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Show GOOD MANAGEMENT OF COWS Best Season for Animals to Come Fresh Is Autumn Calves Are Then Easier to Raise. Major Henry E. Alvord, in the Iowa Homestead, says: "If the prime object ob-ject is to produce the greatest quantity quan-tity of milk of the best, quality and at the greatest profit from any given number of cows within a year, the evidence is overwhelming that the cows should be managed so as to calve in the autumn months. For like reasons September Is the best month A Well-Bred Calf. In most parts of the country for a heifer to drop her first calf In order to best develop as a cow, and this almost al-most regardless of the age of the animal ani-mal at first calving. . Calves born in the fall are easier reared and make better cows than those born In the Bpring or summer. It seems needless to rehearse the stock arguments on this subject, based upon the long experience ex-perience of successful dairymen, but a brief recapitulation may be useful. The cow or heifer calving in the fall needs the most healthy and nutritious pasture first following the strain and while coming into full flow. Just at the time when some falling off is likely like-ly to occur, the animal is brought to the stable and receives good care. The winter feeding and the returns from It may be depended upon to exceed the mid-summer results for a like period. pe-riod. At the stage of milking and of gestation, when another dropping off In the milk yield may be looked for, the fresh pasturage induces a fresh Bow, lengthens the milking season and increases the product. ' December and January are good months in which to control and supervise the service of the bull." |