. Agriculture for beginners. 4 3-39 ■33 . Total = 57 pounds . . 27-55 .68 Send to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, , for a valuablefree bulletin on feeding animals. Care of the Cow. As the cow is one of the best money-makers on the farm, she should, for this reason, if for noother, be comfortably housed, well fed and watered, andmost kindly treated. In your thoughts for her well-being,bear the following directions in mind: I. If you are not following a balanced ration, feed eachday several different kinds of food. In this way you willbe most likely not to was
. Agriculture for beginners. 4 3-39 ■33 . Total = 57 pounds . . 27-55 .68 Send to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, , for a valuablefree bulletin on feeding animals. Care of the Cow. As the cow is one of the best money-makers on the farm, she should, for this reason, if for noother, be comfortably housed, well fed and watered, andmost kindly treated. In your thoughts for her well-being,bear the following directions in mind: I. If you are not following a balanced ration, feed eachday several different kinds of food. In this way you willbe most likely not to waste food. FARM DAIRYING 219 2. Feed at regular hours. Cows, like people, thrivebest when their lives are orderly, 3. Milk at regular hours. 4. Brush the udder carefully with a moist cloth beforeyou begin to milk. Cleanliness in handling makes themilk keep longer. 5. Always milk in buckets or cups that have beenscalded since the last using. The hot water kills thebacteria that collect in the dents or cracks of the Fig. 195. Dairy 6. Never let the milk pail remain in the stable. Milkrapidly absorbs impurities. These spoil the flavor andcause the milk to sour. 7. Never scold nor strike the cow. She is a nervousanimal, and rough usage checks the milk flow. 220 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS SECTION XLVIII —MILK, CREAM, CHURNING,AND BUTTER Milk. Milk is, as you know, natures first food formammals. This is because milk is a model food: it con-tains water to slake thirst, ash to make bone, protein tomake flesh and muscle, fat and sugar to keep the bodywarm and to furnish energy. The Different Kinds of Milk, (i) Whole, or unskimmed,milk, (2) skimmed milk, (3) buttermilk, are too familiarto need description. When the cow is just fresh, milk iscalled colostrum. This colostrum is rich in the very foodthat the baby calf needs. After the calf is a few days old,colostrum changes to what is commonly known as milk. The following table shows the composition of each ofthe different forms
Size: 1823px × 1371px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublisherbosto, bookyear1904
