tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post757445143300785194..comments2024-02-12T07:17:29.808-05:00Comments on <center><big>Agrarian Nation</big></center>: The Milch Cow—1825, 1842, 1843, 1849—Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post-83842819946835335842011-05-12T16:13:04.029-04:002011-05-12T16:13:04.029-04:00Thanks,that would be great!
TerriThanks,that would be great!<br />TerriThe Edwards'https://www.blogger.com/profile/09226966847262377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post-75216557038442203882011-05-09T20:35:38.010-04:002011-05-09T20:35:38.010-04:00My understanding is that roots needed to be choppe...My understanding is that roots needed to be chopped before feeding to cows. Most farms of the day had a root chopper. Cows were known to die from choking on roots that were too large. I'll have more to say about roots and chopping and cow choking in future excerpts.<br /><br />Herrick KimballAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post-80419228518698047302011-05-09T12:08:54.636-04:002011-05-09T12:08:54.636-04:00"Keep No More Cows
Than You Can Keep Well&qu..."Keep No More Cows <br />Than You Can Keep Well"<br /><br />Sadly, that is not something one would see in a modern Ag publication.The Midland Agrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214111067042466363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post-63263709878732331122011-05-09T11:21:27.694-04:002011-05-09T11:21:27.694-04:00I've tried to get our Jersey to eat carrots, a...I've tried to get our Jersey to eat carrots, and she won't touch them. How do you get the milk cows to eat the root vegetables?? Do they need to be crushed, or shredded?The Edwards'https://www.blogger.com/profile/09226966847262377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419744765122775541.post-53250951278549140982011-05-09T07:49:43.835-04:002011-05-09T07:49:43.835-04:00Our milk cow just freshened three weeks ago and th...Our milk cow just freshened three weeks ago and the amount of cream that she gives has lessened. I'm thinking I'll give her oats instead of the corn that she's been getting. <br />I feed root crops to my goats, but I'll have to make them share with the cow this winter.odiiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110172156488999203noreply@blogger.com