. The creamery patron's handbook. Dairying. 178 THE CREAMERY PATRON S HANDBOOK. a bad tendency, and should be avoided. On the other hand, if the young cow shows an inclination to go dry too soon, every effort should be made to prolong her milking period, which can usually be accomplished by giving her more succulent food and a moderate increase in her grain ration. With nearly ad cows the length of subsequent lactation periods is determined by the length of the first period, so it is of the greatest importance that the length of the first period be made as long as possible without crowding the
. The creamery patron's handbook. Dairying. 178 THE CREAMERY PATRON S HANDBOOK. a bad tendency, and should be avoided. On the other hand, if the young cow shows an inclination to go dry too soon, every effort should be made to prolong her milking period, which can usually be accomplished by giving her more succulent food and a moderate increase in her grain ration. With nearly ad cows the length of subsequent lactation periods is determined by the length of the first period, so it is of the greatest importance that the length of the first period be made as long as possible without crowding the second period too closely. Calves. The calf should never be allowed to suck its dam after the first day, and many dairymen never allow a calf to suck at all. Any cow which is worth keeping in a dairy secretes more milk than it is possible for. typical dutch belted cow and twin calves. Owned by S. A. F. Servin of "Valley ; Warwick, N. Y. The Valley Farm herd numbers 65 t head and has a long record of prizes won at slate fairs and other exhibitions, taking 41 first premiums and 26 seconds in 1901 alone, and winner of three championship cups for the three years successively shown. 1897,189s and 1901. Twocowsfrom this herd. Belle of Warwick and Madeline, were leading cows of their breed at the Pan-American Model Dairy at Buffalo. The Dutch Belted cattle are native of Holland, though a distinct breed from the Holsteins. the young calf to use, and the sooner the cow and calf are separated the better for both. When the calf is taken away at once, and the milking is done by hand, the cow soon forgets her offspring and comes to regard the operation of being milked as the natural means of relief for her udder. She will "give down" her milk to the milker as readily as to the calf, the owner can be sure that the udder is completely drained at each milking, and there. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally
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