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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1972
Page
6
A 10 month record of 16000 pounds of milk at 8.5 percent fat yields about 496 pounds protein 764 pounds lactose 560 pounds fat and 112 pounds ash including 19 pounds calcium and 16 pounds phosphorus. The dairy cow converts roughly 28 percent of feed protein into milk protein and helps turn cellulose and urea into high quality nutrients via rumen microbes.
In Overbrook area near Baldwin Roger and Hibbard Taul expand their dairy herd and install a 1000 ton covered silo with a 120 foot bunk and overhead shelter. They now feed 100 cows twice daily in about 15 minutes and have increased milk production by about 1000 pounds since last fall. The father son team milks in a herringbone barn with four milkers while planning a larger future dairy herd.
Kathy Millsap of Rantoul shares how she balances homemaking and study while supporting her dairy farmer husband Harry. She prioritizes housework, studies dairy production at Kansas State, and plans to remain the homemaker as Harry milks about 45 cows. The couple's family expands as son Tim studies dairy production and may join the operation. Kathy notes a wife's errands and tasks support the herd when no hired help exists.
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