Show 1 Water Before Cows Cow Helps Heps Milk Yield Result of Experiments Conducted Conducted Conducted Con Con- ducted at Beltsville Prepared by the United States Department or ot Agriculture Experiments conducted at the fed fed- cral dairy farm at Beltsville Md on the tIme drinking habits of ot dairy cows Indi- Indi Indicate cate that a greater quantity of ot water will be utilized whoa when available at all al aU times than when offered but once a day Cows watered but once a day not only drank drauk less but also produced less milk than when watered at wll will from watering cups Cows watered twice a da day drank as much as when watered at will but did not produce BO so much milk The Time cows used In the time tests were average average average av av- av- av producers and the time ther maximum difference found In production between between between be be- tween watering once a day ay am amat and at nt will was only about 5 per cent The higher the time production however the greater reater the benefit to be derived from frequent watering Some Sonic producing low cows fed ted silage hay bay and grain refused to drink more than once a day in cold weather With cows of similar production am and receiving receiving- the same kind of feed water wate consumption was SO 80 per cent greuter greate In hot summer than in cold wInter weather demand for water was wa gr greatest after eating hay In cold weather cows prefer water that has been warmed and will drink think more o oIt ot of It It though experiments at several sta ste.- ns show that the time amount of ot production production production tion Is In influenced but little by warmIng warmIng warming warm warm- Ing the time drinking water Less water is required when large largo quantities of such feeds as beets o or mangels are fed |