Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1894 — Of Interest to Dairymen. [ARTICLE]

Of Interest to Dairymen.

Bulletin 47 of the Purdue University agricultural experiment station contains information of interest and and importance concerning the winter care of milch cows, and feeding calves. The following points of importance are brought out in the bulletin:

1. That cows exposed during the day to the inclemency of winter weather ate more food than those given the shelter of a comfortable barn. 2. That cows thus exposed gave on an average less milk per day than those not so exposed, and much less milk as a total, during the experiment, which extended over 48 days in January, February and March. 3. That the cows which were exposed to the weather, during this experiment, lost in weight, while those given barn shelter, gained in weight. 4. That there is a difference of $12.79 in favor of shelter for cows in winter. 5. Calves fed an exclusive diet of skimmed milk gained one pound in live weight for 15.6 pounds of milk drunk. 6. Calves fed skimmed milk alone made sufficient growth to pay a good profit on such feeding. Persons who desire the free publications of the Indiana experiment station can secure them by addressing, C. S. Plumb, Director Experi ment Station, Lafayette, Ind.