Show DA afi y k 4 COWS conditioned LARGELY ON CORN after calving make good use of bran mashes cows that have been milked until they are below normal in flesh can be most quickly and economically conditioned on corn says 0 A williams of indiana A mixture of six pounds ground corn two pounds ground oats or bran anti one pound of oil all men meal la Is a mixture be h recommends As soon its as the lie desired desire condition lias has been obtained replace the corn with bran and an glouid 0 oats ats at least ten dass 9 before freshening feed equal parts of bran and oats with willi po possibly ably one pound of oil meal a day and greatly reduce tile the quantity for several days before and after calving there Is no feed so good as bran mashes because of their cooling and laxative properties it if constipation develops give a quart of raw linseed oil or one pound of epsom stilts salts clover alfalfa or suy soy bein bean hay bay may be allowed with possibly a limited amount of silage many cases of milk feier feer can be avoided by care at this time fline after calving supply plenty of water but increase the grain ration very flonly corn and oats must be sparingly used until about the fifth day when the regular ration of four pounds of corn two pounds of oats and one pound of oil meal at the rate of four to five eve pounds a day may be used increases should be maille made lit at the rate of one pound every third or fourth day until maximum production has been reached when a cow no longer responds to increased feed drop back slightly when it will be noted that she will increase still further in production full fuji feeding had best be deferred until four to six weeks after freshening mr williams calls attention to the fact that at tile the time of calving certain substances called harmou es are liberated into the cows blood stream which stimulate milk production these hammones har mones he be says become ex haus tedas tile the lactation period advances or it if the cow Is in poor flesh |