Show L MILK production MOST IMPORTANT poor economy to substitute feed for shelter leed teed fallen tie dairy cow should be used for milk pr and body rather atan tt an as a subell tute for kroier er h fusing using when k hen cs c s are unduly exp sed to la ta I 1 weather a large part of ra ti il n Is used to keep tt 11 air bodies warm leaving tily a sn all p artion tor for milk pr d lit a asserts john A arey 1 d I tiry dry estt n ilou si ecial st at tl tt e north carolina sl st ite tie college every effort ua uld be made to cef kelp p the cows corn com fordable for table during the dis disagree igrec ible pe rhods if it tl it s e is i t done pr tits will be red i ed it Is poor economy to substitute feel for shelter at any tin tine e r arey bel believes leNes the low ow stall should st be well limited bigl ted nicely bedded and properly pro jerly erly ventilated ted but free tr ra in air currents curr currer erts ts he ile bas ss he lias has seen a iny tny cow I 1 arns ar at d st eds in the bdate of such poor clist ruction that they aff rd little protection against tie cold old whiter winter wind TI tie e sides of tl it e barn or sl st eiter elter should be mide tight I 1 with the air being admitted though properly located wind ws tl TI e practice also of g cows to wale till ough mud and ice tee to secure drinking water is expensive this tills kit d of exposure chills the tow ow s b dy ano preen prevents ts her from drinking the art arn int of water nee led for good krillic pr I 1 action A cow weighing from ak to pounds and pr d dicing icing about 30 pounds of milk a day neels nee Is from 80 to tc 0 i 1 ut da ds of water each daiy diy d ay iy she will pot not drink tl if is am unless it is L ned ent and of medium tempera ture says mr arey practical dairyman Is admirer of modern bap barn tl TI e n adern dairy barn Is as far removed mon ed alii at I 1 i st from the old cow stable in use a tl II ird of a century ago as Is i icil luil p arm hit thit fun furl fished by a yol e ot of oxen in lioner d alys tys A weir well lent ent hied well litti lighted ted barn barl equipped with a cor crete floor ad Just cille ae zt IN ta stat at tan an easily be kept clean clein and in str etly sin santary tary condl condi tion truly is an to the practical calr min with rr per ven yen mat n not or ly can an the foul air be ren wd ed but also the excess moisture tl atiat at used to a cun alite in the old stil still les 1 ills I I 1 Is means better herd health and more e ec non 1 I il 11 use of feed by tl e 0 to o vs 1 ipaty of suns buns ine and fresi fret pure air are two of tt e most gnp factors not only for the health hen ith of the cew but also IVI for lilt the con conversion erslon by her of feed into milk and butterfat butter fit Is helpful to newborn calves A newborn new born calf should always be given the opportunity to suck its dam at least once so as to get tl 11 e colos trun i which nature has his especially pre pared for it tl TI is coln strum Is baxi the live in character and also contains s me stir dilating pr luts which help to start the d ge genive tive system into ac if it for any reason it Is imps sille sil ie to give gle tie to the lilt 1 it sa s1 s uld be gh given en one ounce of 0 ol 01 I 1 shortly after h b rth and be f re it Is given any too fool I 1 after th that thit it the calf may he given glen milk from any co v if tl ti e n oil er 8 in ik Is not avail able give cows diee access to water to help yield 1 civi I s g cons cows free access to water any time they want it increased n ilk yield 0 6 per lent ent BI at d the b ater yield 12 per cent owa i aich had ace abess q to water took a an average of 10 1 times in each eich 24 hours and drank over mer IS per cent more water flan tian cows which were fed ex exactly icily the same hut but w watered outside these are ti tie e results of tests condu conducted ted by C Y annon of lova iona state college tl ey it 11 licate tl 11 at there are tl ti of who could greatly increase their pr fits bv by using Ir inking curs culs dairy facts 11 ater Is the cheapest an I 1 one of the most important dairy feeds if we can class it as a feed knien len several small calves are kept together sn n all 11 stan stin I 1 11 I 1 ns are a great comen convenience lence at feeling time va WI ere skim n lk Is left on the farm the raising of calves is iq c simple if sup le lemen mental tat fee S are used ah ut ba per rent cent of m ik Is water inter I 1 or plenty of n ilk d n t forget to give the cow all ill ti 0 e water she cares to drink lovs os give more m milk ilk if it mille mill el tl ti ree times a d ly instead ot of twice in observed cases tl it e increase Iner case has beer from 10 to 21 25 ter r er cent the life of an average woven wire I 1 fence wien posts are tire rell icel and the fence Is rest ed Is 18 to 27 years accor ling to estimates made by iowa far farmers ers |