Show h depends on cows I 1 1 A t health at calving T time ime ii of our subscribers writes in to hat he Is having difficulty in ping his best cows cowa in good 11 flesh esh Is feeding a well balanced ration what would seem to be adequate ue ile cites a jersey cow giving ing 45 pounds pound of milk dally daily on silage and legume hay bay to the limit of appetite and on grain fed at a rate of one pound for two and one half pounds milk produced this cow Is getting unsatisfactorily thin in flesh our inquirer does not tell us ug what condition she was in when she ahe freshened in the feeding management of dairy cows and more particularly high producing cows it Is important that they be in good nt at calving time that they have been given opportunity to regain any body depletions oce occasioned by the last previous lactation ration when this Is done it t la Is h less to keep good cows satisfactory condition during the of f greatest need for nutrients in following lactation Il hoards nian |