Success With The Dairy Cows
An experienced dairyman explains that dairy cows need abundant nutritious food to produce milk and rely on regular feeding and milking times. The piece stresses consistent care, minimal changes in milking staff, clean housing around 50 degrees in winter, ample exercise, and access to clean water for optimal milk yield.
Concrete troughs for durable healthful stock
Concrete troughs and tanks offer long term durability for farm and dairy operations. Proper mix of cement sand and gravel plus a woven wire reinforcement ensures a water tight structure. lay foundation, place reinforcement, add concrete, and finish with Portland cement coating for a lasting, leak free interior.
Selecting Brood Sows from Large Litters
Professor Fulier of the Wisconsin Experiment Station advises choosing brood sows from large litters. He notes that the strongest piglets near the front teats are best for brood sows, and recommends selecting the prospective sow before weaning while marketing inferior pigs for pork.
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Professor Fulier
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Plant Fruit Trees Along Fence Lines and Fields
Advice from Farm and Ranch urges planting fruit trees on uncultivated spots along fences and in fields. Emphasizes drainage as key to tree health and farm value, noting bad drainage is often misattributed to tree variety.