More Milk (1944)

[Music] Here Comes Sam to get the milk one Derman one Farm of the five million or more Farms that Supply this country with billions of pounds of milk each year billions of pounds that's a lot of milk but it isn't enough we need more milk fresh evaporated and condensed dried milk for butter milk for cheese dairy products of all kinds to supply nutrition needs of United States civilians United States servicemen and our allies never enough milk to go around and now [Music] you might think the Darman could do something about this why not producing milk is their business isn't it that's just it it is their business and they work at it look up-to-date feeding practices modern equipment scientific methods herds that have been bred for high milk and butterfat production through many generations you see these deren are already producing to capacity you can't squeeze more milk out of the high producing herds till more High producing heers mature but the low producing cows we have millions of them idling Along on poor or indifferent feed Farm herds of five or six cows or maybe a dozen or more cows kept as a sideline to General farming give them a treatment of the feed and scientific care the high producing cows get and their production will really go up not just a little but 10 15 maybe 20% or more these are some of the cows that can give us more or milk keep as many of them as feed and labor permit if possible grow more legume hay pasturage and grain to support a few more cows the quantity and quality of feed crops can be increased by fertilizing nothing excels well rotted Barnyard manure for improving pasture and hay yields use it as far as it will go then supplement with commercial fertilizer and L according to the recommendations of the county agent pasturage is the best feed for milk production and usually the cheapest many farmers pasture only that part of their land that is too poor to produce a crop but it takes most of a cow's time and energy to satisfy her hunger on that kind of pasture with little left for milk production this Dairy Farmer puts good land into pasture land that will grow good crops of corn potatoes or grain he divides his pasture land into three or four plots a top dressing of nitrogen and phosphate or lime to a couple of the plots in early spring brings them on about 2 weeks ahead of the others when the grass is 4 to 6 in high he turns in the cows it takes a week or 10 days to feed off The Grove then they are turned into the next [Music] plot by this rotation each plot is pastured about one week out of four during the other three weeks it is making new growth milk production often drops in late summer and fall because pastures have matured and the cows are not getting enough to eat this slump can be avoided by having good pasture from early spring to late fall a field of Sudan grass or Millet planted about the middle of June will provide supplemental feed when other pasture is gone in the fall The Meadows are grazed heavy milking cows need some grain every day even when they are on good pasture in Winter Hay and silage take the place of [Music] pasture grow and save an abundance of good roughage for Fe in both Summer and Winter Hay is cut before it matures and stored carefully as green in color and with as little loss of leaves as possible this kind of hay has a higher protein content and is more palatable than late cut or weather damaged hay if the weather is bad when the crop is ready to cut and shows no sign of clearing cut it anyway and put it in the [Music] silo give the cows all of this good roughage they will eat cows eat more when given small amounts several times a day in addition to the roughage they need a grain mixture containing 12 to 15% protein a mixture of 100 lb of Len seed cotton seed or soybean meal to 900 lb of homegrown grain corn barley wheat and oats when fed with good hay will produce as much milk as a high protein grain mix farmers are that the more grain cows are fed the more milk they will produce but when grain is scarce and prices are high feeding becomes a problem this Derman maintains High milk production in spite of a shortage of grain by selective feeding in this herd of holsteins every cow has given all the roughage she can eat if a cow produces less than 20 lounds of milk a day she gets no grain but for every 2 lbs above 20 she gets one pound of grain feeding according to production does does not increase the grain bill it just puts the grain where it will do the most good allow each cow a dry period of 8 weeks calving every 12 months feed them liberally during their dry period so they will be in good condition at calving time for better herd Replacements breed to good Bulls good prob sers offer the most promise whether there are services available as individual herd sers or through Cooperative breeding associations with such an ancestry this Jersey calf has a right to be [Music] good milk is the basic food for small Cales exercise sunshine and pasture help to build good size and bone structure a balanced ration running from legumes and grasses in the growing season to roughage and Grain and succulent feeds when pasture is gone will produce well- grown heers that can be bred to Cal at 2 years on the successful dairy farm cleanliness is indeed Next to Godliness a manure carrier makes the cleaning chore easier care is taken to make the best possible use of this important fertilizer stalls are swept and watered down SPI and span for their occup rough treatment and high milk production never are found on the same farm cows have to be handled gently don't rush them men from pasture or in and out of the barn let them take their time keeping cows comfortable always pays good dividends it isn't necessary to have an expensive Barn what they need is a shelter that will keep them dry and protect them from cold winds give them plenty of f feed and ample bedding don't confine them in stanions too long without exercise and see that they have plenty of water in warm weather cows need a lot of water and often in Winter they should have water at least twice a day preferably with a chill taken off and right after they have eaten dry ruffage have clean healthy cows milk quickly using clean methods and clean utensils when your herd responds don't let carelessness defeat your gains have good quality milk and avoid waste strain and cool the milk and clean surroundings keep the milk cold until delivered wash equipment promptly and treat with chemical agents boiling water or live [Music] steam keep equipment dry and away from dust dirt and flies until the next milking marketing quality milk has always been good business for the Dairy Farmer the demand for good dairy products is steadily increasing follow the simple Dairy practices outlined and we will have more milk [Applause] [Music]