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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 08, 1918
Page
6
Advice emphasizes calm, well treated cows and careful feeding for calf development. Ground oats, wheat bran, and flaxseed meal with mixed hay and fodder build bone and muscle. A big eater tends to be a big milker, and heifers need proper feeding and daily exercise before calving.
Farmers who keep dairy cattle should adopt an identification scheme for their stock. While daily contact allows memory of individual cows or calves, formal records are essential for tracing ancestry in purebred breeding. Registration requires noting markings on a dedicated card.
A discussion on how prepotent bulls influence herd quality. It notes that a purebred bull with strong ancestral lineages largely determines offspring traits. In Ontario dairy records, 14 herds show seven using grade sires and seven using purebred sires, reflecting breeding choices.
A long article notes creamery price trends over many years and reports a one year balance of 31.51 dollars per cow in favor of seven herds that used purebred sires. The text underscores the economic impact of purebred cattle on dairy operations.
During favorable winter days calves should be turned out to a sheltered yard. Provide pure fresh water daily and disinfect pens frequently. Sprinkle quick lime on doors after cleaning and spray with standard coal-tamdip selection for health.
An article notes cows' daily milking time hinges on the length of the lactation period. It argues that in dairy cattle heredity influences the length of the milking cycle and that cows may be milked up to months before the next lactation, regardless of current milk yield.
Dairy producer explains that a balanced ration yields best results for cows. Emphasizes proper forage, grain ratios, and consistent feeding schedule to maximize milk yield and animal health.
The text explains how protein, carbohydrates, and fat support a dairy cow’s body and milk. It offers simple feeding rules: use 20 to 24 percent protein in grain mix, adjust by milk butterfat tests, and increase grain for cows in good milk flow. A free copy of Bulletin 74 is available from the U S department of agriculture.
Advice on livestock shipping prioritizes hornless cows and secure handling. Horned animals should be fed securely or peaned to prevent injuries, and bulls ferried separately from females. Load cars to capacity only when conditions allow minimal movement.
G B Bolts reports in the station bulletin that clover left on the surface for seven months loses similar organic matter to feeding livestock. About one third remains by spring, while plowing under preserves about three fourths of the original weight. Drainage analyses show four times as much nitrogen loss from surface clover versus incorporated clover.
Quinces thrive in overlooked garden corners and can yield rich jellies conserves and marmalades even where weeds would grow. Planting quinces in odd fence corners creates abundant fruit and homemade preserves from small spaces.
There is no better way to use good apples and the sound portions of wind fall wormy and bruised apples than to make apple butter of them. While almost all varieties of apples will make good apple butter those with distinctive favor and good cooking quality are most satisfactory.
The article discusses costs and risks of raising a dairy heifer, advising careful sire selection and management. It emphasizes regular feeding, small frequent amounts, and milk quantity guidelines. It warns that introducing a new animal can spread disease and notes pasteurization and skim milk considerations.
A brace for an iron pipe post used a bent piece of identical pipe to withstand a severe pull from the wire fencing.
James M. Kane explains a post brace setup using an iron pipe and cement oiling. The ring is formed from heavy wrought iron and sinks into the pipe. Bases for the posts are poured first with concrete to allow cracks at the base to be spotted and repaired later.
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