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Show DAIRY NOTES. Strong, thrifty calves cannot be expected ex-pected from cows that have been fed starvation rations for a few months before calving. Certain foods known to possess laxative lax-ative qualities should have a place in every dairyman's ration for his cows especially ir dry foods are largely utilized in feeding them. The milker who will thump a cow for squirming under the attack of files ought to be hoisted out of the barn on the toe of the dairyman's boots. Why should the hired man be expected ex-pected to work ten hours or more In the harvest field and then while hot and dirty, tackle the milking job? In some states, the law Is that all milk after July l must be pasteurized before leaving the creamery. In Denmark, Den-mark, milk is pasteurized at all times Need not expect cows to keep up the milk flow during the tail-ed of summer sum-mer unless you have plenty of Boiling crops to feed. Dead grass does not produce milk. A five-dollar bill will buy a detective detec-tive in the form of a Babcock tester, which will show up every cow In the nerd that does not earn her keep After the roasting ears have been picked the stalks and leaves will taste mighty good to the cows. Keep the calves clean and comfortable. comfort-able. They are the cattle of next year and animal comfort means animal ani-mal growth. It is Just as wasteful to fend too little as It is to feed to much and wasteful methods cannot be afforded now by anyone. The dairy cow'g ration should be governed by her ability to turn It to profit. The dairyman who takes his money out of the savings bank to build a silo makes a good investment of idle capital. cap-ital. If you have six cows and no separator, separa-tor, sell one of tho cows and buy a separator. You will save work and make monev by the deal. |