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Show I eric DAIRY., COW NEEDS CARE IN WINTER TIME Much of Feed Given Animal Ani-mal Goes for Warmth. Extra feed cannot be substituted fur shelter for tha comfortable cow la the prolltahle cow. When tho animals lire exposed to wintry winds and ruins, much of the feed :oes to keep the bodies warm Instead of to produce milk. "Therefore, some efTort should he made to keep the dnlry cows comfortable comfort-able during periods of dlsiigrcoiiblM weather," says John A. Arey, dairy extension specialist at tho North Carolina Car-olina Stall) college. "Their Ktnlls should bo well lighted and properly ventilated but free from air currents. Ventilation Is Important hut should bo so arranged as to prevent the air currents cur-rents from striking tho cow's body. This is accomplished by making tho sides of the burn or cow shed light and admitting fresh air through properly prop-erly arranged windows." Mr. Arey states that the practice of requiring the cow to wado through mud and Ice some distance to got drinking water Is too common and too expensive In the dairy Industry. Such needless exposure chills the animal and prevents her from drinking the amount of water that she normally would consume. Normal milk, says Mr. Arey, contains con-tains 87 per cent water and a cow producing around 30 pounds of milk dally will need from 80 to 00 pounds of water each day. She will not drink this much on a cold day unless the supply Is coDvenlent and not too cold. The dairy cow of high producing breeds Is a creature of habit. Unusual Un-usual treatment makes her nervous. If she la accustomed to a regular routine rou-tine of feeding and care, a change from this system will make her nervous nerv-ous and distrustful. She should never be run with horses or dogs nor treated treat-ed roughly while being put In a barn. No other farm animal, says Mr. Arey, will give greater returns for good care than the cow and the herdsman who keeps his animals comfortable In winter win-ter will be amply repaid. |
