. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, September 25, 1915] Tg| BEMUDS* IMP »0>tlMiH 13 .... .âa THE FARM ADVANTAGES IN HAVING COWS FRESHEN IN THE FALL. FARMERS' MONTH AT PANAMA- PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. I In manv sections most of the cows reshen in the spring. The more ob- erving and careful dairymen, howev- r having found that winter dairying lias many advantages, are breeding heir cows to drop the calves in the all The following are some ot the ^vantages of winter dairying: I First, higher prices are obtained for nilk and cream. As the usual season or cows to freshen is the
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, September 25, 1915] Tg| BEMUDS* IMP »0>tlMiH 13 .... .âa THE FARM ADVANTAGES IN HAVING COWS FRESHEN IN THE FALL. FARMERS' MONTH AT PANAMA- PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. I In manv sections most of the cows reshen in the spring. The more ob- erving and careful dairymen, howev- r having found that winter dairying lias many advantages, are breeding heir cows to drop the calves in the all The following are some ot the ^vantages of winter dairying: I First, higher prices are obtained for nilk and cream. As the usual season or cows to freshen is the spring, milk las always been plentiful during the Crly summer and scarce and higher (luring the winter. I Second, milk and cream can be han- " lied in cold weather with less danger J,fsouring, so there is little loss on -laccount of milk returned from the :Jtyreamery. I Third, the amount of labor on the farm is better distributed throughout line year. If the cows freshen in the spring, they are in full flow of milk ^ and need the best care when work in Ithe fields is most pressing On the Jother hand, if the cows calve m the Irall and are milked during the winter, - Ithe farmer can give them close atten- ition, has more time to study the prob- lem of feeding, and can give his men .'.' employment all the year and in that :Jway get better help. il Fourth, the lactation periodj illengthened and the amount of milk J given during the year increased. Cows -Ithat freshen in the spring milk: heav- :] ly while grass is good, but as the pa* i tures dry up the flow of milk falls off and with the approach of winter the cows are nearly dry. If they freshen M iu the fall, they should at once be .4 started on a good winter ration ana 'when they have been milked six months it Is time to turn «*m to pas- ture and for a time the flow of milk will be nearly as great as that from fresh cows. Recent investigations by experiment stations verify this obser- vation. Fifth fall calves can be
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