A review of the work of the Experimental Farms . elected foundationstock all of which, except the Canadians, and grades were importedfrom Great Britain. The foundation stock of the Canadian herds wassecured in the Province of Quebec. From time to time, as required,stock bulls from high producing dams in good herds have been intro-duced. Careful records are kept of the feed given to each animal, aswell as the milk she gives, and the amount of fat it contains. Fromthe information thus obtained, the best cows are recognized and kept 39 on year after year for milking and breeding and the poor or u
A review of the work of the Experimental Farms . elected foundationstock all of which, except the Canadians, and grades were importedfrom Great Britain. The foundation stock of the Canadian herds wassecured in the Province of Quebec. From time to time, as required,stock bulls from high producing dams in good herds have been intro-duced. Careful records are kept of the feed given to each animal, aswell as the milk she gives, and the amount of fat it contains. Fromthe information thus obtained, the best cows are recognized and kept 39 on year after year for milking and breeding and the poor or unprofit-able ones discarded. By this system of elimination, the productionper head has been greatly increased. The herds at present containpractically nothing but high producing animals. During the summer months, pasture is depended on to only aslight extent, the summer fodder consisting chiefly of soiling cropsand corn silage with a grain ration. The soiling crops usually consistof grasses, and clover including alfalfa, green oats and peas and. Interior of new piggery. corn. Ensilage is much used at almost all times of the year. Withthese and other coarse foods, the cows are generously supplied,while the kinds and quantities of grain foods given are guaged bythe quantity of milk each animal is giving. The feeding during the winter varies from that in summer bysubstituting hay, straw and roots for pasture and soiling average winter ration found most satisfactory consists of hay5 Ibs., corn ensilage 30 Ibs., roots 10 Ibs., straw 4 Ibs., and meal 7Ibs. per day per cow. The hay is usually clover and timothy; theroots—mangels, sugar beets and turnips; the straw—oat straw andthe meal, 8 parts bran, 3 parts gluten meal and 2 parts oil meal. Experiments have taught that the best way to prepare theration is to cut the oat straw and mix it with ensilage and pulped 40 roots, and on this to spread the meal in the manger. The hay isgiven whole after the mixture is consumed. T
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