30 THE FARM DAIRY. 



The best -way to dispose of cows that are be- 

 low standard is to feed heavy and to milk at the 

 same time. After three or four months most 

 cows will improve in condition and may be fat- 

 tened while being milked and sold for beef soon 

 after becoming dry. Fattening dry cows is un- 

 profitable work and I have never been able to do 

 it without a loss. I advise to fatten while milk- 

 ing always and sell as soon as possible after 

 the cow is drj^, as a, dry cow cannot be fed at a 

 profit. 



Best Season for Fresh Cows. — There are rea- 

 sons why it is best to have cows fresh in the 

 fall. The first of these reasons is that more 

 milk will be produced during the year or the 

 milking period. When cows are fresh in the 

 fall they produce the greatest flow of milk when 

 it is worth the most. This is one point in favor 

 of winter dairying. Another reason is that it 

 helps to equalize the work of the farm, giving 

 more work in the winter and less in the summer 

 when the farm work is crowding. I have often 

 found it a great relief not to have the cows to 

 milk in time of harvesting and threshing. 



Some dairymen will get home from town ear- 

 lier when there is milking to do and it may be 

 best that they do. If the pleasures of home will 

 not bring them it is well for them to have busi- 

 ness that will. 



The third point in tavor of winter dairying is 



