Show watch cows diet prior to her freshening date cows about ready to freshen should be kept handy to the barn where they may be watched and caud cared for equal parts ground oats and brim bran or two parts bran to one part corn meal are good grain feeds for the last two weeks cows should fres freshen hen in good flesh cesh the grain should be cut down just before calving cows after calving should get plenty of water and green feed with the hie laxative grain ration it if no pasture or green feed Is available use beet pulp soaked in three or four times its weight la in water the main grain mixture should be increased increase gradually but grain should be fed sparingly until the cow Is completely free of fever |