194 THE STOCKFEEDER'S COMPANION 



Rations I, 3, 6, 7, and 8 would be very suitable for 

 butter production as well as for cheese, while rations 2, 4, 

 and 5 may be used for cows when the new milk is sold. 

 Rations I, 2, 4, and 5 would go well with hay as the 

 fodder crop, and rations 3, 6, 7, and 8 with straw. 



If concentrated food is required in the summer 

 months when the cow is out at pasture the same 

 standard may be taken, but the amount required per 

 head would only be one-quarter to one-half of the 

 above rations. When pasture grass is sufficiently 

 abundant and of fairly good quality, it is doubtful 

 whether it is remunerative to give cows any concen- 

 trated food, as they stand about the gate when they 

 should be grazing. In the Offerton Hall experiments 

 Professor Brynner Jones reports (1907) that "cows 

 receiving nothing but grass gave relatively a much 

 more profitable return than those supplied with con- 

 centrated food ; in fact, the milk cost double to produce 

 in the latter case as compared with the former." 



In town dairies in summer the cows receive forage 

 crops such as rye grass, oats and vetches (green), etc., 

 along with cake, bean meal, bran and wet brewers' 

 grains. The latter appear to have considerable influence 

 in keeping up the supply of milk as the lactation period 

 advances. 



If the pasture grass in early spring tends to scour 

 animals, it would be wise to give a little Bombay 

 cotton cake, which has a considerable " binding " effect. 



XXVI. THE ART OF MILKING. 



It is a good plan to tie the hind legs of a heifer 

 together with a strap each time she is milked for the 

 first few weeks after calving, as it trains her to stand 



