| Show shelter for dairy cow of utmost importance the dairy cow because of the fact that she puts the products from her feed into the milk pall instead of in the form of flesh and fat on her body needs better shelter than the fattening stock it Is not necessary for this shelter to be expensive but it should be adequate to the needs of the ell climate and should insure the cow being warm and dry and having plenty of light and pure air the best winter temperature for dairy barns Is between 50 and 60 degrees if the temperature pera ture goes much above or below this there will be a decrease in the yield of milk there Is perhaps no consideration that needs greater attention especially in the northwest North rest than provision of proper ventilation particularly of dairy barns there are very few barns that come up to the standard specifications as to light and ventilation the dairy barn in order to produce the best results should provide a cubic foot of air for each pound of weight of the cows confined to the barn and good ventilation should insure this air being kept pure without forming drafts it Is as injurious to a cow to breathe impure air as it Is for human uman beings dakota farmer |
