Show A r I 1 I 1 N WINTER COMFORT FOR COWS good shelter should be provided and liberal supply of feed laid in to keep up milk flow this is the season of the year ear when nhen the dair farmer should take steps to mike make his cows cams comfortable during the winter inter months an uncomfortable cow cor is not a good producer good shelter should be provided and a sup ot at the right kind of feed laid in 0 o that the milk flow will R ill not at i t tune time R when hen the market prices are the best this subject is discussed by bv R ill waiburn wa habum of the minnesota college of agriculture is follows cold winds rinds and rains are catl chill the cow CONN just as they the R would a warm u arm itoi stove e entailing the burning of at more fuel to avoid this the farm er should hould provide protection earl early the ration at this transition period between summer pasturing and win ter feeding is important an ali co cow that has been gning giving milk since last spring will mill decrease her flow rapidly if she is not fed liberally liberal the result will rill be a greatly reduced profit from the dairy herd luring during the winter months we are nearing the season when butterfat butter tat brings the highest price farmers will mill recognize the wisdom risdom of 0 keeping up the milk flow through this period I 1 do not advocate the feeding of 0 much grain at this time what bat is fed should merely supplement a ra tion alon composed largely largel of late grasses pumpkins soft shelled squash roots and small email potatoes 1 many of the farmers do riot not belies 11 eie e that the small potatoes are worth orth picking up not realizing that rie ine pounds of potatoes are worth as much as one pound of grain they mav be brought in and put on tho barn floor where if the are cohered with rith hay hav to keep heep off the arsts and prevent light freezing the can bp kept tor for a long time and R will ill tike the place of a considerable consider ihle amount of expensive grain or mill teed feed frozen potatoes ho however Reer should not be fed to colis they the react unfavorably on the di gestie tract herding the cows cors on the young oung clover claier in the wheat arid and oats cats stubble Is s a good plan the ill get much of value from this i 5 ing grovitt HOLDER FOR MILK BOTTLES device fastened to woodwork at sica sid of kitchen door cannot be dislodged by cats or dogs this milk bottle holder raich may be fastened to the Nood Rork at the side of the kitchen door is provided ded at its top ith a cap that is pushed don doin over the heid head of the bottle abere it prevents insects dirt and j sanitary milk bottle holder rain from reaching the milk should the ordinary paper stopper ot of the bottle be displaced and also helps to hold the bottle secure so that dogs and cats cannot dislodge il popular mechanics SUCCULENT FEEDS FOR COWS apples and potatoes should be fed lit I 1 about same amounts as turnips or beets start slowly applee and potatoes are both good succulent food for cows cors it if fed prop erly when these products are fed to covis cors then the are usually alij vcr aco cheap and people teed them too li liberal berall they the should be led fed in about the same amounts as turnips or beeta start in a small amount mount i just a few fer and gra gradually duall Ine increase till each cach cow cor Is eating a at a I 1 feed you could feed them twice a day di it if desired but dont don t teed feed more than half a 1 bushel dally daily fed in this ray wa they will RIB not dry up your our coq but will RIB tend to in crene crease the flow flor inberg ft here people hae had bad trouble Is b feeding entire too man mani apples or potatoes poti toes at a teed feed I 1 chis his gets the cor out of condition and of course decreases the flow of milk milic care must be taken in feeding apples or potatoes or the cors ire are liable to choke there I 1 is little ian din when fed in their stalls but it if fell fed in the lot one cow drives another causing her to swallow the apple be fore she hews it |