| Show RIGHT HT RULES FOR DAIRYMEN wisconsin agricultural college gives out some good advice that every farmer should follow the dairy department of tho the wisconsin c college ot of agri agriculture culture la Is urging that the following be pasted up in every dairy barn in the sta state te practice the following advice a and nd you will make more dollars jin in dairy ing others have done it why cant yo you u use purebred dairy sires from cows having large and profitable productions of milk and butterfat raise well th the 0 heifer calves from cows which for one or more genera purebred holstein calf T eions have made large and profitable productions of milk and butterfat breed heifers heffers at the age of sixteen to twenty months feed heifers heffers liberally and milk regularly do not try to save feed by turning to pasture too early provide plenty of pure fresh water shade and protection against flies during hot weather supplement poor pastures with corn silage or green soiling crops like rye peas oats green corn fodder cabbage and other available teed feed feed cows daily one pound of grain in winter for every three pounds of milk produced 25 to 40 pounds of corn silage and what clover or alfalfa hay they will eat 1 do not turn cows out to remain and suffer in cold stormy weather allow them the m to have water which is not colder than that from a deep well twice or three times daily brush cows daily if you can possibly find the time fo tor it pays better than than does grooming of horses which as a rule is not neglected keep cows in clean well lighted properly ventilated stables treat cows gently and avoid excitement weigh the milk of each cow at milking time get your neighbors to share with you in owning a babcock milk tester and test the milk of each cow discard the cow which has failed at the end of the year to pay market price for all the feed she has consumed A |
