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way the cows maintain a good flow of milk until the best 

 period of grazing is over. The inevitable result is an 

 extension of the period of lactation and a greater total 

 production of milk. An increased production is also 

 favored by the fact that cows yield the greater share 

 of their milk during a time when they are least troubled 

 with flies and excessive heat. 



3. It is an important advantage to be able to do most 

 of the milking when other farm duties demand least 

 attention. By having the cows calve in the fall, most of 

 the milking is done during the winter. 



4. An acre of land planted to corn ordinarily yields 

 as much feed as two or three acres in pasturage. When 

 the cows calve in the fall there is bound to be more silage 

 produced than when the cows calve in the spring, and 

 in so far as this is true, the cost of feed is lessened. In 

 the case of high priced land, the saving effected by 

 reducing the acreage one-half or two-thirds by feeding 

 a great deal of silage in place of pasturage must be evi- 

 dent. 



Feeding the Bull. During the early life of the bull 

 when he is reasonably tractable, there is no better place 

 for him than a strongly enclosed pasture. This will sup- 

 ply him with the right kind of feed, give him plenty of 

 fresh air and sunshine, and afford him needful exercise. 

 When stall-fed, he is preferably supplied with nitrogenous 

 roughage, such as good clean clover hay. When the 

 roughage consists of corn stover or oat straw, the bull 

 should be given a fair allowance of wheat bran, oats or 

 similar concentrates. It is always desirable to supply a 

 stall-fed bull a moderate amount of succulent roughage, 

 such as roots and silage. 



Management of Bull. A bull should never be allowed 



