Show dairymen urged T to 0 M maintain i n t a i n 0 open p e n aa sheds 11 e d g some dair vinen tend to neglect their open shed mor more when spring work begins than they did during the winter months this may pro prove ve to be costly negligence li gence cautions asRo associate clate county agricultural agent lloyd A clement farmers who manage properly will add fresh straw as it Is needed this is usually every anther day or three times a week ind amounts to about 10 pounds of straw per cow per day on days lays when he does not add new bedding the dairyman s should hould spend a few minutes turning over the droppings to leave a dry clean bed for the cows this type of management should continue as long as the lounging shed is in use mr clement advises when cows go on pasture and the sheds arc are not in u use se the surface of the shed shou should id be left with a covering of a few inches of straw if the sheds arc are managed this way the dairyman will achieve three ahree important and valuable object objectives t ves 1 he ile will have clean cows and only clean cows can product pro dur clean milk 2 tiles flies will not be reproduced under these sheds and 3 the fertility value of the manure pack under the shed will be preserved and the straw in the pack rotting during the summer months may improve in fertility value A dairyman no ao uses these practices can clean his open shed in the fall of the year and apply the manure to h his is land before fall plowing this will save much fertilizer value by poor managed ma management nagem mt of open sheds the dairyman will not only lose the advantages mentioned but may also produce an inferior quality of milk that is not acceptable on the market good shed management will bring him extra dollars from cleaner milk and better fertilizer the agent concludes motor vehicle registrations rose to last year and to get motorists and truckers there and back again more than 44 billion gallons of gasoline were used |