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Show wwru cakc or cows. ulletla ea 1HI SuateM frem Ke Vtah CBeeetweait atw alert. Among the firatwkinga to be provided ob a dairy larm ia proper winter shelter for cow. In tbe coaetraetloat atable a tew fundamental facta abouM be kept in aulnd. They should be light, well ventilated, warm in winter, easily cleaned, and convenient. Something in tbe latter point may aometimet be sac rill ri-ll oed to get the flret fear point. Light and ventilation ana absolutely essential to a heavy stable, tbe abode of healthy stock. Tbia fact baa bee i especially emphasised daring the poet few years doe to tbeinveetlgatioua ka bovine tab-erculoeis, tab-erculoeis, both ia Europe and America, Something ia tbe convenience of a atable maybe sacrificed to attain tbia result. Tbe above conditions may be obtained without a great deal. .a zpenae. Jt building placed north and eontb, with a abundance of a'udowe and tbe wall with aix inehe-etoddlng, boarded inside and out, and thla (pace packed with straw wilt make a good stable. A king rather than a square building is to be preferred and the atable should, on all eldre, be above ground. In feeding cowe oar practice le to feed bay first thing ia tbe morning. In one-bailor one-bailor tbree-'oartbe of aakour milking ia started. When ihroagh milking, the cowe get another feed of hay and then grain, if any ia fed. They are turned out to water about 11 o'clock and tbe aublea cleaned, and ail feed remaining remain-ing la tbe manger removed. Fresh bay and Iba afternoon laed ol grain is then put in the manger, and the cows are put in the atable at from three to lour o'clock. Before leaving the subles for tbe night, lh cows again get a feed of hay. Each cow la watched carefully and the feed is increaaed or reduced according accord-ing a her appetite indicate; study the individual cow. The kiod ol Ired and the proportion ol eonceatratea may, in a measure, be determined by a study ot the milk pro-luclion ol the cow. The rat loo that may be ideally the best and enable the cow to produce most largely, may not be Ibe moat econonic, became the leed oed is eipenaive, and we cannot loae sight ol Ibe cost if we are to feed economically. Fortunately in a atale where luceru growa ao luxuriantly and may be obtained so cheaply, it Is not -difficult toolveio both a cheap and an ideal ration. Lurern form the main portion of tbe rough age we feed to aiilchcnwe. I believe that tbe early cut lueern ia to be preferred, but we bave no data comparing the relative value of 1st, tad and Srd arope. Grain ia couapar-a'.ively couapar-a'.ively dear ia this Btate, and tbe klud ol Icedebould be determined largely by the prioe. Com and wheal Billed half aud half with bran are prubebly the b-.i grsia to tied if the price ia right. In eur piail'co we always fred the grain ground and dry. Tne aiiount of grain to feed Iroin tbe standpoint ol economy is nut easy to d trrmin.'. I am doubtful il it pay to feod graiu to a cj that aill not produce more than two . hundred pounds ia a year. A cow of larger capacity up to three hundred pounds ol butter and over per year may be fed a certain amount et grain with profit, though In our ei per ience no', more than sevtn or eight pounds per day, and tola atnnoet only during the seaeon of lancet production. pro-duction. This la considerably below the Standards ad vleed in the Xaalera Btatee, but eocb are tbe teaching of our eiperimsnte. Borne recent experiments experi-ments eeeia to ebon tbat larger cows such as aaay be claaaed aa loal-parpoee, do not require a large a proportion ol grain a eome of the epecial dairy typee. Further iaveetigstlon mael be made on thla point, however. We have no experimental ex-perimental date to determine the value of note and other green feed for winter feeding ia thle Btate. In the Eastern tateo considerable importance la attached at-tached logmen feed. Tbe Indications are that the a i pease of providing grace feed lor the winter In thle Htale will hardly be Justified by the tetania. Here again, there le room for invee ligation. li-gation. Milch cow sboald be provided with plenty of water. It i probable that wbea they are seed to It, eon will do all right wbea watered once a day, dur-tbe dur-tbe wiater; but twice a day ia to be preferred. pre-ferred. II to better still il they can bave access to water at will. Tbe water need not be warmed bat it eboald not be ice cold, or the eowe will not drink enough to eatiely tbem and as a reealt will shrink in their milk flow. It mast not be forgotten that the caw which gives five gallon d) milk aday nte law il early four ao3 a half gallon) of water. Bait I another asnssiity if cows are le do their beet. Access to ealt at will Is easily arranged tor by keeping a little oaarae salt la a small box laetened at tbe aide ol the manger. Cow generally get quite dirty wbea stabled, if they are neglected. We bave loand It good practice te clip the hair efftbehipaad tail oftbeeow, and then It ia much easier to keep then clean. The cows will also feel better and thus, II brush ed down every day. Finally, milk the cowe regularly end above all treat tbem kindly. Apply tbe rule above given ia their feeding and management, and their beet eSorte in prod action may be depended opon. F.D. Llnfleld. |