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Show CARING FOR COWS IN WINTER Importance of Good Shelter In Cold or Stormy Weather Can Easily Bo Determined by Owner. The Importance of good sheltering In cold or stormy weather (or milk cow can be easily tested by any owimt of them. Let him shelter one lot overnight and not to feed them; then ftt'd another lot all they want and let thprn remain overnight outdoors out-doors In the wind and dunipncss. Wo will be very much surprised If the first lot does not give more milk the next morning thun the second .lot. Many progressive dairymen recog-tilze recog-tilze the importance of good shelter for tbelr mock the stock providing their Income. On the other hand, many stock owners who know the Importance Im-portance of feeding do not appear to give the credit to housing, which they should. ICven on farms where there U plenty of feed cows fall off greatly In milk production If the pasture on w hich they are running Is exposed to the cold wind. Neglect to provide shelter and warmth causes the physical endurance of the cattle to be so unnecessarily taxed that It Is Impossible to produce the full quantity of milk. Unfortunately Unfortu-nately especially with farmers and villagers who keep only from one to three cows a system of management prevails which In numerous coses practically allows the animals to find their own living, to put up with the cold of winter and the unshaded beat of summer, and to subslBt to a considerable con-siderable extent only on the natural pasture. There are few parts of the world where this system works favorably. favor-ably. Treat the cows right and satisfactory satis-factory results will not be looked for in vain. |
