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Show j rare ef Cowa el Caltleg. ' A critical tin ' loo cow'i exlitecei i at her periodical calving lima. Tblt j period la the culmination of a aeaaon'i devotion to the growth and development develop-ment of her young and, Incidentally making preparation for milk giving In her natural atate, the cow feedi her ealf a abort time only, lo that It li early tauxht to be lelf-rellanb Tbli U n Met.t ry alnre If the calf were to de pend uion the dam to.- auitcnance long, In colder latitude! at leaat, wlntei would pnte loo eevere for It. Thl aim of man In domeatlratlng tho cow for hla ute haa been to lengthen thl milking pirlod agulnat the cow'a habll of r 'u in her flow of milk after be-cumin be-cumin pregnant again. And bli greed for a lung milking period In dairy cow- eapcrlally, hai entailed dltiaii up hi tii cuw and a weakened conitb Inn. in in ber offaprlng. Now, with I atra.ny Inrreaalug population wltboul a lurri-tpondlng Increaao In the num. bir or wa In the United State, II ttorat rmtonablo that It will not onl) pur in a'i good care of tho cow, but tc .are lor her In audi a manner ai t( rualili- lur to give birth to a robuat, tiKnri'iit mlf. In order that all tbli may Im brought About, tho cow ihoult hate a r-.pllo from milking of twt .,r tin'" innntbi before the next calf II born 1- rom the wrlter'a peraonal ox lrln and obeerratlon, thero li rea nun tu billevo that the cow which gon li fur ainy or ninety daya befon i.uunx will mnko ertually good returni fur fmxl and rare aa oua that li milker: to within a month of parturition. During I lilt period of non-lactatlot (he row ahould bo fed good, nutrltloui food, and with moit anlmnli It la de-air.Uili' de-air.Uili' that even a half-fat condition bi rem bed beforo (no calf la born, A con In whh It tho maternal Instinct of milk giving li well developed drawa upot thla atore of fat to augment her yield And It la pretty good evidence of quality qual-ity In cowi when they fall nway li firth whllo giving milk provided thoi are fairly nnd gcncroualy fed, Aa ma1 turlly approachea tho cow'i phyilcai condition ibotild be cloaely watched A properly fed and well-treated con aeldom fall! lo "do well" nt calvlni lime Cowa fed largely on corn or auct rarbobareoui fooda are apt lo be for erlih or conitlpalcd. Thli mutt bt atolded or overcome by the beat meant poMlblc Oata or bran are foodi whlct will bring about n lax condition of thl howela and largely help to avoid thl complication! Incident to calving. i:p-eom i:p-eom aalli er glnubcr ulta ahould hi among Ihe medical ilorci of every wel regulited farm. A pouud of cither ol theae aalla dlaiolred In water and glvci aa a drench toon beforo thla event wll have a cooling effect on tbmyalem. Yei It hai been observed tho lamo quantity gjven In, lay, two ounce doses dally In a bran slop, for a week or io previously pre-viously will have equally. If not bob ler, effect!. One reason for which li thai thl detail would cnauro closei obrmatlon of Individual condition. IJvfjy farm ought to have a plan whrTaTcuw . about, to calve may bi turned Into lu anticipation of tbla Interesting In-teresting event. And ihe should be pul there long enough beforehand that ahi may becomo accustomed to her quarters quar-ters beforo tho calf la born. It Is at Inbumano way of treating a brute, even, to let a cow enduro tho pangi ol labor while confined by a rigid itanch-eo.t. itanch-eo.t. Usually, tho calf la dellvorcc without assistance of Iho attendant, yel It la nlwayi tleilrable that help bi given It needed; and when such li re quired, bo deliberate and patient In m doing. After tho calf li born give tbi cow a thin bran alnp, which may bi repeated until tho cow haa bad enougk to quench her thirst. If the afterblrU li not exptlled within .in hour or gtte ber a pailful of dr whole onta Thla quantity of grain will not Injurt tho cow ond icemi to net favorably te tho dealrcd end. The calf may be lefl w Ith Ua mother during tho period bee tho milk la unfit for use except na designed de-signed by naturo. To atrip the cow at thli tlmo li to unduly exclto tho mammary mam-mary elands and often conduce! to ho Incrcaicd focrlih condition of tho udder. ud-der. It li well,' however, to have tbi qiurtera emptied uniformly elio lrn:i ble of another kind may result. Tbt cow'i food for n week or ten dayi should bo of a light character, aflei which Ihe food may be gradually In creased. Cowi treated In a rational manner aro not likely to bo vlctlmi of milk fetcr. and Iho plan here outlined out-lined will go far toward Insuring valui lie stock from tbli, dread disease, lnlrr fur t'oullry In Inter. Tho subject of how to water tho poultry poul-try In winter Is worthy the best thought of tbo poultry keeper. It the house be warm and tbo weather mild water will stand for lomo tlmo without with-out frrexlng and If tho birds aro watered wa-tered twice a day Ihey will probably get all tho water needed. We have known bouses that were eo warmly built that water would not frcexo In the coldeat weather, but there are few houseo of that kind. Moat of them aro of single thickness of boards, and through theso Iho cold soon penetrates. There are upon the market different kind! ot water boaters, which probably prob-ably are quite effective In keeping thl water at a temperature above f reeling. Hut moil of our fur inert will hardly enro to Invest Taking all thlugi together, to-gether, the beet means for waterlog fowls In cold weather li to use water that la as hot ai they can drink with comfort and taking It away by the time It hai cooled lUlllclenlly to frcexo. Watering Wa-tering them In thli way twice a day will probably give all the water necee-eary, necee-eary, but we do not consider It tbo beat, aa we believe the hen ihould havo conatant acreee to water. Borne Hog Feeds. Do not make a bog eat a bushel of filth In order to get a bushel of grain, A clean feeding flour li not difficult lo have, nnd yom grain will go further and tho health ot your bogi will be better tor having It. Neither la dlshwnter a very hearty food, and must never be made to take tho place of fresh, clean water. Ex. |
