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 'IMFE DAIRY COW. 
 
 BY 
 
 K. S. Alt. niini.i.. li.A.. U.S.A.. Dowinlon Ai,i,„n 
 
 I II ii.il, audinaii. 
 
 pn.lu....r tlMU „„,v ,..l,..r f.nn ,u,i„.:,l. .N,.t „„l.v .Iocs .|„. a-tn.nv viH i .Ipr I,' 
 lrn.„ M f.,v..n Mn,„u,.t of tV,.| l,„t sh. .]o,... tins Mf tl,,. loa^t , .^f^Jt t ..■ it 
 
 '^ ..XM..Imt,|N l„u- 1,,.,,,- a|,|.n.x„„.-,I.|,v .-^soo ,„„„„|s ,„ilk .lul t:!() p,.,„„l. f.t ,„.r 
 
 ;"'■""•; ^^' '"■'! - ^-'"'- - '■- ' ' ti- to.,,1 ..o.-f of ,,ro.l„-tio„. .V,.v .,-,1, .1 J i 
 
 -;.;•-.,. .l..,„o„-,n,,,.,l Hk., 1,. l„n,.r f,.,..i„^ .,,,,1 M,a„....,„..„t this m ,... „ v 
 
 only u luuuK-iul ,u.c.>.i,y but tiu. patriotic duty of .very dairy fanner, 
 
 FEEDING THE DAIRY COW. 
 
 iry fow of |u-o|)(T tyi>i. 
 
 , / "■ V"'"''" ; '"' ^""r'' '" ""■ '""'.V - f^'t a,Ml ll,..,|,. A- a„ ,..xa,n,,l. of 
 
 ;.;,,"'■; 'V," ' " '"'?" "'^" '■■"^'' ■■""■^ '"^'•^- l- ''■'• "■' ^ >'MiH.,.„au,.,. rati',,, or 
 
 M U...1 or ..voral .lays y,-. pn.du.v ,„ilk i„ fairly lar^.. „Ma„titi,.s witi,. ho^v. 
 < _. .. .. pioportiona .l,.,.-,.,... ot uv„l„ and 11 .1,. A.-ain it has 1„..m, provon tl,nt, n.v. 
 
 .. pn.por yp.. ,av,„. a -to,-,. ,,f „ „ ,...,■„,.„ ,.,,,;,„ ,,;„ .,„ „„,, ,Jnu ,„oro I.aWlv 
 Im -' p. . ...■ ln.r.s,st,.ntly ,i,n-n„. ih. su....... ,li„^- ,„ilki„j, p,.rio,l. Jt is ..l.-ar. tluTe- 
 
 fo..... tl,:.t tins st.ppl.v .,1 lat an.l iL^sl, stoHMJ on tho ,lry -ow of .lairv tvp,. will 1,; drawn 
 
 '" -'"•".""-* n,.,h.l and 1... ..itla. .^iva off .,s nn'lk or so tak.. tho pi. ..f f," ^ 
 
 miii::;';';':^-;;!'^!,!;::^ """' ''"' '' '^'^^"" •"■"■"■^''"" "•■ •'"- '■ '^ ->• ^^ 
 
 Tl... dry ,.ow n.,-,.i^,. li„l„ attention fnan tho n,:,i„rity , f dairv far-nors Tho 
 
 ^.",;; ";r:t ::':-;--:L,^.;::;;-i':;|,,::;';L'!::™^^-;:t::^ 
 
 IMorpastnn.,l,...,l,l,odry,.ow f^r.vn f,.,.d, sila;.,. or roots an-l a f.rain ratio, , npo .. 
 o. u-o par,- o, any ,wo „f ,ho following nK.ds: l.ran. ^ronn.l oat^ ^ronnd .;:::: 
 -Hoy. plu.s on. par, jrronnd oil .ak... To th,. thin .-ow f..,.l -1 t,? 7 p ,.,nds l.rih'i 
 tl- o,.w ,s ., p.od iU.U. ^.vo ronj^ha., as no.dod and - ,o J p„„„ds da Iv of^ ,h o hove 
 >nont,ono,l «^rn,n .n.xtnro; „ ,!„. .w is fat withhold tho ..-ain, hnt on tho oti . ha, 1 
 do not sa.Tific- tlosh .,r lose a thrifty conditi.in. 
 
 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 
 
 J. H. GRISDALE. B.Agr.. e. S. ARCHIBALD, B.A., B.S.A., 
 
 ''""*'^'°'"- Dominion Animal Husbandman. 
 
 SPKCTA!. CTRCI-LAU Xo. 7. 
 
 630.4 
 C212 
 
 Exp. Farms 
 Servii 
 
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 ice 
 
 Spec. Circ. 
 
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 FEEDING AT CALVING. 
 
 Fci (linjT tho cow lit ciilvi 
 
 l.r.-.. .ln.vs, .1,. n„t nnlk dry unt.l ..ft-r th.. tlnr.! ,1m.v. ,,. m.,.1, .. pn Iur.. fr.MU,.ntlv 
 
 l.r.HKs „n „ulk ...v..r. ()„ ,h.. f„„„l. d.,v M.rt .1,.. dry .....l uLn „i',i„r '' 1 
 
 P-uml, ...lu.! imr... l.r ,„1 ^,ruuMd „nU. |„,.n.„M. th.. ..UMutitv .,( ^rrMi,, 1 s,r ,1, 
 
 'A tl.c Kr.n. UMxlur, .„ a lull ^nuu n,.i,.u ,.u „r ..l..,u. .lu- ,six,..,.,„l. day a"u!r '!,ivii 
 
 FEEDING THE FRESH COW. 
 
 Th,. f,.,.,!-. ..„„. d l,y M ,i„iry ,■,.«• in ,„ilk ■.„:■ nlili.rd fur tw., „nr,„w,.- vi. 
 
 .,,, r, ,h. ..„,„vah.,. r ,0 ,„„.„d. ..l„v..r hay and ,0 ,. U O^aX^^Z 
 
 . h. h. t,vd f,, s,.,,,,|y ..,„.,.^v ,„.,.,.s-Mry .„ ,Ma„ura,.t„n. .nilh. iiru.;. a is "id,. 
 'I'.il II". M„.a^'r,. f,.,.d,„K„l ,.„u, i., ,„iik will in.lu,.,. litth. if anv mill- ll„u- .,f', r 
 
 >m.,,l„s h,„ly ti.s,,,. ha. h, U..I „hih. lih,.n,l f,.,.,liM.- wi „' . V ; , '■ 
 
 '-"/'■— -.n"..nr,.,n,.,.N will i,„l,„.„ l„.avy ,nilk ,,r„.lu..,h,„ ' ' ""' ^""" 
 
 It .-^ .vM|,.nt th:,. n.ilk ,,r„.i,„...,l ,n„l..r th,. la,„.r i„i„;,. ..ill ,.„.t ,„u,.h h... 
 
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 RATIONS FOR THE MILCH COW IN STABLE 
 
 Th,. f,,ini,l,iti,,ii |,rii„.i|,l,.s ,,f th,. su..,.(.s.-ful s,.h.,.ti,,M .,f f,.,-,Is .,,,,1 tl,.. f r r 
 
 ;::-,::^:rr'';:-:-;-ii";i;:::-;;;:-;r;;::',;:ir^^^ 
 
 --..,,„. „r,.l„,.t„.n .n„st h,. ..„„sid,.n..l wh,.,, r:,i-i„. „r ,nnrU.sU,J Lm 
 
 ' ;--ffit:;i:;;;'::;;,*;,;:i;t'- ;,;;;;;:" - '.,:';:;:: ^:;r- « 
 
 "ftor tlu. ,.„. ha. d...r..as,.,l ...atorially in h ': lll^t - r:::,, ^d": J t^i'l 
 ev.y ; ,.,u,„ls n.ilk „r,„l,„.,..l: a. h,.- h,..,ati„„ „..ri,„I pn.Jos s . ' , „^ 
 
 RHulnally t,. 1 p„„„.l for ..v..ry ,lv,. p,„„„I.. „f ,„ilk pr,„i,„.,',|, A fair uv ^ . l ! 
 
 •u.t.d.l,. t„ th,. „„I>v,dual M,...ds ,.f farna.rs thro„ud,„uf ditf,.n.„t nart. .,f f.,„ ./ 
 
 .u.t.d.l,. t„ th,. „„ I.v.dua M....ds ,,f far,„,.rs thro„d,„„f ditf,.n.„t part. .,f Ca,, ■ 
 
 I'd of hrai, _1 parts, ground „ats -2 parts. ..r,„Hi,l l,arl,.v - „.,.ts .,;, .,.,, 
 
 p,.sod of hrai, 1 parts. pr„und „ats -2 parts. f,r,„H„l l,.,rl,. • - ,,,.. i , , 
 
 .t...ns,..,l ,„..al 1 „art. Thi. ,n..al A.l'at tl , rat,. JT IZ^ '^ V'!". '"'^" ' "^'■•'• 
 
 p,.sou ot t,rai, 1 parts. pr„und „ats -J parts. f,r,„H„l l,.,rl,. • - ,,,... , '" 
 
 ;ri:;":r ' ■ -"■ •"■' ' <••'" "."-...■ ■" . '.-™i ;r 5;;l:i :. ;s 
 
 ,0 . ^'"■-— <'';'"T "' """"■' 1"" >" r-.l".i.. .iimi„,.l. „r l,„„i|„ 3, „,„|, „,, .„„„ 
 
 j:::^' ;/rl:'S!':rr;;::::lt-r,::;r:J":;;;i;';:sb'''' '"»"■''- 
 
 f(d ,n tlu> rat,-_..f 1 po„M,i p.T ;i po.uMls .,f ,„ilk pr,.d,i,.,.,|. " ' ' 
 
 A,i. 4. — Mivod o-rass liiv in .„.,... i ^ 
 
 ■u iu Tm> rat,. ..t 1 po,.,,,! p,.r n po.umIs .,f ,„ilk pr,.d,.,.,.,l " ' ' 
 
 tu 
 
 flax L' part 
 
 produpod 
 
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 Nn. ...-Urom.. I„.,v K. |„,um.I.. ,.l.,v..r hay ,1 ,„,„„.K o„t -Im.w or .•l,„ff 10 p.,,,,.!- 
 nm„„..lH „r turn,,.. :..) ,K„n„J.. Kn.in mixture ..,.,„p..s.| ..f «r,„.M,l „nN. I L L , l' 
 vl.n . ,,,nnl pnr.s. f..,| „, ,[,.. r,.,.. „f , ,k,„.,.1 ...t .•! ,k,:„„|. „f ,„i|k p.,,!,,,....! 
 
 UM.I pr''.iu! ti.!!!.""'" •' " ' '''"'''""' """■'■ "'"' """ " '•''^'"""' f"^ '^^'"'-' ''-""I' 
 
 FEEDING ON PASTURE. 
 
 Ov.T law, an.as nf ('ana.la tl,,. milk pro,lurr.l „m rpm-,. will alwav . !>.• tl i,..ap, -f 
 
 ll-n-v th.. pruprr ,.»r,. nf past.in. is m.,.t ...MUtial. If ..attl,. ar.. alluw.-.l ,.„ tl„. pa-tun'. 
 "Hly all.T tl.r Kras. h fr..„. .1 to M inrlas i„ hriRht mrh pastiir.. «ill vi..|.| ,„„., f,,.,| 
 •liinnt; Ha. suiimar aral will 1„. l„.Mf pr,.p»r..,l to witlista.al -Irniit'lit 
 
 .Nan.ral pa.tur.. may l„. .uppl,.,n..nt,Ml in tia. ^prinjf aial fall l,v >ouinu a paPl, 
 
 ol la I ry,.. or .luring' tla- summ.-r montl,. I,y , i,,^ mm aiuuial pa.lur,. mlxtur,. ,■ - 
 
 I..-r.l ol „aN an.l l,arl..y or a niixturr of ,,al. aial ,.|nv,.r. Tla- >f Mi,.,.,.,.f„| ,lairv- 
 
 nan a. a riilo (,■..,! a limit...! ^Taiii ration .v.n wh,.,! lla. r.nv^ ar.. o,i pi.tm-.- I'rni- 
 
 pan. ,.„tfoMs,.,..| 1 part, or l.rai. -2 |.art., Rromal oat. J part, 1 ^rlap „ ..'r .-n'aih.'i 
 
 I"as, 1 part, will kiv.. t..\.'<'ll..|it r'sulls. 
 
 SUPPLEMENTING PASTURES. 
 
 In ll„. .liortap. of ^jra,. provi.l. ^^„„| >„i|,„K .T.ps. Suppl,.„a.Mm to pa.tiir.- ar.- 
 I as aial oats_s..,.,|. ,| ..( .I.tlor, „l .lat,.., n,l ,■„! .-lov,.,.. ..,.,.„ :,„,l fall tarnip, f, ,| u ,.1, 
 
 11 poa-i 
 
 t..p- as pull,.!. StMiiiiaa- -ilap., if availahlo. i. I,„l|, -up,.,-!,,,- i,, „imI .-la-ap, • ij,., 
 an. I oats. 
 
 THE FEEDING OF CALVES. 
 
 Til., .piality .,f an.l th.. pp.lii from tli,. futun- li..nl .I,.p..,„l upon tli.. la.....<liii- an.l 
 .piaiity ot tla. .•alv..s ami ..v..|i iiior,. ..ii tlio m.llio.l ,,f iv.ariiiK, Tl,,. 1..-! ,,f ,.alv,-ri„,|li 
 as t,, t;p,. an.l lir, ...linj,' may l,y poor r.'ariiifr <l..v..l.,p into sin.ill snint...l an.l iinpr..!;t- 
 a .!.- ..ows Willi.. p,M,r,.r ..alv..s l,y p,,,,! n-arin- may .l..v..l.p into v,.rv ii^ml animals 
 II. 'lav 111,. siil,j....t .,f ,.alf r.uriii;,' is on. of ^nat .mic- iinportaii...'. 
 
 'I'll.. f..||o\viiif; mctliod^ with sii.-li variations as aro n...d..<l will k'vo ..\,...ll..nt 
 ri'sults: — 
 
 K.-mov,. til., dairy <.alv..s from tli.. .'ow at l.irtli. Do not allow tli..iii to su.'k nnl.ss 
 w.ak ..r tmal.l,. to .Irii'k, .,r uiiL'Ss the .-ow's laLlcr is sovcnlv (.ak.'.i. Motla^r's milk 
 f. r til,, first tour days, at tla- ratr ..f s to 10 i«,iin.ls divi.i,..! into tlir... .m- fo„,. f,.,.ds is 
 t-s,ntial. Koi'd whol,. milk for tli,. lirst ten days, tlii.n start r..pla..iiitr jiart of J|„. 
 Kam,. w'li skim milk so tliat wli,.n tli.. ..alf is ,,n,. iia.ntli of au'... it mav li,. r,,., ivim- in 
 twc, f,.„|s daily, U p,,um]s of skim-milk plus a talihspoonful ..f tim.lv ^rrouiid sfaM..! 
 tla.\-s... ,] j..lly. 
 
 At three week.s of npo iovd a small .|uaiitity of wind,' .lats in th.> inanirer. Kin^- 
 (■lov,.r hay and .'lean water mifrht pr..tital.ly he kept hefor,. fh..ni from this tini.. ,,n. 
 
 Piirinj; th.. ii...\t fift..eii wei'ks prradually inen.as,. th,- skim-milk to 1.", ti, '0 
 pounds daily. A.I.I to tli,. Ila.xseed j.-lly ..tla^r ..onslitueiits to make a .-n-am siihstitiip. 
 as follows: Fin., fjrr.nii..! tia.x 1 part, tin., -rrouiid oats 2 parts, ^'loiiiid ....ni :,' i>arts 
 1 eed in th,. milk ,livi<l<.,l inf.. two fe.ils daily at the rat,, of one-dphth pound at th,. 
 start anil in..reas,' to 1 poiin.l. 
 
 ''"'I''' ''"■ "'"'l'' ""'^=^ 'It four wo,.k.s nf aff.. with a frrain mixture of ,>,|ual jiarts 
 
 bran, r,.ll, ,1 ..ats, an.l pr.nm.l corn. Start th,- ealvt.s on om.-eif;lith poun.l pvr ,lav an.l 
 m.-rias,. frra.lually to 1} pounds daily at twenty weeks ,.f aire wlii-n the skiiii-inilk 
 may h,. pradually eut oflF and this >rraiii ration in.'reased prop,irtionat<.]y. 
 
 D,. n.it (.xpose your ealve.s to heat and tlii'S hut diiriiifr extr,.m.. li,'at keep them in 
 n dark <.,iol hox until f.nir months of affe after whieli tli,.y may have ii nifrht paddo,-k. 
 If fall-dr,>pp<-d <.alv,.s k,...p in a elean, hrifrht eomfortahle warm box stall. Food a 
 Imiited amount of r.iots or a mixture of root.s and ensilapo. Fowl salt in limited 
 quantifies ro^lurly and wa*er as required. 
 
RULES IN FEEDING AND MANAOEMENT. 
 
 1. XiViT OViTll'i'd. 
 
 •J. Iiiil :iii-..rilimr t'l tin- iiiilividiiiil iK'ciln anil dc-ircH iif oiirli ntiiiiml, 
 .'!. h'.i i| r.^Mil'irly '"''li "•< '" '!"' I"""''* I'f fi'"-"!'''!? nriii tin- <-li;inii'li'r of fi i<U. 
 Smlcliri ihiiiint- ill I'li'ili will cini-.i- imt mily a lo-'-' in Kaiii^< or |irinlin'tinii, Imt uill 
 
 Iifli'll illill|i-r inltlli'lil-^ liiri'Witll rlll|ltlil.«i/i'll. 
 
 I. t ' .1111111 II iiiliii'iN >iir|i itt ilinri'liiicii, iiiiiHK'tiiin, lilnnl, (rraiii Hic'kiii'!«>< utmI 
 I iliil ihldi I- 1 -ii;dly r.-iill I'r.iin iiHMrrnt ficiliiitf. I'rcvcnlion uf tlii-'i' Irmilili'M i* 
 >■ in r iiiid c. iliiiiily clii-iiiirr iIkiii tlii' riirr". 
 
 ;. <i 1- .iiliii'ii!- -iirli in milk fi-vcr iiin.v lu' liirp ly pnvcndd if tin- imw i- 
 |.'.,|i, ily t.d inid iiiiiii.iiri'd lifforc and iiftrr I'llvin;,'. 
 
 • !. ( '..iiifi.ihililr -t;iMi'-i liiiviii^f a |ili'iitifiil >ii|ii Iv I'l' fr. -Ii air iind -iiii«liliii' and 
 [M.liir., uhcr, iiiii|i|i' -liiidi' and water urr avnilalili', will K" far Inward iiicnasiiig 
 |i|ii(|ili'tiiii lit a diKTiM^i'd fnud ciwt. 
 
 DAIRY COW RECORDS PAY. 
 
 In nrdii- 1.1 niaUi' |ii-';ii- fi^ni any I'ow-i liny niii^t ho >;n.id imw.-i; tliat i-*, tlicy 
 mil. I 111- lii-.illh;. , 111' n'.ioil t.'iiii«TaMiiiit, of till' dairy ty|w, pn.d ~i/i', i<( uri'iit ra|(ai'ily 
 f ■!■ I'fin^nniin^; fi-i'd, rr^nlirly liravy fci-dcrs and almvi' all lna\y [irndiHTr^. 
 
 Ii i- iiii|«i^-ililc' ti. I 11 till' iirnlitalilr fi-i.iii till' uii|irMliiablo cowri in tlir ln-rd unless 
 y .11 lia\i' inilividii.il rir.ii-di of tlir niilU and fat prudniTil. 
 
 'I'lir |iiMlit;ili|r dairy mw must (.'ivc ovi-r ."■.(MMf piiiimU nf milk trstiii;; '■' '< |m r I'l-nt 
 f.i:, laili \i:ir. Tn kiMW tlin value nf a enw lier tiilal annual yield nf milk must 1m' 
 k:i uii. Till' iiiily way to l-iiiiw this i- tn ki'ep a reenrd uf lier daily milk yiild. 
 
 S'li'i rii'nnU are IfiiiLr kept l>y liundred-i nf siieei--~fiil dairymen t"-day. 'Many 
 nf tln-i' men allrihilte their sue<-ii- tn the kerpinj; nf tliese reem-d.-'. Why lint K've 
 th thiiiu' a (fi:il if ynii are a dairyman; It will iiierea>e ymir milk )irnduet. It will 
 li'j!iteii y' 111' hilinnr siiien ymir iiitere-t will he inereasi'd in yiir wnrk and "interest 
 I'lihteiis l.ih.iiir." It will .shnw ynii the unprntitahle enw, the "' linarder." Vnu eaiitiot 
 t' ! rid nl' ! I •■ Ino quiekly. 
 
 f'nr \M iuhiii^r the milk a .xprin;^ halanee may lie seeiired fnr frnm niie and 
 n I alf t . fr .ar a;id a h:i!f dollar^. If yniir Ineal dealer eailimt supply viai write tlit? 
 A'liinal llii-h:indry Divi-inii, I-'xperinn'iital Farm, Ottawa, fur jiartiiailar.s. A small 
 p!;itfnrin .-eale is fairlv emivenient. hut thi' spring.' lialanee is preferahle. 
 
 Many farmers kei p reenrd nf the amniint nf fund fed tn individual enw«. If ynu 
 V iild likn tn dn sn. Sample fnnus wil! Iju sent free on niakiiiK applieatinii tn the aliovo 
 addri-. 
 
 Published by authority of Hon. MARTIN BURRELL, Minittar of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont. 
 
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