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Shelter. 

 The shelter and milking shed should lie arranged with a view to 

 cleanliness, perfect drainage, abundance of light and air, and comfort 

 of the cows (see illustration No. 7). It is of the utmost importance 

 that proper shelter should be provided for the dairy herd whilst being 

 fed and milked. Warmth economises food, a matter of great importance 

 at all limes, but especially when food stuffs are dear. Experience has 

 incontestably proved that animals exposed to the cold without a proper 

 warm shelter shed, require much more feed to maintain them in a thriving 

 condition than others provided with shelter and warmtB. The milk 

 producing capacity may be reduced quite 50 per cent, during the milking 

 season owing to neglect to provide suitable shelter for the cows during 

 the cold winter months. 



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7. A SANITARV MILKING AND SHELTER SHED. 



A great many farmers seem to regard any outlay for needed improve- 

 ments on the farm with decided aversion. Vet in every case wheix 

 ordinary good judgment is used the farm is much the safest investment, 

 and will pav the handsomest rate of interest in return. A good cow is 

 severely taxed bv conditions imposed upon her by nature to supply milk, 

 but in addition to this, subject her (as is the practice on many dairy 

 farms) to all kinds of impositions, such as bad feed, the full force of 

 the summer heat, and cold blast of winter weather without shelter and 

 protection, and what can you expect ? Under these conditions is it any 

 wonder that cows do not give profitable yields? If posses.sed of a 

 good herd of cows, you should see to it that \our cows are so welf 

 protected, fed and sheltered that little is required of them but to yield 

 milk, and not be asked to wear themselves out in the matter of self 

 protection. 



Points of the Dairy Cow. 



Head. — A good milch cow of almost anv breed should have a long 

 lean and rather small head (a large headed cow will seldom fatten or 



