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Show lrwl.m4R. Timothy hay Is poor rnllk making material. The dairy cow paya the biggest returns re-turns for extra care. Take good care of the eow to ba fresh; such rare pays well. Comfortable shelter gM-s a long way towards making dairying pay. iKin't forget the salt; cows require It and the cream will churn canter. Never offer a poor pound of butter for sale; rather feed It to the pigs. The richer the milk the more profitably it can be made Into butter. Don't water the milk, but do water the cow. Itemember milk la a" per cent, water. Dairying Is becoming one of the most substantial Industries connected with farming. It Is easier to teach the calf to drink If it Is taken away before It sucks the dam. The good cow Is the home builder, the soli aaver, the rich man' luxury and the poor man's friend. Keep the stables dry and clean. N animals can thrive If compelled to stand and sleep on a reeking bed of manure. ' Keep a reeord of every cow, every day, with pencil and paper and seaies It only takes a minute, and will pay you, big Uried beet pulp should be soaked 12 to 24 hours before feeding, using about three pounds of water for each pound of the dred pulp. Cowa should never be fed strong flavored foods ahortly before milking aa the oilers are sure to be transmitted transmit-ted to the milk and Ita products. The dairy lessens the art of feed products on the farm. Ity enriching tb Uad more food to the acre can be grown, and at a leas coat for labor. |