FEEDING DRY COWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 227, 25 September 1929, Page 23

FEEDING DRY COWS.

I It is doubtful whether there is any I period in the life of a dairy cow when she pays for feeding more than she does during her dry period. Far too many people think it is only necessary to keep a cow going on a minimum of feeding during the time between drying-off and calving in spite of all they may have heard to the contrary. A friend of mine, says an English correspondent, who keeps very careful records, and who has tried both methods, tells me that he reckons it costs him an. additional £2 to feed his dry cows as he does now, as against the way he used to feed them, while the additional return over the following lactation period is easily £10 to £11, without taking into account the better and stronger calves. He says he would not like to state it as a definite fact, but believes that it not only means increased quantity of milk but also increased quality, i.e., a higher percentage of butterfat. i