Show Salt Supply for StockIs Stock StockIs Is of Great Importance e Without giving much thought aa II to why they do so most farmers provide salt alt for their live stock They know that cows will become salt hungry If It not well supplied with salt regu regularly Denied sa salt It normal growth health general thrift and production either cease entirely or are sadly Impaired Carefully conducted experiments have proved provell this to be true Salt Is an es- es essential e es essential as good feed and pure water Most rost farm crops and mill feeds teeds are ar arvery very low In n the clement element chlorine the th e very element that common salt sup sup- supplies su supplies p plies cheaply abundantly and In read read- readIly readily ily By available form The main use uso o ot f salt Is to supply chlorine that Is r re- re required re required e fe to make the hydrochloric acid act d found In the digestive juice of ot the th s cows cow's stomach and without which tha t organ cannot properly perform Its dl- dl di dl digestive e function Diminished milk mil k stow flow and generally Impaired physIcal conditIon soon follow If It salt Is not In la Included eluded In the ration It Is sometimes customary to add salt to the grain mixture at nt the rate ot of one pound salt snit to pounds grain This however Is la not enough to pro pro- provide provide provide vide the requirements for or all purposes Whether fed In the grain mixture o or r not additional salt should be ho e at all times In the barn lots and pas pas- tures tares pastures This may be provided In th the e form of ot rock salt or salt alt blocks I ItIs It ItIs t Is advisable to keep this outside sup sup- supply supply supply ply protected In some way from th the e weather A common practice Is to t o keep common feeding salt In a n covered box where the cattle may have access I to It at nt all nit times |