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Show Care of the Dairy Cow A good dairy cow is one of tha hardest working animals on the farm, for her system Is severely taxed in converting hay, grass and grains info milk and butterfat. How great the strain of producing milk Is seen In high producers getting thin and in an unthrifty condition just before the close of the lactation period. When these high producers are fed carefully, this condition is less noticeable, but thin cows should then be allowed to go dry for the time necessary to build up body reserve. Tests along these lines have demonstrated that a good cow will produce enough more milk following follow-ing a six to ten weeks dry period to pay for the feed and care given while the animal is not being milked. Dakota Da-kota Farmer. |