Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1913-02-14 | Page 6 | Big Essential for Stock

BIG ESSENTIAL FOR STOCK Animals Go for Days Without Drinking Drink-ing When Water Is Ice Cold Tank is Inexpensive. (By J. G. STRIN.) A tank may be built cheaply of planks for the sides and ends, with galvanized iron for the bottom, so that when the tank is set on the brick foundation a fire can he built under it, and it will take but little heat to keep the water from freezing. The stovepipe must have an elbow that goes through the brick nearly up to the bottom of the tank, so that the pipe won't touch the plank. The stock drink more water in winter when it is eat Water-Heating Tank. heated. When Ice-cold, they will go for days without drinking at all; and as plenty of water is necessary to their well being, the importance of having it at a comfortable temperature tempera-ture is readily seen. Too, the milking cow will give more milk, and the young stock stand the cold better, when the water is saved the freezing mark.