34 FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



becomes. It necessarily means repeated weighing and analysis 

 of feeds used. If these essentials are neglected and merely an 

 average is taken, practical results may be obtained, but it re- 

 mains to be proved that they are always profitable in the long 

 run. 



Stable feedjng All facts considered, it is possibly best during very warm 

 and exercise, weather, that cows be taken to the fields during the day and put 

 in the stables at night. The yield of milk is evidently influ- 

 enced by exercise taken, so if that is the sole object in view, as 

 is the case in proximity to cities, the less exercise the better; 

 if, on the other hand, the object aimed at is to secure a good 

 cow to be subsequently used for breeding, fresh air is necessary. 

 Considerable might be said as to methods of keeping fields in 

 proper condition. 



Feeding with the An impression generally prevails that there is a certain rela- 



view to butter ^ on b e t we en the ambient temperature and the hardness of 



lon ' butter, but the truth is, it is the winter ration that is responsible. 



Let a breeder feed linseed, etc., to an excess and the butter will 



soften, regardless of the ambient temperature. The same may 



be said of bran, but the reverse is the case with corn. As hard 



butter always means more money, the question remains whether 



it is not profitable in the end to purchase those feeding stuffs 



that will lead to this result as the market demands vary so 



should the ration. 



Feeding accord- Feeding according to records means a constant all-day watch- 

 ing to records. i ng . suitable tables should be made 'giving th$ practical results 



obtained. 



Summer feeding. There is a tendency to give up pulp feeding as soon as the 

 grass appears; this change of diet must always be made grad- 

 ually and with certain precautions. 



Question of The question of labor on most American farms is one that 

 labor. neutralizes in a very important manner all arguments as regards 

 the economical production of meat, milk, butter, etc. ; that is 

 why the tendency is more and more to adopt a sort of loose 

 feeding, giving ample room for circulation, with abundance of 

 water. The cleaning need only be done at regular intervals of 

 several months. Also it is pointed out that in stall-feeding, the 

 milk is much freer from microbes than when the cows have 



