Garland Globe | 1906-04-28 | Page 2 | The Feed of Cows

THE FEED OF COWS. Sudden Change Should Be Avoided, as It Seriously Affects Milk Yield. Sudden chnnges ot feed should bo T avoided, especially If very marked, as in changing from dry to green feed, HH saytf Prof. W. J. Fraser, of tho Uni-verslty Uni-verslty of Illinois. Special enre is re-quired re-quired when cows are put on pasture In the spring and when first turned on rye or clover. Only n small quantity of green feed should bo given nt first, tho amount being Increased as from dny to day tho dry feed Is reduced. If care Is not exercised nt such times, tho cow's system is likely to become deranged nnd tho milk will then have a very disagreeable odor, but if this method is followed the system grad-ually grad-ually becomes adjusted to the new conditions nnd no bad results follow. When feeding turnips or cabbage. the difficulty is frequently experienced ot having disagreeable odors in the milk. This dlfllculty mny bo largely, it not entirely nvoided by feeding after milking rather thun Just beforo, as tho peculiar odor produced by these feeds will then lenve tho cow's system be-fore be-fore the next milking tlmo. wm