68 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



Feed one pound of clover or alfalfa hay per day to 

 each 100 pounds the cow weighs. 



Feed one pound of concentrate mixture to each three 

 to four pounds of milk she is giving. However, it is best 

 to take into consideration the quality of the ensilage fed 

 when deciding the quantity of concentrates. 



The following are two concentrate mixtures which will 

 prove quite satisfactory if fed with proper roughage and 

 according to above suggestions : 



1. 4 parts ground corn, 2 parts ground oats and one 



part oil meal. 



2. 4 parts ground corn, 2 parts bran and one part 



cottonseed meal. 

 By the use of a silo, you can increase production and 

 lower the cost of your feed. 



Kindness. 



Intelligent, individual attention and care are funda- 

 mentals on which all dairymen must work if they are to 

 obtain the best results. The dairy cow is naturally a nerv- 

 ous animal, responding very readily to the kind of treat- 

 ment given her. Handle a cow in a kind manner and she 

 quickly becomes quiet, gentle and confiding. Exciting or 

 frightening a cow by rough handling, loud talking, chasing 

 by thoughtless persons or dogs, often results not only in 

 cutting down her flow of milk but ruins her disposition 

 perhaps permanently. 



Regularity. 



Regularity is one of the most important factors in ob- 

 taining high production and in keeping up production. 

 Have a regular milking time and a regular feeding time. It 

 does not matter which cow you milk and feed first, but 

 •feed and milk the same one first each time. 



When milking twice a day, have your milking periods 

 as near twelve hours apart as possible. 



Drying Off the Cow. 



The two ways of drying off a cow are to reduce feed 

 and milk less frequently and more irregularly. This should 



