| Show guv water 0 t i sw 11 rt the 0 D i r u OF in sunu summing ning up the cash taken in during the year now ending every farmer will find that two or three sources of revenue count most pay more bills and provide more necessities and luxuries for him and his family among these icv few sources of iacoi income ne providing funds when most needed is the good milk cow faithful as she is profitable in the uintah basin the milk sow lias has helped many a family to ivard ard off poverty and suffering juring during the past years of drouth md and stands forth as the average sst est cash producer in recent years methods of distributing link arid and cream have greatly im roved and become very sanitary A lich has increased the value 0 of f the products and made the cow even more mor e valuable the 1500 0 0 checks for cream produced by farmers in this section vit hout special facilities are the basis basis for a good majority of our citizens it eizens financial well being care of dairy herd realizing the value of the cow and her products farmers must look to her welfare comfort and food let us see how we can better te r her first there is the breed to consider sider it is well to remember that the better milk cows are m more 0 r e specialized representing many generations of selecting so that the best qualities might be preserved and carried on through reproduction choice breeds are more delicate more sensitive and nd respond quickly to proper or improper care however like makes of automobiles every fa farmer chooses his own breed of cow so we will continue on with the second consideration food and water warm water supply A good dairy cow demands good supply of water in wint winter er mather if cows are given ice cold water they will not drink sufficiently and gradually their milk diminishes even if other comforts are carefully provided jerseys and both good milk cows react quickly to cold water drinking water for cows not be ow forty degrees isa is a wonderful advantage in producing that cream check water cellar it is not difficult to provide I 1 this water supply for cold 1 er nor is it expensive A few farms have a natural supply of warm water through wells and springs but on most of the farms artificial means to warm le e water must be e used A simple method by which water may be warmed for winter use is to dig a cellar in the spring preferably on land that is higher than the yard and suppose you make it 40 feet long 15 feet wide and 10 feet deep this will hold gallons of water which is ample for seven to ten cows during the cold the walls of the cel cellar 0 of vj 00 V A A aw PIP k U xa 4 V V k Vs V s R e f 5 should hould be cut smooth and st raigh in the spring of the year when the ground is moist and easy to dig and scrape after this much is lone let it rest until about the first of august by which time the walls and floor will be dry and hard face the cellar with a 6 inch wall and floor of cement asing ordinary lumber for forms to lo hold the cement in place four 12 inch cement columns must be poured to support the roof many varieties of watertight water tight material are for sale but they are unnecessary when the concrete has dried and the roof is on the cistern is ready for plastering which the farmer may easily do himself by mixing one part of cement and throe three parts of c good sand spread this over the walls and floor and keep it damp for 24 hours by sprinkling the final step is is to prepare a mixture of one part cement three parts good sand and one half part gypsum this mixture must be prepared in small amounts and spread quickly as it dries rapidly it should be about one eighth inch it must be spread thoroughly and evenly or the cistern will leak it if done correctly your cistern is now as water tight as your best bucket any old iron castings may be used to reinforce the walls or even short pieces of barbed wire but if the ground is firm it will give adequate support without additional reinforcements if the land on which the cistern is built is not higher than the yard so that the bottom of the cistern is about even with the yard level a pump will bo be needed if the ground is high all that will be needed is a one inch pipe with a stop on it to carry the water to the trough the roof should be made for stability space logs throe three feet apart cover with 2 inch plank and on top of this place cheap lumber then cover with clean dirt A cistern not so carefully made as th this is is still in use not far from roosevelt after fifteen years alice ind rabbits are not troublesome if the pipes and nd manhole closed are ken it pa the entire watering III place ace purpose Is is to je provide or of su such ch a with plenty of cogg water at a which temper agrees with cold weather th this is is the them chent in important most thing in the rows cows plenty of food about care of most f farmers a ers know which clean c closed lose din d in sheds and good factors in the well are oth other cr being stock when farmers of su such ch that cream checks consider basin in t the he uintah will amount to well oyer over this year they ar are L wen well paid for the care they cows give to if the dairying indest industry properly ry is is developed eloped and cows given intel intelligent igent dai dairy air care in three to live five years cream rOCC received Ived by uintah basin checks farm fann ers will equal those being this year for beet beef received cattle sheep together and ad n |
