DRYING OFF COWS.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 23 June 1915, Page 1

DRYING OFF COWS.

Cpws should be dried off gradually, recently remarked an authority . When they are hand-fed, the feed can be regulated inmost cases to accomplish this, but when.cows are'on good pasture it is much harder, and many good ones milk right through to the next calving—to force them dry would be to ruin their udders. Let them'be milked- once a day

for a start, then every day or to, not necessarily milking them dry!

When it is apparent that a cow will not go dry before recaWingV feed her the most nourishing food to help rebuild the cell «yitem of the udder.

When the annimaißiare in good condition they do iiot^need a long spell, about six weeks being sufficient, but if low in condition, much longer will be needed. No spell means a decreased production the following lactaction period.

It .is penny wise and pound foolish to allow the dry cows to lose condition; it not only weakens their constitutions and makes them more susceptible to disease, but it also weakens the unborn calf, which might be your future dairy cow.