. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, November 11, 1911. I THE FARM § § 8 THE MAN AND THE COW. It ia expensive to let a cow fall in her milk because of the laek of proper feed. In feeding a milch-cow a corn ration, reduce tbe ration at first indication of fattening. In keeping cows never be without clover. It is one of the foods essential to good dairying. Better run a dairy without a dog than have one that is irritable to the cows. The cause of many kicking cows is dogs nipping at their heels. Do you compel your cows to sleep out on the wet ground and then c
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, November 11, 1911. I THE FARM § § 8 THE MAN AND THE COW. It ia expensive to let a cow fall in her milk because of the laek of proper feed. In feeding a milch-cow a corn ration, reduce tbe ration at first indication of fattening. In keeping cows never be without clover. It is one of the foods essential to good dairying. Better run a dairy without a dog than have one that is irritable to the cows. The cause of many kicking cows is dogs nipping at their heels. Do you compel your cows to sleep out on the wet ground and then complain because they don't give much milk? A hint to the wise is sufficient. Kindness is one of the cheapest and best rations you can feed to your stock. They relish it more than the most suc- culent thing you can put before them. Unless you are willing to give time and attention to valuable stock, don't be too anxious to acquire aach. Remember, however, that any animal must have ra- tional treatment to give good results. While fodder, when given out of doors, should be fed in feed-racks and not on the ground, it is imperative for the ground surrounding the racks to slope away in all directions and often it would be better still if tile-drained. To keep a bull good-natured he should be raised with the other stock, allowed to run in a paddock where he can see the rest of the herd. "With this treat- ment he will seldom become cross. Do you keep plenty of salt where your livestock can get at it all the time? Re- member, that this is absolutely essential to good health in a horse, cow, hog or sheep, as in a human being. "What kind of water do your milk cows drink? Is it pure and clean? Remem- ber that a big proportion of the water they drink is converted into milk, and therefore ought to be as wholesome as that which you drink yourself. The best milking-pail is the one so constructed as to reduce to a minimum the amount of dirt falling into the milk during the process o
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