Show 1 CARE FOR COWS AFTER CALVING because of her low vitality good treatment needed the cure care of tho the cow after calving erends ep ends upon a variety of things iler her vitality Is low following parturition and sho she should be treated accordingly she should be protected from cold drafts drafta and in cold weather her water should be warmed for two or three days or at least site she should not be compelled to drink very cold water for the first few days the ration should be light in character and not very abundant A bran mash made by moistening bran with warm water Is well adapted for the grain portion with which may be fed such hay as tho the cow will consume if the udder Is swollen and hard the grain ration should be increased very slowly possibly using two weeks before attempting to get the cow on full feed with heavy irmay it may be well to postpone tills this even longer no alarm need bo be felt it if the udder remains inflamed and hard for a number of days providing milk can be drawn freely from each quarter it la Is recommended recommend eil that if the cow Is a good she should be milked at least three times dally daily or oftener until the inflammation leaves the udder it Is preferable to allow the calf to suck for at least the first twenty four hours and some allow them to suck euck tor for even a longer period than this with high producing cows liable to have milk fever it Is quite a common practice to milk out a little milk several times a day until d dinger tn from this tro trouble lible Is past this may be continued for two or three days or until such time as may sebin necessary with the individual cow it Is believed advantageous to leave enough milk in the udder to cause considerable pressure during the dangerous period and for tills this reason only s sufficient U milk Is drawn to relieve the extreme pressure after the first two or three days the frequency of milking will depend very largely upon apon the ability of the cow ti it produce milk As a general rule it Is advisable when a cow produces 50 pounds or more a day to milk her more than twice dally for lower producing aws cows it is of doubtful advantage to milk oftener than this at least so far as profit in milk production Is concerned it Is estimated that milking cows three times a day instead of twice will increase the production by 12 to 18 per cent particularly with the better producing animals |