ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. jj^ 



and higti-priced meat in the back, here is the kind you want. First de- 

 cide this question and then go ahead and follow it out to the end. 



These same characteristics are true of the sheep and the hogs. 



By the President: I am sorry we have not more time to devote to 

 this, hut we have gentlemen on th e program here who have to take trains 

 this evening, so must pas© on to the next paper on the program. 



Wednesday, January 9th, 1:30 p. m. 



FEEDING AND CARE OF THE, DAIRY COW. 



J. P. MASON, ELGIN, ILLINOIS. 



A large majority of the farmers in the vicinity of Elgin contract 

 their milk at the condensing factory, which contract restricts them 

 from feeding turnips, wet or dry barley sprouts, brewery or distillery 

 grains, linseed meal, glucose or starch refuse, buffalo feed, ensilage, oil 

 cake, gluten meal, or any feed which will impart a disagreeable flavor to 

 the milk, or which will not produce milk of standard richness. 



Some of the feeds barred out are usually used in making up a good 

 (balanced ration for a dairy cow, such as ensilage, gluten or oil meal, or if 

 we had plenty of early cut clover hay, could make a satisfactory ration. 

 Under these circumstances we are trying to produce milk. 



I mention this, not in a complaining spirit, but that you may under- 

 stand why we feed as we do. 



The barn should be warm and comfortable in the coldest weather. 

 Ceiling of good height and well lighted and well ventilated; cement floor 

 with gutter eighteen inches wide, not less than six inches deep, and 



