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Show y 1 ) Overfeeding the calf is just as dangerous a practice as underfeeding. Raising the heifer calves is one of the dairy farmer's most important tasks. The milk scale and the Babcocl: test must have a place in every successful suc-cessful dairy. The silo is the best policy to pro tect the dairy farmer against scare ity of feed. Off flavors in milk, 'cream and butter but-ter are usually due to some mistake in handling the raw product. In the feeding of calves there is a splendid opportunity for a man to exercise patience and kindness. Wheat bran is a good dairy feed, and generally speaking it is a good supplement to other grain feeds. To the dairyman who would conduct con-duct his work on a business basis the Babcock test is indispensable. We may look at the silage question ques-tion from any angle, we are forced to accept it as the cheapest food known for stock. Very many unruly cows would lose this unhappy trait If they were well supplied with what their instinct and appetite craved. One thing should be kept in mind by dairymen is that clean pure milk cannot be produced on a dirty, ill-kept ill-kept dairy farm. The pedigree is not a voucher as to the excellence of the animal, but simply makes it possible to trace that animal's ancestry. Many of the catastrophes that are perpetrated by the herd bull are not accidents, but rather the result of persistent per-sistent carelessness. Better feed the cow a little more than she will consume each time to make sure you are operating your factory at full capacity. The dairy cows must be kept comfortable com-fortable if the best results are to be obtained. High priced feeds are verj expensive fuel to maintain aulmaj heat ) |