A I 'I l:K\:lli n\ RKTAINRD. M 



Cow Under Continuous Drain. 



Among the breeding cox\s the consideration of iirupcr care must be made 

 important in order to make cilher breeding or dairying pro(itab!e. The breeding cow 

 must carry a calf every year, and this notwithstanding tliat she is at the same 

 time suckhng another calf. 



The dairy cow must breed every year, and at the same time must give a 

 generous flow of milk for her owner's profit from nine to eleven months yearly. If 

 her health is lowered thereby, or her Hfe shortened, the question of profit must be 

 considered, and she should yield her place to another when she fails as a profit 

 producer. 



How To Prevent Retention of the Afterbirth. 



There are certain points, however, in wdiich tlie care of the cow should be 

 considered. The pregnant cow shouW have exercise, and as regards both exercise 

 and food, noth'ng is better than Nature's care, such as she gets while at pasture. 

 She should not be given ice cold water to drink, or be exposed to violent excite- 

 ment, such as being chased by dogs, riding, or being ridden by cows in heat, 

 driven through narrow gateways, compelled to jump ditches or fences, hooked 

 by other cattle, driven on icy or slippery ground, or lieing kicked or pounded by 

 vicious attendants. 



The diet should be good, clean, wdiolesome food, such as will produce the 

 greatest amount of strength and yield of milk both for the profit oi the owner 

 and the nourishment of the foetus. 



Much Expected From The Cow. 



Much more is expected from the cow than any other domestic animal. In the 

 breeding cow the value of the calf is the important consideration, and in the dairy 

 cow the yield of milk. In either case the system is at all times under a continuous 

 drain, furnishing blood, muscle, bone and sinews for the foetus, at the same time 

 producing milk either for another calf Ijy her side or for the profit of her owner. 



The Cow A Sure Profit Producer. 



For this reason the cow should receive a reasonable amount of care and 

 attention. She is the surest and most reliable of all farm profit producers, the one 

 animal which the owner can bank upon to always produce her share uf the income, 

 provided she is given a reasonable amount of care, which cnnsists in pure water, 

 good, clean, wdiolesome food, and such ingredients as will regulate and control 

 the nervous system, and stimulate the sluggish organs, of vi'hich a pregnant cow 

 is usually the possessor. The sluggish organs are among the greatest causes of 

 the retention of the afterbirth, at the same time being a cause of constipation, which 

 is only a symptom of the former. 



Nature's Demands. 



To prevent the conditions wdiich cause a cow to retain her afterbirth it is 

 necessary to give such ingredients with the food as will have an affinity for the 

 genital organs, and will enable them to perform each and every function that 

 nature demands them to perform at the trying and critical period of calving, 

 thereby enabling the cow to deli\'er herself of her calf without an unreasonable 

 amount of exertion, and at a reasonable time after so doing tn expel the afterliirth, 

 without mechanical aid. 



Nature Needs Assistance. 



So much is expected of the pregnant cow and the drain upon her system is so 

 great that she should have proper feed and such ingredients added to it, as go to 

 make up a perfect tonic for a pregnant animal. 



