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Show CARING FOR COWS IN WINTER Importance of Good Shelter in Cold or Stormy Weather Can Easily Ba Determined by Owner. The importance of good sheltering In cold or stormy weather for milk cows can be easily tested by any owner of them. Let him shelter one lot overnight and not to feed them; then feed another lot all they want and let them remain overnight outdoors out-doors in the wind and dampness. We will be very much surprised if the first lot does not give more milk the next morning than the Becond lot. Many progressive dairymen recognize recog-nize the importance of good shelter for" their stock 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. Even on farms where there is plenty of feet cowa fall off greally in milk production if the pasture on which 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 cases practically allows the animals to find their own living, to put up with the cold of winter and the unshaded heat of summer, and to subsist 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. |
