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Show a VALUE OF BLANKETING COWS Practice Adopttd In Australia Found to Give Excellsnt Results Our Ing Cold Wssthsr. For some years patt a number of dairymen In Auitralla have adopted tbe practice of blanketing cows during dur-ing wet and cold weather. The re-aulta re-aulta lo every caae are spoken of aa being highly satisfactory. When cowa are kept warm tbe food they con-aume. con-aume. Inatead of being utilized to maintain dally heat, ia largely devoted de-voted to the production of milk, and In thla way the dairyman realUea large profit on the very email outlay required to provide blanketa for bit cattle In cold weather. Men who have atudled the aubject cloaely aay that tbe effect of coveri on cowa la very remarkable. The quiet cowa become more quiet and contented, while thoae that are ahy or nervoua have their nervea soothed, and aubmlt of being handled without fear. Thla la no fad of one or two men, but haa become ao common that the manufacturers have placed aeveral kinds of blankets as cover lngs on the markets, with a view ol supplying the demand that baa arisen. It Is said, however, that a horn made blanket, made from old wheat baga, serves the purpose as well as anything. After they have been warn for a abort time they become thoroughly thor-oughly waterproof. |