Show jet PASTURES DAIRY COWS ON ALFALFA success of nebraska farmer due to feed plan cul call 1 asti ardmer roone ca county anty net 1 says tl it at for or three years he e has ha I 1 his 1 herf herc 0 of f milking sho short t horns out on alfalfa pasture fr from in early in the spring until late in fn t the e fall without the I 1 ss of a S one due t tt hi lit it writes fred A olson in copper s rat tier er he ile altril utes his success to the plan he uses of giving eich each cow at least a half gall n of gi ila ni nii I t and morning and alwaes leaving the gates open so the aws cows I 1 lave ae free access ta U the nl at f falfa alfa del I 1 in MIR thi way they are never exceed li gly I 1 ind nd consequently ft ill III not out to the pasture and stuff themselves full of green alfalfa as they n uld if tl if ev it d d not hive have tl e 0 of going to the pasture w whenever hene er tl it ey want to mr air ammer loes toes not know just how the small amount of grain tint that he ile feeds pre cr its ts bl it but it seems to be necessary nei ne essary list tast spring he was a little sl cd rt on grain and led to try pis lurin alfalfa without feeding grain gr aln he ile knew j lit IM arout whit to ext att ctt tl 0 aref re he put 1 2 in his polet and find followed the cows to tie tl e alf ifa field in a short tine tin e five were bl died tie tl e had to be used to save tl ti e life of one of them ile dione tie cows home started t to 0 feed grain and turned alem tl em out again they have not been kept off since garliest liess of dew or rain tl TI e advantage e that mr nir sees for pasturing alfalfa Is that a gh en I 1 un ber of acres will pasture more ittle cattle than aim alm t any kin I 1 of pas ure mixture it will carry many times the number of cows that the game same ai at aunt of native or blue bluegrass griss pasture will carry it never dries up in dry viewer as bluegrass and most other pastures do faiq 1 cows do not drop off in pr d durin tl e late sun n er a as they always did when he depended on I 1 11 I 1 gerass pasture pas turn tur n alfalfa also saves a lot of la bor thit that th it would be necessary necess iry if it the lay 1 was harvested and besides mr air lis flis thammer says the minerals and v valuable val proteins in the succulent green alfalfa go a long way in sup plying those plen ent required for maximum milk fl w the fact hit that grain haq to be fed Is an advantage he be as all high effig C wr w nee apel I 1 gritie to keep up the milk flow if it were not necessity necess iry to feed grain here auld be a tendency to quit feed ng it at times mr air feeds his dry cow cows grain alsi als ile say tint that while the cow Is dry Is the time to feed well if f v i expect to have her stand up under the strain of a heavy milking period ind and if you want her to drop a good strong calf alfalfa Is valuable crop for dairymen to cultivate dearly nearly all tarn forn ers know that fa Is a valuable crop for the dairy man to grow but bill it Is doubtful v heth er the majority of them fully ampre el elite ite its worth as a crop tl if at lit will mi ma m i serially teri ally reduce relue the cost of milk pro tl TI ere are several reasons why is 1 such an important factor in the nutrition of tl it e dairy cow and other live stock first it Is rich in protein carrying over 11 per cent of digestible protein and sometimes as hi high h as 12 per cent second it Is also hiso rich in mineral matter of which the dairy cow requires a relatively large daily supply it also contains a 8 number of vitamins that are needed for the proper functioning of the dl and assimilating processes of the cow i dairy facts 0 0 at no time has the poor cow been so great a luxury as today while dairy cattle are more susceptible to low temperatures than BIOS mos farm live stock tl ti ey can be kept cord fordable for tahle table in quite cool b arns if dry and protected from drafts 0 don dont t forget the freshening cow feed peed I 1 ll 11 1 aly at first leave I 1 cave a littek milk in udder at first milking masage the udder gently with war warm W grease but do not bruise 0 dairy cattle values are closely ass associated with milk producing ability and type both of these characteristics are largely matters of inheritance good sires provide the cheapest an ani 1 surest means of improvement 0 drinking cups are nearly as esen tul from a financial standpoint as are manners or any other standard dairy fixtures fresh clean water should be before the calf at all tin tines es day and ra a ti ey require much I 1 quid to carry 0 01 i the functions of the body 0 0 0 don t trust any bull the gentle fel low is the one that kills his keeper never nener be afraid of him but never give him a chance to get the advantage of you von |