Show WATER REQUIRED BY DAIRY COWS of much importance to supply abundantly always it ft Is a well ivell known net that lie henvy vy producing milk rows cows aquire a large it ge ol of water more titan than many it ny p polite ri lc realize re alixe when cows have bae tree ee rivas to water at all timed I 1 ng the lie winter months orillis ro as when supplied mili hill dal oking flips cults they consume cora sunie inore than nairn they have hae an opportunity to drink only price once or or twice a div dav especially Is tills this true irue when they tire me forced to lo drink ive ice water tire the fad fact that milk 87 per er cent or of in itself that a lince large is needed alien hen a cow from 40 0 o ou fiu pounds ol of milk it a daiy the chief fungilo n of witter water in the anini annuals HIs body however Is lol to in supply the amount deeded beetled for her milk she hiso need ll it for foor di her ford food to lo help distribute the nui rille maller I 1 brough the body and to remove the waste body cells it hoot lia been stated staled that 56 per cut of if the water consumed by a dairy cow Is excreted in the feces about 13 per cent in the urine 12 per cent through the skin and nd about 15 per cent through thron gli tire the milk in summer more Is eliminated through the skin titan in wi iler at the michigan tt allon water consumption by ten dalry cows was wells dared from the otter niter part 0 march to the latter part of july in 11 lira while the cowa were producing an or of 44 pounds of milk dully billy the consumption during floor was gallons ral lons per cow or about HO pounds tier per day tims thus they consumed consi cons med imea about 32 pounds of water fur for eer every pound of milt mill produced the larve daily requirement of wa ter cliffs calls to the file lindor importance 1 once of providing an atria ahi at al all times on most farms the water sup ply is not bof as adequate during winter as it I 1 1 during su surginer roiner even though the cows nifty may not nor need quite so much match whelp drinking cups can tie oe installed in die he fairy barn tit will pry pay good dividends |