Show Care for fOl Cows Through Dry Period Important Sev Several ral w weeks eks before the prospective mother cows cow's time comes cornea for freshening freshening freshen freshen- ing s she slie le should be dried off This should be done for the reason reason renson rea ren- son that the cow Is preparing for tor torn fora a a n hard h-ard ordeal and she needs and should have all her strength reserved reserved reserved re re- re- re served for the event She should not be required to divide her strength with the production of milk True It is that some cows are ae such persistent that It is quite difficult to get them dry but Just as ns sure as ns water runs down hill hlll they will not produce as ns much milk after freshening if It they do not take taken a n vacation from milk production previous previous previous pre pre- to the arrival of the fhe he new-born new calf calt One way to dry up a n persistent Is to skip one milking then milk her dry next time then skip two and milk her dry then three etc until dry meanwhile keep her o oft good pasture and feed her nothing but timothy hay do not l let t any one handle her lier udder between When the cow Is dry sh she should be fed generous rations of bran and oats the oats may be fed whole or ground The bran contains minerals and the and the oats provide strength In winter winter winter win win- win win- ter on dry feed the cow should have Included In the ration |