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March 2, 1871 in The Du Quoin Tribune

Domestic News March 2, 1871

The Du Quoin Tribune

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Heifer Raising, Milk Production, Calving Schedule, Udder Manipulation, Milking Routine

Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois

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Agricultural advice on raising heifers for maximum milk production: calve at two years or earlier, manipulate udder pre-calving, milk three times daily initially, then twice, with nutritious feed and warm stabling.

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WHEN To DRY A HEIFER. -It is generally conceded nowadays that, to raise a cow which will give the most milk in proportion to the amount of feed she gets, the heifer should come in at two years old, or earlier; that for months previous to her calving her udder should be frequently manipulated, so as to cause a tendency of blood to it, and its larger development, that she should calve fat; that after calving she should be milked three times a day as near eight hours apart as possible: that this should be kept up as long as her udder fills, and after this twice a day; that she should be milked closely up to her second calving, which should take place at the end of a year. All this is to develop to as high degree as possible the milk-producing tendency. Of course the growing, young bearing and milk producing animal should be fed with nutritious food in abundance, and be warmly stabled in winter.

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Heifer Raising Milk Production Calving Schedule Udder Manipulation Milking Routine

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It is generally conceded nowadays that, to raise a cow which will give the most milk in proportion to the amount of feed she gets, the heifer should come in at two years old, or earlier; that for months previous to her calving her udder should be frequently manipulated, so as to cause a tendency of blood to it, and its larger development, that she should calve fat; that after calving she should be milked three times a day as near eight hours apart as possible: that this should be kept up as long as her udder fills, and after this twice a day; that she should be milked closely up to her second calving, which should take place at the end of a year. All this is to develop to as high degree as possible the milk-producing tendency. Of course the growing, young bearing and milk producing animal should be fed with nutritious food in abundance, and be warmly stabled in winter.