FEEDING DRY COWS.
It is a common practice among some dairy* men to give their cows, while dry, but scanty living. When a cow ceases to give milk, or is dried up, any food is considered good enough for her, I think this is a great mistake, and the result is a diminished product of milk, both in quantity and quality, when she doss coma in. There is a large draught on the system to sustain the calf while the cow is carrying it, and to keep the cow in good condition good feed is as important as when she is giving milk. It is my opinion that one dollar's worth of food when the cow is dry is worth one dollar fifty centß' worth after she come 3 in. An animal in poor condition cannot digest as much food as an animal in good condition. If the cow is poor when she comes in, she will not digest enough food to support the system, and, at the same time, to make a largo quantity of milk.— Monthly Bulletin of the American jer. sey Cattle Club.
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Otago Witness, Volume 15, Issue 1487, 15 May 1880, Page 6
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