Show ava aim THE increasing GRAIN IN DAIRY RATION important when pastures are dry in autumn when the pasture drys up and the grass becomes rather unpalatable it Is time to increase the amount of grata being fed to the dairy cows says john deputy colorado state dairy commissioner it Is also advisable to make sure that they have a good supply of fresh water from 12 to 30 gallons of water are needed by a cow at this time of year depending upon the size of the cow the nature of her feed and the state of lactation period too often a close examination of the pasture reveal far less grass than a glance would indicate tt becomes dry short and few cows can maintain their body weight let alone get enough to provide tor production recommends at least one pound of grain for each five pounds of milk produced it the cow Is on pasture if not add another pound A suggested grain mixture would in elude one hundred pounds ground oats pounds bran and 50 pounds barley chop the barley chop should be fed where corn chop cannot be bad or 25 pounds of cottonseed meal may be substituted for the ground oats it possible it Is a good idea to cut and feed corn or some of the they may be cut each day as used remember says tolaver Tol that a cow producing milk will drink three or four times as much water as a dry cow and that walking a long distance to and from the water hole takes ad dit lonal energy as well as reduces the amount of grass consumed be sure that the creek has not dried up or eliat the water hole has not become stagnant and anything but attractive and fresh prevent cowpox spread by careful treatment cowpox has to run its course but should clear up in about 20 days the chief object in treatment should be to present spread of the infection to other cows and infection of the sores by germs from the floor or ground the infection Is readily carried from cow to cow by the hands isolate affected cows and leave them milked by a person who does not milk other coas keep the stall floors clean and milk with clean hands for five minutes twice dally immerse the sore teats in hot water containing all the boric nold it will dissolve then dry gently and apply a paste composed of one dram each of powdered boric acid and bismuth per ounce of cold pressed castor oil if any sore then Is obstinate in healing apply strong iodine ointment once or twice dally if a milking tube must be used to draw off the milk cleanse and sterilize it by boiling tor 15 minutes each time before use dairy notes fall born calves are reidy to put in the pasture the following spring with low dairy prices only the heffers heifers from best dairy cows should ie kept keeping the manure hauled out from now on will greatly ald in holdan down the fly population cows need grain and hay as the pastures become short it does not kiy to allow them to lose flesh and drop in production cows getting less protein in the roughage as ahen they are fed silage plus a legume hay need from 10 to H per cent of digestible protein in their grain an excellent fitting ration for the artry cow consists of pounds of corn cane or kauer grain pounds of oats pounds of bran and 75 pounds of oil meal it feed ls arce it Is better to than to short feed e en t re herd more milk and not less will result and the pouts p outs on the S cows will be increased the amount of protein necessary in agraan re for dairy coads pods to a great extent on the kind ot hay fed aih alfalfa hay use a grata mixture containing lt is cent of crud e digestible protein progress e dairymen are learning amr 10 atit iT ration D be m fey ct astl ka oats d bar ley ith 10 port boll meal added daf s linge for 1 ta taa 1 ls o cpr in the silage bup |