Feeding Dairy Cattle 



She was fed and milked four times per day throughout the 

 year, was Icept in a good sized box stall, led out nearly every 

 day for exercise but was not in pasture at all since we had 

 a very hot summer and we preferred to keep track of her feed 

 and keep her away from the flies as much as possible in the 

 barn. She was bred in July and once after that during the 

 test but failed to get with calf from the first service. She 

 dropped a splendid matured calf just shortly before her death 

 but we were unfortunate in losing the calf." 

 Miss Valley Mead De Kol and Miss Aaggie Acme Burke 



These two young cows have been fed out by A. AV. 

 Morris & Sons. Mr. F. L. Morris has written the following 

 concise letter which gives us a very definite idea of how 

 they handle these wonderful cows in California. Again this 

 letter shows that the feeding and handling is not complicated, 

 provided you have the correct type of cows and have good 

 men to handle them. 



"Miss Valley Mead De Kol and Miss Aaggie Acme 

 Burke were kept in box stalls at night and during the stormy 

 winter weather, however, they were outside part of every 

 day, and when the weather permitted, ran at pasture, possi- 

 bly during nine months of the year. After the morning 

 milking they were allowed to pasture for four hours, and 

 also for an equal time in the afternoon. The pasture con- 

 sisted of alfalfa and our native grasses which are green dur- 

 ing three or four months in the spring. 



"Our grain mixture consists of ground barley, oats and 

 bran in about equal parts. This is supplemented by linseed 

 oil meal, cocoanut meal, cottonseed meal and soy bean meal, 

 varying in amounts according to the requirements of the 

 different animals. We feed at all times either corn ensilage, 

 dried beet pulp or fresh beets when in season. The cows are 

 given what alfalfa hay they will clean up at all times. 



"This is about all that can be said in connection with the 

 handling of our cows in yearly test, and we trust that it may 

 be of some use in the article you are preparing." 

 Rose De Kol Wayne Butter Boy 



The record of this cow is given because it shows how 

 high test cows are handled in Iowa, another section of the 

 country and also because this cow has had a good record 

 and is famous not alone for her record as a junior 2-year-old. 

 but also for her 3-year-old and 4-year-old records which are 



world's records. ■ , r > 



Mr. R. A. Arnold writes as follows concernmg her feed 



and management: 



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