Show PROFIT FROM FAMILY COWS important animal be vigorous and sound and be submitted to tuberculin test ann annually ua ily by ROSF copy 1914 A question often asked Is does it ply pay to keep a a cw cow tor for family use it if there is a lair fair sized tamil famil if no extra help la Is needed to look after the CO cow and it if there be a conen convenient lent place to house and pasture her then keep a good col coi A jerse guernsey or ayrshire might be chosen the jeric and guernsey give rich milk which readily creams owing to the fat globules glo bules in their milk the ayrshire gives a well vell sustained flow for table uie as it contains the smallest fat globules glo bules and does not cream so if a family is to consume the mill milk of one cow it Is important that she DP be vigorous and sound found and be submitted to the tuberculin test once a year for the danger of drinking mil milk k contina bously from a diseased cow is apparent thit that is the reason N by herds milk Is to be preferred to the cows cons unless the health of 0 the cow Is as regular hours tor for milking and teed feed ing are necessary and a cow conn must be liberally fed often tho the owner of one cow is 16 an amateur and has no idea of the immense capacity of a cows cow s stomach tor for a good sized animals animal a stomach holds 35 gallons so give her ill all she will eat in two hours twice daily and provide some form of 0 cuccu lent food for V inter in order to main tain the milk flow roots beets car rots and make a splendid substitute tor for silage so also does steeped hay bay put the bay ha through a ell cutter then put into a watertight box and pour oer it hot water nater cover and lea leabo a till next day da on top of this moist hay feed meal from tour four to eight pounds per da according to the milk flow fion crushed oats three pounds bran tour four pounds and oil cake one pound make a good mixture also alo reed feed some uncut clover hay at noon give the cow tx twice ice dall all tile the ni wa a ter she will dunk tor for there Is a lital connection between the milk flow and the water supply milk being 87 per cent water one cow col s feed for a 3 ear car abou amou amounts ants to irom from 45 to CO varying with food prices and cow 6 appetite the lactation period should be ten months alloi allowing king the cow call to be dry two months to recuperate herself and properly nourish her unborn calf during this resting period reduce the meal ration to one and one half half pounds bran and one halt pound oil all cake the cow col must be in good condi tion at freshening time |