Show ea WATER FOR COWS IN WINTER IMPORTANT nany cows fall off in production in the winter time either because the they v do not receive enough water or because that which they do receive la Is too cold col d abig high producing cow needs eight to fifteen gallons of water dally daily depending on h her er teed feed and it if she ehe does not get it her milk will drops drop in the winter time if the cow has to t buck water out of a hole in the lee ice or drink out of a trough which Is lee ice cold site she will not take enough to supply her needs particularly this his Is 1 true it if she lian hat to go far to get it in cold stormy weather further this lee cold water cools down her body so BO that she has to use a lot of her teed feed to produce heat to restore her tempera temperature ture thus too cold water wastes feeds and this is true for all dairy animals as well mell as the cow in milk it if the animal shivers after drinking the water is too cold automatic drinking buckets in the stable assure the animal of plenty of 0 water nater which will not be too cold aud are ideal equipment for the dairy barn boweter Ho weier weter it Is IB entirely liely possible to provide water satisfactorily with less expensive p equipment A trough of water in the barn to which the cows have abc acc access ess twice a day will assure ample water ater which will nill not be too cold on many farms where the wen or brook ls Is close to the barn the water can b be e pumped pu aped inside with an ordinary pitcher pump cows should be let out a little while every day for exercise but it if possible they should be watered in the barn barit they will drink more and eat more |