. Boone County Recorder . Now Well EXPENSE OF PRODUCING MILK Fit for Market. ithen, when a sow has outlived heryears of usefulness as a breeder, she —, —Imay—be fattened Into an-animal-ef [first-class marketable qualities. When a brood sow has once been -^ overfattened the chances are that her usefulness as a breeding animal hasbeen ended. Even though better feed- A *ng methods be used thereafter, it rwill be Impossible to better mattersany. I believe that the brood sow shouldibe given a ration that contains aboutlone part of protein to five parts ofcarbohydrates. This should be givenIn suffic
. Boone County Recorder . Now Well EXPENSE OF PRODUCING MILK Fit for Market. ithen, when a sow has outlived heryears of usefulness as a breeder, she —, —Imay—be fattened Into an-animal-ef [first-class marketable qualities. When a brood sow has once been -^ overfattened the chances are that her usefulness as a breeding animal hasbeen ended. Even though better feed- A *ng methods be used thereafter, it rwill be Impossible to better mattersany. I believe that the brood sow shouldibe given a ration that contains aboutlone part of protein to five parts ofcarbohydrates. This should be givenIn sufficient quantities to insure theupkeeping of the body, but not enoughiglven to cause laziness. Plenty of exercise Is necessary toassure the proper assimilation anddigestion of the food. The sow shouldbare access to sufficient area to as-sure that. By combining a properly(balanced ration with plenty of exer-cise the animals should keep In proper -—condition of flesh and health: ~. Bottle Washer. mechanism revolves and when theycome up on the other side they rollout and down a board into a tank ofrinse water, which is kept in contin-ual circulation. The lids are soloosely adjusted that they open on theway down, until the enclosing shaftis reached, and are pushed open bythe weight of the bottles as soon asthe top of the shaft is reached. Interesting Investigation Made byDairy Department of Ohio Col-lage of Agriculture. The people of cities who complainabout the high price of milk may beInterested in knowing what it coststo produce and distribute good mar-ketable milk. An investigation madelast year by the dairy department ofthe college of agriculture, Ohio Stateuniversity, shows that the averagecost of producing a gallon of milk inOhio is about 26 cents, or centsper quart, allowing 3,200 pounds percow per year as the average milk pro-duction. This takes Into consideration thecost of feeds, labor, Interest on in-vestment, maintenance, insurance. KALEVIMA
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