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required for her maintenance; that which is fed beyond 

 this is utilized for the production of milk if the cow is 

 a purely milk-producing animal. Hence the wisdom of 

 feeding a cow to her full capacity. 



4. Do not feed just one kind of feed. Variety of 

 feeds is essential in economical feeding. 



5. Feed liberally of concentrated feeds like bran and 

 oil meal, especially during scarcity of pasturage. 



6. Do not be afraid to invest $16 in a ton of bran, 

 for its value to you as a fertilizer alone is $11. 



7. Always milk your cows at the same time morning 

 and evening. Regularity in milking means more milk. 



8. Do not change milkers, and insist that the milkers 

 treat the cows gently. 



9. Always thoroughly cool night's milk by placing it 

 in cold water and stirring it frequently. 



10. Do not allow the calves to suckle the cows more 

 than three days after calving. 



11. Always add a few tablespoonfuls of oil meal or 

 cooked flax seed to the skim-milk "before feeding it to 

 your calves. 



12. Grow a liberal supply of clover and peas, for these 

 produce a liberal flow of milk, at the same time enrich- 

 ing the soil. 



13. Grow an abundance of corn and ensilo it. It may 

 prove your most economical feed. 



14. Never place your milk cans in the barn while 

 milking for the barn odors will taint the milk. 



15. Do not bed or feed your cows, or in any way dis- 

 turb the barn dust, while milking. 



1 6. Always provide your cows with a liberal supply 

 of salt and pure water. Never allow them to drink stag- 

 nant water. 



