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weight than a cow not po well developed and not so far 

 along in lactation. With cow pea hay and ensilage the 

 grain part of the ration rarely exceeded 6 and 7 lbs. per 

 day, and often dropped to 2 and 3 lbs. per day. Indis- 

 criminate feeding of grain and poor cows are usually 

 the cause of losses and of small profits to the dairyman. 

 Liberal, judicious feeding and kind treatment go hand 

 in hand. 



Ada, although possessing good dairy type, carries 

 considerable flesh, and during the year 19(J0 and J 901 

 gave a small profit, it being an off year with her. 

 Clementina is the poorest cow. She is of the beef 

 type and is well. covered with heav}^ flesh. The food 

 cost of Houron for the year 1901 and 19t)2 is light. She 

 milked heavily when fresh, but began to dry off early 

 and then cow pea hay was partially substituted for grain. 

 Her cost of keep ($15.43) for the year 1901 and 1902 is 

 low because she calved in the summer, did her best on 

 grass and was far along in lactation by winter. This 

 allowed light feeding of grain during the winter (2 lbs. 

 per day) , cow pea hay, sorgum hay and oat straw form- 

 ing the greater part of her ration. The advisability of 

 so light a grain ration is questioned. A long pasture 

 season means cheap production. 



Young cattle are usually turned to pasture the latter 

 part of March and are not taken up until about the 

 middle of December. Cows are turned to pasture the 

 middle of April, and then receive grain only while in 

 milk. They are soiled in late fall but depend more or 

 less on pasture until the first of December. 



On the whole the yearly productions are smaller than 

 they ought to be. A cow should give from 5000 to 7000 

 lbs. of milk per year and make not less than 300 lbs. of 

 butter. 



