. The cow makes farming more profitable ... Dairying. STUDY YOUR COWS 109 much as possible, especially in bad weather. Water at least twice a day. Feed a dry cow well, it pays big. Have cows in good flesh when they freshen. As to grain rations: Feed home grown feeds (ground) as far as possible. Corn and oats are the best. The addition of M wheat bran makes ration bulkier and adds to palatability. A pound of oil meal a day will keep the cow in splendid shape, keeps her bowels loose and her hair slick. If there is trouble on account of cows scouring, the substitution of cottonseed meal in part o
. The cow makes farming more profitable ... Dairying. STUDY YOUR COWS 109 much as possible, especially in bad weather. Water at least twice a day. Feed a dry cow well, it pays big. Have cows in good flesh when they freshen. As to grain rations: Feed home grown feeds (ground) as far as possible. Corn and oats are the best. The addition of M wheat bran makes ration bulkier and adds to palatability. A pound of oil meal a day will keep the cow in splendid shape, keeps her bowels loose and her hair slick. If there is trouble on account of cows scouring, the substitution of cottonseed meal in part or whole will help check this condition. Do not waste any money on stock tonics or foods. With a herd of cows giving 8,000 lbs. milk annually and 6 tons silage, 3 tons alfalfa and 2,500 lbs. grain, to each cow, a man cannot help but make money, unless he spends it all for keep, and then he will have to keep lots of it at that. GOOD CARE WILL SAVE FEED By OTTO OSBRAND, Peotone, Illinois To make the dairy pay: First of all, good care. Good, warm water in winter will save a lot of feed. Also good, clean straw to lie down on will save a lot of feed. Feed all they want. For summer a good clover and blue grass pasture is the best green feed with silage corn when the grass becomes short in July and August months. A dairy farmer should always keep the best cows, as they are the most Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holden, P. G. (Perry Greeley), 1865-1959, comp. and ed; Carroll, C. M. , joint comp. and ed. Chicago, International Harvester Company of New Jersey, Incorporated
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