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Livestock and Dairy
Facts About Care of Farmers’ Feeders and Aids to Greater Milk Production.
ILA GE is the m ain reliance of
d a iry farm ers in m any sections
fo r cow feed, since it has been
found to be p a rticu larly well adap ted
a s feed in th is connection.
W hile silage is an excellent feed for
d airy stock, it should be combined
w ith some o th er legum inous feed, such
as clover, cow peas, or alfa lfa , owing
to its in su fficien t productive q uality.
The legum inous m aterial will tend
t-o correct th e deficiencies of th e silage
in dry m atter, p rotein, and m ineral
co n stitu en ts. A ratio n of silage and,
say, a lfa lfa hay alone is satisfacto ry ,
how ever, only fo r cows which are dry
or giving only a small am ount o f milk
an d fo r heifers and bulls. Cows in full
m ilk require some concentrated feed in
ad d itio n to hay and silage, as th ey
can not consume enough o f these feeds
to keep up a large flow of milk and
m ain ta in body w eight.
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John Underwood Gives His Ideas on Methods Necessary to
Keep Bull in Order.
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BY JO H N UNDERWOOD.
H EN th e raisin g of good dairy
c a ttle is to be tak en into con
sidération th e bull is the b e tte r
h a lf o f th e herd. In a m ajo rity o f cases
th is anim al seems to possess and is
disposed to exercise a head of his own
and, consequently, needs careful man
agem ent and control from th e b eg in
ning of his calfhood.
I am not sure b u t th a t even beyond
th is period th o u g h t should be given to
his an cestry in order to possess a
know ledge o f -the tr a its of ch aracter
and disposition likely to be developed
in th e calf.
E xperience Is Guide.
A vicious an cestry e ith e r on the p art
Tho am ount of silage to feed a cow
w ill depend upon the cap acity of the o f th e sire or dam will likely sooner or
anim al to consunio feed. She should be la te r m anifest itse lf in th e young a n i
fed as much as she w ill clean up w ith mal and in selecting th e one to head
out w aste when consumed along w ith th e herd th is should be carefully
h er hay and grain. Raise or low er the guarded ag ain st. One special require
am ount un til th e proper q u a n tity is m ent in handling the bull is w ith refer
ascertained .
G enerally, speaking, a eneo to his early, th r if ty grow th and
good cow should be fed ju s t short of 1 proper developm ent.
th e lim it o f her ap p etite. I f she refuses
an y of her feed it should be reduced a t
once. The sm all breeds will e a t 25 or
30 pounds per d ay ; the large breeds 40
or m ore; and th e medium sized ones
am ounts v ary in g betw een.
Ironclad directions fo r feeding cows
can not be given. Tn general, however,
th e y should be supplied w ith all th e
roughage th ey will clean up w ith grain
in proportion to b u tte rfa t produced,
The bay will o rd in arily range be
tw een 5 and 12 pounds p er cow per
d ay when fed in connection w ith silage.
F o r Holstein* 1 pound of concen
tr a te s fo r each 4 pounds of milk p ro
duced will prove about right.
F o r Jersey s 1 pound fo r eaeh 3
pounds of milk or less will come near
or m eeting th e requirem ents. The grain
fo r other breeds will v ary betw een
these tw o according to th e q u ality of
m ilk produced.
A good rule is to feed seven tim es as
much g rain as th ere is b u tte rfa t pro
duced.
SAVE
H a n d lin g D airy S ire N e e d s C are
should be ta u g h t to be handled quietly,
to be easily h altered and led by the
tim e he is a yearling, and a good ring
should be p u t in his nose to aid in his
com plete control.
When old enough fo r service he
should not be allowed to run w ith the
o th er cattle, but be k ept in a substan
tia llv fenced field or lot. The la tte r is
the best, and can be provided in a rea
sonably eheap and effe c tiv e m anner.
Own M ethod Told.
M y own m ethod is to have a lo t con
sistin g of about two acres inclosed w ith
a four-foot w ire fence su b stan tially
p u t up on good, w ell-set posts, the
posts ex ten d in g eig h t or ten inches
about the to p w ire o f th e woven fence,
w hich is p u t on th e outside o f the
posts. On th e inside of th e posts a
barbed w ire is placed ab o u t six inches
above the top of the women wire fence
and one also about eig ht inches below
th e same.
In nearly every case th is will be
huficient
safeg u ard
a g ain st
fence
Feed and Care Essential.
th ro w in g or b reak in g out. Tho lot is
Good feed and good care are quite well provided w ith w ater and sh elter
essential in order th a t a decent and and a stro n g plank fencing g ate pro
well proportioned anim al may head tho tected w ith b arbed w ire on the inside
herd and one th a t will likely leave a which com pletes th e arrangem ent. I
good im press on his posterity.
find in my own case th is kind of in-
The calf should be dealt w ith from closure su fficien t to keep under con
the s ta rt gently, y et I irmly, but never itro l a vigorous pure bred Jersey bull
in a teasfng or b an terin g way. l i e l o f about 1.700 p o u n d s’ w eight.
th e o th er hand, if feeding is done sub
sequent to m ilking, th e v olatile silage
odors will have been throw n o ff b e
fore th e n ex t m ilking hour. S ilage is
usually fed tw ice a day.
Feed Calves Silage.
C alves m ay be fed silage as soon as [
th ey are old enough to eat it. Tt is
|>erhaps of g reater im portance th a t the
silage be free from mold or decay when !
given to calves th an when given to
m atu re stock. They may be given all I
the silage th ey will e a t up clean a t all
tim es. Y earling calves will consume
ab o u t one h alf as much as m ature
sto ck ; th a t is, from 15 to 20 or m orel
Rations Found Good.
pounds a day. When supplem ented ,
IN WASHINGTON
The follow ing ratio n s will ba found w ith some good legum inous hay, little ,
AND OREGON
if
any,
grain
will
be
required
to
keep
'
good:
F o r a 1,300 pound cow yielding 40 th e calves in a th rifty , grow ing condi j Making the Mortgage to secure
tion.
pounds of milk te stin g 3.5 per cen t:
a number of Notes or Bond«
One of th e most try in g seasons of
Pounds.
of
#100. $500 and $1 000 each
S ilage . _________ ___ ________
40 ¡the y e a r fo r the d airy cow is the lat-
The form of the bond and
Clover, cowpca, or a lfa lfa h ay ____ 1 0 te r l,art nf th<“
an<1 parIy fal1-
mortgage is. so far as possible
G rain m ixture
.................................... 10
t h is ’ ea so n t h e p a stu r e s are o fte n
identical with the small loan
F o r tho safe cow y ielding 20 pounds ,h o rt o r ‘1rie'1 °P- a n ’1 in ' " ph
>*
of 3.5 per cent m ilk:
•• a common m istake o f dairym en to
where the note and mortgage
ro u n d s.
th e ir cows drop o ff in flow of milk
are assigned to the purchaser
Silage . __________________________ 40 thro u g h lack of feed. E a te r th ey find
We have at present several
Clover, cow psa, or a lfa lfa h ay _____ 5
impossible to restore th e milk flow,
very attractive issues of such
G rain m ixtu re ______________ ___ __5 ! no m a tte r bow the cows arc fed. Good
bonds, m aturing from 1 to 10
F o r a 900 pound cow yielding 30 d airy practice dem ands th a t th e milk
years,
netting 7 per cent. Let
flow
be
m
aintained
a
t
a
high
level
all
pounds o f 5 per cent m ilk:
ns tell you about them.
Pounds. the tim e from p a rtu ritio n to dry in g off.
Silage . ............ ....................................... 30
Jscob Fo rth
John Psvt*
Clover, eowpea, or a lfa lfa h ay ____ 10
T. K . Strass
J. B. Patrick
V. D. »11«
G rain m ixture . ...................................... 11
F o r sam e cow y iebling 15 pounds of m eans of silage. Silage is cheaper and
decidedly more co nvenient to use than
5 [* r cent m ilk:
Pounds. soiling crops.
The am ounts to feed w ill depend
Silage ............... ....................... .............. 30
upon tb e condition o f th e pastures,
Clover, cowpca, or a lfa lfa h ay _____8
v ary in g all th e w ay from 10 pounds to
G rain m ixtu re _ ---------------- --------5
INVESTMENT BROKERS
a full w in te r feed of 40 pounds. I t
Good Mixture.
should be rem em bered in th is connec
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A good grain mixture to be used io tion th a t ailage co n tain s a low per
a ratio n w hich include« silage and some een tag e o f protein, so th a t th e g reater
sort of legum inous hay is composed o f: th e am onnt o f silage fe d the g reater
Parts. m ust be the am ount o f protein ia the I f you want—
FEED
Coro chop .... .......
.......
- 4 supplem entary feeds to properly b al
G RA IN
W h eat b ran _________________ _ _ _ 2 ance the ration.
FLO U *
L inseed oil meal or cottonseed meal.. 1
8H IN G U M
In case th e h ay used ia not of th is
Interest in Wool.
I Cnn Save You Mousy
k in d some o f th e corn chop may be re
A pronounced feature o f tbe wool
placed by linseed or cottonseed meal.
writ« Me.
E. GILBERT
In m any instances b re w e rs' dried market at present m tbe growing
g rain s or crushed outs may be p ro fit etreDyth of fine wool price*. Owing to 201 W ashington Ht., Portland, Oregon
ably su b stitu te d fo r th e b ra« , and the tendency to breed m utton ty p es a
o ften tim es gluten p red aeta ran be nsed shortage in fin e wool ha* resulted and
to ad v an tag e in place of bran or oil th e price is going upw ard accordingly.
Tt is said th ere are bo larg e blocks of
in.-ala.
The D I A T I / ’ *■•»**» «UKIY RMVIWTfC
The tim e to feed silage is direo tly f n e wool av ailab le a t presen t
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a fte r m ilking o r a t least several hours
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before m ilking. I f fed im m ediately be for fin e wool.
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fore m ilking tbe silage odors may pass
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through th e cow s body into th e milk.
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Muhi plying ths height of a wirels
('mtor arvlitsTi 1- rinn » a owt 1
Resides, th e milk m ay receive some aerial by four will g ire its w avs length n u . —
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