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Show ALKALI WATER NOT HARMFUL Results Obtained in Experiments Con-ducted Con-ducted by Dairy Department of South Dakota College. The (lnirv husbandry department of the South Dakota State college has conducted experiments to determine tlio effect of alkali water on dairy cattle. The results of these experiments. experi-ments. n published In station bulle-tin bulle-tin 117, show that the drinking of alkali water by dairy cows did not produce pro-duce "alkali disease." or even the slightest indication of it. The postmortem examination and x .v v " s U l C-$M Fine Yard and House for Cows. analyses of the vital organs of the cows used In the experiments revenled nothing abnormal. Considering the fact that the strongest alkali well water wa-ter was used It Is reasonable to conclude con-clude that thd alkali disease of cows Is not produced by drinking alkali water. wa-ter. This conclusion does not include water wa-ter which at times collects in partly drled-up ponds. Such water is usually very strong and cows should not be permitted to become so thirsty as to be forced to drink it. |