. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Young calves should be fed on milk for several months, after which they must be weaned and fed on solid food. If they are born in the spring, they will be tormented by flies all summer; they mav be neglected because of the farm work, and when it is time to wean them they must be put on a dry winter ration. Fall calves come at a time when the dairyman can give them the closest attention, and when weaned they can be put on grass at an age when an easily digested and nutritious food is most needed. As more milk can be produced, high- er prices obtained, the labor
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Young calves should be fed on milk for several months, after which they must be weaned and fed on solid food. If they are born in the spring, they will be tormented by flies all summer; they mav be neglected because of the farm work, and when it is time to wean them they must be put on a dry winter ration. Fall calves come at a time when the dairyman can give them the closest attention, and when weaned they can be put on grass at an age when an easily digested and nutritious food is most needed. As more milk can be produced, high- er prices obtained, the labor more evenly distributed throughout the year and better calves raised, winter dairy- ing offers the best returns to pro- ducers. WINTER DAIRYING. Running Races Exposition Race Track In many sections most of the cows freshen in the spring. The more ob- serving and careful dairymen however having found that winter dairying has many advantages, are breeding their cows to drop the calves in the fall. The following are some of the advantages of winter dairying: First higher prices are obtained for milk and cream. As the usual season for cows to freshen is the spring, milk has always been plentiful during the early summer and scarce and higher during the winter. Second, milk and cream can be handled in cold weather with less dan- ger of souring, so there is little loss on account of milk returned from the creamery. Third the amount of labor on the farm is better distributed throughout the year. If the cows freshen in the spring, they are in full flow of milk and need the most care when work in the fields is most pressing. On the other hand, if the cows calve m the fall and are milked during the winter, the farmer can give them close atten- tion has more time to study the prob- lem of feeding, and can give his men employment all the year and m that way get better help. Fourth, the lactation period is lengthened and the amount of mily rtven during the year increased. Cows that freshen i
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