80 How to Make Creamery Butter on the Farm 



part of either one of the commercial by-product pro- 

 tein foods. 



The above rations should be supplied to each cow 

 at the rate of one pound each day to every pound of 

 butterfat that that cow yields each week. 



This is a very inexpensive ration. Furthermore it 

 gives the cow exactly what she needs to make the 1 

 most milk, and the greatest percentage of butterfat. 



Right in this connection we might say that there 

 is one special time that is best of all for starting the 

 bettering of the feeding methods of the dairy herd. 

 This time is about four to six weeks before the cow is 

 due to freshen. At that time it is best to turn the 

 cow dry and then feed her abundantly. It must be 

 borne in mind at this time that the greatest profits 

 are returned for the feed used in preparing the cow 

 for the work that is to come. It is best that' the cow 

 be as high as possible in flesh at the time she freshens. 

 Otherwise too great a percentage of her food will be 

 consumed in maintaining her, building up her flesh, 

 strengthening her stamina and not making milk, as 

 it should. 



It is at this time that the cow that has been well fed 

 with corn silage and roughage that is high in protein 

 together with a carefully balanced grain ration yields 

 the biggest profit to the dairyman. It is then that he 

 begins to pocket the dividends that he has earned by 

 his careful handling of the cow in her dry period. 



Aside from the fact that corn silage proves one of 

 the best rations for milk cows, it is also one of the 

 cheapest. 



Wherever farmers have tried out this method of 



