Show DA R SOM E advantages OF SALT proffesor profesor Prof csor sor babcock of wisconsin makes experiments which are of much interest some bome experiments conducted by professor habcock acock the inventors inventor ot of tho the milk tester tn in wisconsin regard ing the giving and withholding of 0 salt bait to cows are of interest to dairy farmers lie ho found that it salt were absolutely withheld tho the effect would be seen with some come cows in from two to three weeks but some individuals went on for the most part of a year without any evil effects but sooner or later the animal developed a state atlow vitality ending in a sudden and complete breakdown though recovery would be rapid when salt was again given the effect waa was worst shown at calving time or immediately after in general gt gli meral cows cowa given the largest mount amount of milk wore were the first ot show signs of distress while there wab waa less trouble when the animals were on the pasture than when in the cow shed dry cowa suffered very little and the same applies to bullock and store cattle the salt naturally in n tho the food or in the earth licks of animals out in the fields being nearly sufficient tor for them in an ordinary dally daily ration there la Is about three quarters of an ounce of salt and this Is nearly but aut not quite sufficient for dry stock per head but not enough for a cow the milk drains away a lot of salt out of the system and an additional ounce per head licad dally daily must be added to theford the food ofa of a cow cov indoors many years ago the I 1 french government carried out some experiments to test the amount ot of salt required by the different kinds ot at farm stock and reckoned a cow required a tot total alof of two ounces dally this corresponds with bab cocks figure allowing for differences in the size of different breeds it to Is therefore sate bate to say bay that a cow requires about ari an ounce of salt dally daily when in milk besides what she gets in her food when out of doors the best beet way Is IB to lot her bereave shave access to rock salt to lick but Indo indoors orse it must bo be given in the food in the ordinary granular form |