| Show RIGHT FEED FOR A DAIRY HEIFER dalre dairymen nien should become more farsighted lu au raising raisin young stock for the quality of the autu future re lierd herd depends largely on oil breeding breding and inherited productive capacity it if tile I 1 offer la Is st stunted by poor feeding and neglect she will not become the hie kind of ani mal we want when elie ehe calves she will be lacking in capacity and as the consumption of roughage Is ne bees ces enry for economical milk product production loiZ it will be found that in the end it does not pay to neglect tile lie young stock one cause for tile the barked difference in tile the size ot of cows pf af the same breeds breed ing as aa found in different herds Is tills factor of ration when young says gays J P LaAI LaIl aster luster chief of the dairy division ul clemson Cl einson college south caro I 1 ilni I 1 na duang the summer on good pus Ps ture lure little it if uny any grain Is needed if the heifer fieffer Is u at least ten months s old but when pastures are arc poor or dried up a little grain Is necessary in ill winter however how to get the lie most rapid growth it Is necessary ry to supply a considerable proportion of the nutrients ants an in the forni forin of concentrates where even i ahe he best roughage linge Is fed alone the growth alli not be as much us as where grain is fed also the following are suggestions for rations for letters in winter 1 wa when ten silage and legume tiny hay are available corn silage alfalfa cowpea or soybean tiny hay tit will vor for heifers heffers less than ten leu months old two pounds pound 9 of grain daily in addition the grain must m u st be equal p parts arts of corn and on oats ts for helf heffers heifers ers within three months of 0 call calving ng in order to insure good flesh at that time lime three to live pounds of grain should be fed depending on condition 2 when corn alla silage gets Is available but riot not legume tiny hay silage at will anti and hay or fodder two or three pounds of concentrates should be fed dally daily one pound of which should be of high protein content such as cottonseed meal equal parts of corn oats and bran brain and one third cottonseed meal 3 when legume tiny hay Is on hand but no silage feed all tile the hay they will clenn clean up and also two pounds of corn lind and oats 4 when alien no silage or legume lay hay Is available it will pay to buy legume tiny hay or if grasshaw grass gras shay hay is fed alone feed all they wilf clean up A grain ration for rolled mixed hay will have to be some somewhat higher in protein prot elif sit jofs three poin pounds 1 Is or of a mixture of two parts of corn and one part of cotton seed meal great care required in selecting record cows it if tho the farmer wants it record cow tie lie int innel st buy 11 cow auw wit with a record urial a good onetto one too says tile new york state college of agriculture time Is needed to make good selections select lons and it Is well to seel beel tild from competent unit trustworthy trusty orthy persons if a dairyman Is buying its cow through a cattle dealer lie should be able to trust film and when lie he does doea not net know it trustworthy denier he shout should seek from a county breed association or the cattle sales company of the lie county in which tile the Is to be bought the names lind and full information I 1 on about these organizations inny be obtained from tile the county agricultural agents in case there ure are no such organizations ions county agents nn an supply prospective buyers with the names of reliable rel lable breed ers dairymen or dealers in the county the new york state college coil lege sass that too to much caution cannot be used in buying cows for although extra tinie time may bo be needed during the he pur pup chasing much time and money can be saved inter on oil dairymen who have lost herds because if random buying are diore aref enser rl vl in the lie future ropy milk or cream Is caused by minute germs ropy milk or nr cream Is mused caused by germs that got into the milk after tt it conies canies from the cow these germs gerins usually live in water from which the pet get into the milk if your cow his hils access to water in which she stands or stands in a muddy place the these 8 gernis germs ret get onto the switch of lier her tall or on the flanks and when dry full fall into the milk palf anil while the Is being done in other cases these gerins genus tire are found in the water tan tank k abd get onto the utensils fron from which they infect tile the milk clenn clean and thoroughly disinfect all dairy utensils with boiling water clenn clean anti and disinfect the acock tank before milking wipe the alie switch anil and flanks innas with a damp cloth to tn prevent any dirt or dust from falling failing into the milk hilll A thorough cleaning and dis infecting ww will usually end the lie trouble iodized ionized milk at the ohl station it war found that ie no iodine was fed to dalry dairy cows no arnce of the chemical mid could le be detected in the milk but hit all tests mude of nilla from cows receiving via grains of calcium or boluss lum enllie per day or two ounces ices of JI lewd rich in lodan showed till nn appreciable unil amount lunt of iodine tn lit tile milk it has not yet jet been determined whether there mat maj be to 11 ID C coniam lo did d milk or not |
