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Hftme Course * In Live Stock 5 Farming \ ■ ... - t) VIII.— Managing the Dairy j Farm. 'By C. V. GREGORY. t Author of "Home Count u Modern t F Agriculture." "Making Money on' the farm." Etc. ■ ■£* q Copyright. 1009. by American Pr«M J; AMOClation. • j 1 WHEN properly carried on f dairying is one of the most , profitable branches of live 1 • stock fanning. The work Is t somewhat confining, bat that is not a 1 serious objection as long as the profits c keep coming in. 'As shown In article 3, ( dairying removes less fertility from ( the firm than any other branch of live stock farming. Dairying Is adapt- ( ed to many localities where general | farming cannot be carried on. 1/nr. 1 wet land or that too hilly to be culti- • rated can be profitably utilized as | pasture for dairy cows. There Is lit- 1 tie danger of the dairy business being 1 overdone. As population increases, tbe , demand for dairy products becomes 1 greater. The dairy cow produces food 1 more economically than any other class of farm animals. 1 In starting In the dairy business tbe 1 type of cow to select will depend 1 largely on conditions. For the gen- i eral farm, where dairying Is more or less of a aide issne. tbe dual purpose cow? have many advocates. They give a fair amount of milk and produce calves that feed lnre satisfactory beef animals. Tbe worst trouble with duu! purpose cows is that they cannot be bred true to type with any degree of certainty. Once in awhile an extra

good one will be found, bnt there Is little fcrtalnty of her heifer calves being llkf her. They tend to go either to the beef or dairy type. A whole 10 ine oeei or uairy ijpe. a- a

herd of first class dual purpose cows t< Is hard to obtain and to keep when tl it has been obtained. f Selecting the Cows. If dairying Is to be made a prominent ' " feature of tbe farming operations It j c Will pay to go into one of tbe special- , n lzed dairy breeds. These special pur- I £ pose dairy cows ore machines for turn- ' ing out milk, and the best oues do it • effectively and breed true to type. . " There Is little choice between breeds, i 1 Tbe Jerseys give very rich milk, but r are small In size and cannot stand unfavorable conditions well. Holstelns c are hardier, larger aud can use more * rough feed to advantage. Their calve* can be turned Into quick and profitable ; £ veal, and their large milk flow means £ more skimmllk for calves and pigs. Where milk Is being sold tbe small per ' centuge of fat U a disadvantage. Guernseys! are Uardl.r than Jerseys. ; ' Thej give » little more tnilk with a lit- ' tie lower |iereeutage of fat. The milk is valuable for city trade because of n high uercentatre of solids other than I fat. Far more Important than breed is individuality. There are three thbigs to 1 be taken Into consideration In selecting a dairy cow— type, performance j and pedigree. Tbe dairy type is gen 1 lerally recognized as being wedge shaped. wide, and deep behind and narrower in front. Tbe three most Important points to look for are quality, constltui ion and capacity. The skin should be p'.iable and tbe horns aud balr fine. A coarse animal is seldom a satisfactory milk aud butter producer. There should be no tendency to lajr on fat. A dairy cow is worked to the limit dur- . Ing most of her life and must have a - strong constitution to keep up uuder the strain. This Is Indicated by a , roomy chest and large nostrils. . \ Tbe capacity of tbe cow is of two kinds, digestive and milk producing She must have good digestive capac- ; lty, as shown by a long. deep, roomy barrel. In order to be able to handle the amount of feed necessary to furnish material for a large milk yield. Milk producing capacity Is indicated by a large, well balanced udder, extending well forward and well up between 4e legs behind. The veins which run forward from tbe udder should be large and twisted, aa this Is an Indication of a Urge milk flow. la lnOK-ation ot a i» 1 *v """■

Some cows have a digestive capacity ; too Urge for their milk producing <*• 1 pa city, while some are the other way. 1 i Tbe most economical producer of milk j 1 to obtained when tbeee two are hah 1 anted. Tbe teats should be long and t well pieced for convenience In milk 1 teg. By far the aaaat important point la 1 mliUlai e cow U bar performance 1 loosed. This shows Joat bow meet. I mflk and better the can prodweo to • 1 gtroa time Direction, for teettag 1 came wM be gtma later The wdpw of a dairy row k fl- I lb Mbb «oe tbe mbratwe ioe ;

through bar oona than through tar daughters. Another point that should pot be neglected. especially If milk or cream U _ .sold, is buying cows subject to tbe tuberculin test. It Is definitely known that tuberculosis can be transmitted from cows to man through the mMk. It will pay to keep only cows that ure known to be free from disease . |n tbe bands of an experienced veteriunrlau the tuberculin test can be relied on to give satisfactory results. Selecting the Bull. The selection of a bull to bead the herd Is of fully as great Importance as the selection of the* cows. _ The main points to look for In a dairy bull are quality, constitution and roominess of barrel. He should he of good disposition. but should snow plenty of masculinity 'in a strong bead -and a thick crest. a bull that looks like a cow will not have tbe ability to reproduce good points In bis offspring with any degree of certainty. The bull's pedigree Is also important- The records of his mother and other female ancestors are very good Indications of the Inherent milk producing qualities that he possesses. In most eases it pays to breed dairy cows for fall calving. Tbe greatest milk flow will then come In the winter, when there Is no fiejdwork to do. when grass comesrhe milk flow Is stimulated, and the cow Is kept up her maximum production for the possible time. When cows that calve in the spring are put on dry feed In the fall the milk yield is reduced and the total yearly product lessened. The cow should always be dried up at least three weeks before calving, even If she Is still giving a considerable quantity of milk. 8be will come through the ordeal of calving in enough better shape to make up for the milk lost. a day or two previous to calving she should be shut up, by herself somewhere and given loosening and cooling feeds, such as bran mashes with a little oil meal added. Some one should always be with the cow when she calves in order to render any assistance that may be necessary, though If tbe cow Is In good health sbe will usually have no difficulty. The worst trouble to which highly bred dairy cows are subject Is milk fever, which Is described In article 5. The calf should be given tbe first milk, as this will start Its digestive system to working. The milk will be all right to use In four or five days If tbe cow Is not sick. Until that time the calf may be allowed to suck. Disposing of the Cslves. The question of what to do with tbe calves Is an Important one on the dairy farm. The heifers should generally be s saved, as some of tbero will be needed > to replace some of tbe cows In tbe r herd, and tbe others can be readily sold o at good prices. Probably the best way b to dispose of tbe bull calves Is to veal of tbe Dun caives is w

After tbey are from ten days to weeks old they should be chanced to skimmllk gradually, taking two or three days to make tbe complete change. It will not be long after this until tbey will begin to eat a little corn meal. If it Is given after they bave had their milk and are looking for something to suck. The meal may be Increased In amount slowly, being careful not to feed more than tbey will «"it r-i clean. The care and feed of the hotter „ calves which are to be £ept for cows should be much the same as advised for steer calves In a preceding nrp cle. except that the grain ration should i consist of oats or bran Instead of corn ^ The heifers should be kept growing well, but should uot be given fattening feeds or feed of any kind in large enough quantities to cause them to lie come fat. If the tendency to lav on • fat Is developed In a heifer sbe is 11a : Die to continue to fatten after she lsgrown. In case the calves get to scouring, n little blood meal put in the milk will stop It. The amount of milk should Q never be more than eight to leu quart* V a day. Most of the failures In raising skimmllk calves are caused by feeding too much milk or*by putting grain _ into the milk. Plenty of clover hay should be kept where tbe calves can | get at it. Fed in this way. they will f make profitable veal at from eight to ^ ten weeks of age. In oVder to tell jast which cows are ■ the most profitable It pays to keep j record of them. The most practicable way «to do this Is to weigh the milk t for six "-consecutive milklngs once 'a • month at the same time each month Multiplying the average of these six welghtfe by the number of days iu ibe 1 1 month irises the amount of milk pro- ...

no. xt.— oood trrm or mbi com. ; during tbe month. To deter mine tbe amount of fat In tbe milk a sample should be taken from each of - tbe six Before taking tbe mmpim tbe milk abooM be well mixed nrraral Umea Tbe aa—taa abonld be - proportional to tbe alar of tbe milking vara weather a formaldehyde tab aheuM he pat ta tbe milk to beep from apeUtag until It re* be feted Meat croamaryman an gtad to do teat tar their patroaa. er ymi caa do « yeaaaetf wtah a a—M head taatar » OOW

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