| Show SPRING TREATMENT OF COWS I 1 farrow cows that are bein being milked and falt shit fattened ened at the same time must mush i have an abundance of rich food say four or nive five quarts of cornmeal per day with cut cup stalks or hay beef isnow is now low lon but so are cows anait and it will probably be betten bettee to dispose of farrow cows that are fat than to keep them another season if liberally fed we have known them milked t up to the time ime they were sold toi the bubp butcher but gher pher ter and still a till prove prave very fat inside As a rule however the butchers will pay a little more if they have been dry adrya a faw few weeks cows that come in before the firstos first of april will now in lix ordinary dairies be allowed to go ga dry in the majority of cases they cease eeme to give of their own accord with warm stables stable 9 and liberal food some cows will continue to give milk nearly or quite up to calving A cow with great digestive powers that will keep in high condition nourish her calf and giver give milk may be allowed to do so in ill fact it is probably better to keep on milking her there will he less danger dauger of mick fever after calving but such cases in our experience i are rare it requires liberal food and an a the best of treatment to keep such a cow in vigorous health asa aga As a rule the average good dairy cow requires and will wel wei repay a few weeks rest at this season and wo we need seldom be afraid to f feed liberally any fat accumulated before calving will in the case of a g good iod find its way to the butter mii tub eor for soc for ten days or two weeks before calving it its lbs Is well to give laxative food such aa s and linseed tea or if this is not sufficient elent give a pound of glauber balg baig salts balts or half pound of epsom lepson salts and a tablespoonful table tabie spoonful of ginger in case ease of very fat cows coasy it is well to give this dose once a week for three weeks or a month bafo e calving as a preach tive of milk fever american agriculturist tye vye we dont sell return ti oke eke ts 1 replied the fhe clerk with deferential poll pol itene tener a dont sell bell return tickets exclaimed the idy ady with surprise aben I 1 donat dont go tor rot I 1 like ilke to go away from home homo for everi evert ever |
