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Show WATER IS PRIME REQUISITE Labor of Watering Stock Can Be Practically Prac-tically Eliminated by Installing Automatic Bowls. Many dnlry farmers are still depending depend-ing on their hired help to lend the cows to the watering trough for water during the times they are confined to tlif.tr stalls, depending on the workman work-man to remember when a cow may nel water and requiring much of the maa's valuable time In watering the stock. The labor of watering the stock can be practically eliminated and at the snir-e time. the milk production of the cow Increased by installing sanitary automatic watering bowls. Most dairy farmers realize the Importance Im-portance of an abundance of pure water wa-ter for the( cow, but do not realize the cost of labor consumed in watering the cow, nor the importance of the cow getting her drink just when she WJiits it, says Dairy Farmer. About 87 per cent of the milk is water. A cow requires 8 gallons of water to produce 10 gallons of milk, besides t)ie water she needs for her body. She requires 2 pounds of water wa-ter for each pound of milk produced. Why supply high-priced feed to increase in-crease milk production and neglect to give her sufficient -water? In answer to letters sent to dairy farmers in 15 states using various makes of water bowls, which will nl- low the cow to drink at any time, 05 i j jj j Importance of Water Supply for Cows Is Realized by Many Dairymen. replies stated that there was a saving of labor ranging from one-half lmur to five hours per day. An approximate average of these would be about IVi hours, depending upon the size of the herd. Gire the advertisers your trade. |