. Boone County Recorder . e Farmers* Digest. When a cowpersists in milking from one lacta-tion period to another, it is better tomilk her than to take any chances onforcing her dry. There Is much dan-ger in injuring the cows udder—Jfshe is forced dry and we have foundit the safer plan to milk the animalfrom one lactation period to the , it is better for theprogeny and for the animal herselfto have a resting period of six toeight weeks. A careful observer will usually findthat from eight to ten weeks beforecalving the cow will have a strongtendency to stop giving milk. If th
. Boone County Recorder . e Farmers* Digest. When a cowpersists in milking from one lacta-tion period to another, it is better tomilk her than to take any chances onforcing her dry. There Is much dan-ger in injuring the cows udder—Jfshe is forced dry and we have foundit the safer plan to milk the animalfrom one lactation period to the , it is better for theprogeny and for the animal herselfto have a resting period of six toeight weeks. A careful observer will usually findthat from eight to ten weeks beforecalving the cow will have a strongtendency to stop giving milk. If themilker takes advantage of this time,there is usually very little trouble ingetting an animal dry but if she passesby this period, a persistent milker Isdifficult to dry up. VERY HANDY STABLE SCRAPER Implement May Be Made Out of Old Broken Stable Fork—Useful In Gathering Particles. A very handy stable scraper maybe made out of an old broken stablefork. SecnxB a board about five incheswide and about eight inches longer. *J Stable Scraper. than the fork is wide. In one edgeof the board bore as many holes asthere are tinea to the fork, runningthem in about three inches. Oneedge of the board is beveled. Afterthe coarse manure 1b thrown out thisscraper will be found handy in gather-ing up the finest particles. Result of Good Care. The dairy cow had a good start anufoundation in the calf, and it makesno difference if she la good or bad,these qualities are due to some ex-tent to the eare and feed she receivedduring her first year or so. If you have a calf from a good cowand expect to build a good dairy cowfrom her you can almost surpassyour expectations and astonish yourneighbors by giving, the calf a littleextra care and attention before shehas her first calf. The prospects ofa good dairy cow can also be ruinedIn the calf. Dairy Business dairy business is reaching outinto new territory every year. Itknows no boundary and 1b just as welladapted to the north as the so
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