20 CANADIAN DAIRYING. 



Dusty feed or bedding should not be handled in 

 the stable near milking time. 



Cows should have a supply of salt accessible at all 

 times. If the salt be placed in the manger, the rock 

 salt is more convenient, as it is not so likely to be 

 thrown out with refuse feed, which latter should be 

 cleaned from the manger daily. 



A convenient and cheap water trough may be made 

 of heavy galvanized iron placed about two feet above 

 the manger, and in a convenient place for the cow 

 to drink. This trough may be about seven inches 

 wide on top, four to six inches deep, and about 

 four inches wide in the bottom. It should slant 

 towards one end, where a plug may be removed 

 when cleaning the trough, which should be done 

 daily. The trough is filled at the other end through 

 pipes from a supply tank. Water is placed in the 

 trough two or three times daily by opening a valve. 



