. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, November 21, 1908. FEEDING MILK COWS. Milk contains water, fat. protein (casein or curd), sugar ami ash, and these are all made froip the constituents of the food, li sufficient protein, fat and carbohydrates are not contained in the food given her, the cow supplies this deficiency for a time by drawing on her own body, and gradually begins to shrink in quantity and quality of milk, or both. The stingy feeder cheats him- self as well as the cow. She may suffer from hunger, although site is full of swale hay, but she also
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, November 21, 1908. FEEDING MILK COWS. Milk contains water, fat. protein (casein or curd), sugar ami ash, and these are all made froip the constituents of the food, li sufficient protein, fat and carbohydrates are not contained in the food given her, the cow supplies this deficiency for a time by drawing on her own body, and gradually begins to shrink in quantity and quality of milk, or both. The stingy feeder cheats him- self as well as the cow. She may suffer from hunger, although site is full of swale hay, but she also becomes poor and does not yield the milk and butter she should. Her milk glands are a won- derful machine, but they can not make milk casein (curd) out of the constitu- ents in coarse, unappetizing, indigesti- ble swale hay or sawdust any more than the farmer himself can make butter from skim milk. She must not only have a generous supply of good food, but it must contain sufficient amounts of the nutri- ents needed for making milk. Until this fact is understood and appreciated, suc- cessful, profitable dairying is out of the question. Many forcible illustrations of its truthfulness have been furnished by the agricultural experiment stations.— H. B. Speed. DEFENSE OF THE HOG. Hogs have for years been known as mortgage lifters and are as staple as wheat, corn or cotton when their own- er is in need of ready money. A porker can be converted in cash very quickly. For the cost and trouble of raising the hog makes the greatest net returns of any product of the farm. His products are to be found in every household and aboard nearly every ship which sails the ocean. In slaughtering no part of the hog goes to waste except the squeal and some day some in- ventive genius will evolve a plan whereby the squeal may be saved. An authority says of the hog: "The dog has for many ages been referred to as man's best friend, but when you come to thoroughly study the matter over this title
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