrong and that milk cannot be made to contain more fat by the feeding of fatty foods. When a large amount of fat is fed, t
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