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Show DAIPV NOTE'S A laying hen requires more water than food. Don't let the cows out in the storms to stand around. It doesn't pay. The cows that produce the largest amounts of butter fat do it most economically. eco-nomically. The calves should by all means be kept in clean, well lighted and ventilated ven-tilated stables. A gallon of cream testing 25 per cent, should churn a little over two pounds of butter. The object of cow testing and keeping keep-ing record to improve the herd and increase the output. The thermometer must be used as regularly in the dairy during the summer as during the winter. Bran is a very good feed for cows. It is light, palatable and rich in mineral min-eral matter, especially phosphorus. By intelligent breeding and care, most of the dairy herds can be brought up to double their production. produc-tion. The spread between the common and good cattle keeps widening all the time, as good cattle are getting scarcer. By kneading and rubbing the teats ; a good form may be given this organ : and future milk secretion be much increased. Prof. Smith of the Nebraska station sta-tion believes that corn fo.lc'er is one of the most economical feeds for fat-tenine fat-tenine steers. |
