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June 11, 1926
The Weekly Gazette
East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
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Collection of dairy farming facts: milk weighs 8.5 lbs/gallon; grind grains for better feed; cows eat 30-40 lbs silage, 10-20 lbs hay daily; use purchased feeds; ventilate barns to avoid milk odors; rations lack protein; include legumes for efficiency.
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Dairy Facts
A gallon of milk weighs about eight and a half pounds.
All grains or concentrates make better feed if they are ground.
A cow ordinarily eats from 30 to 40 pounds of silage per day and from 10 to 20 pounds of hay.
In most cases at present, it is poor economy to try to get along with farm-grown feeds exclusively.
Feeds can be bought in lots of several hundred pounds
selling back
and forth on a tithe
Improperly ventilated barns are not only harmful to the cows, but often cause odors to get into the milk during the milking process.
One of the biggest difficulties in balancing up the dairy ration is that most of the feeds are high in carbohydrates and fat but lacking in protein.
The dairyman who overlooks legumes for his dairy cattle is decreasing his efficiency and increasing his costs in the production of dairy products.
A gallon of milk weighs about eight and a half pounds.
All grains or concentrates make better feed if they are ground.
A cow ordinarily eats from 30 to 40 pounds of silage per day and from 10 to 20 pounds of hay.
In most cases at present, it is poor economy to try to get along with farm-grown feeds exclusively.
Feeds can be bought in lots of several hundred pounds
selling back
and forth on a tithe
Improperly ventilated barns are not only harmful to the cows, but often cause odors to get into the milk during the milking process.
One of the biggest difficulties in balancing up the dairy ration is that most of the feeds are high in carbohydrates and fat but lacking in protein.
The dairyman who overlooks legumes for his dairy cattle is decreasing his efficiency and increasing his costs in the production of dairy products.
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Dairy Facts
Agricultural Advice
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Dairy Facts
Cow Feed
Silage Hay
Barn Ventilation
Dairy Ration
Legumes Cattle
Story Details
Story Details
A series of practical facts and tips for dairy farming, covering milk weight, feed grinding, cow consumption of silage and hay, use of purchased feeds, barn ventilation, ration balancing challenges, and importance of legumes.