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Show Necessity for Salt. Cows like salt, and it is absolutely essential for their health and well-being. Especially must they have It regularly duriug the heavy milking period. If no salt is given during this period some cows will entirely break down in health and cease to give milk. When cows are fed salt regularly they have a better appetite for feed and water, and the more feed and water wa-ter a cow can consume and utilize the more milk she will give. A dairy cow that does not consume large quantities quan-tities of water is, as a rule, not profitable. profit-able. Place the salt in small boxe3 about the stables and yards where the cows can lick it at will |