FEEDING OF ANIMALS 195 



CHAPTER XXX \ I —Feeding of Animals 



190. Methods of Feeding. — Al already stated, th.ro 

 are several methods of feeding domeetio animals. The 

 animal may be turned out to find its own living from 

 the plants growing naturally in the soil. This method 

 of feeding is known as pasturing. Sometimes the 

 animals tamed out to pasture are supplied in winter 

 or in very dry weather with extra amounts of food in 

 the shape of hay, straw, grain, etc. Another method 

 of feeding is to keep the animals in a stable and supply 

 them food at regular intervals; this is known as stall- 

 feeding, and is much practiced. The art of feeding 

 has to do mainly with stall-feeding, for when the 

 animal is at pastare it, as a rule, finds its own 

 Now, in either method of feeding, the first thing to 

 be 'looked after is water. 



191. Water for Animals. — Domestic animals should 

 always be famished an abundant supply of fresh, 

 pure water. Most farms are well supplied with good 

 water, but, unfortunately, the supply provided for 

 animals is not always good. The stagnant water of 

 ponds, and tht f polluted streams is often con- 

 sidered good enough for their use. All don 

 animals prefer pure water, and if they drink dirty water 



nly because tbey can get no better. Impure water 

 is often the beginning of disease in animals, and from 

 them it may pass to human beings. The milk from 

 cows supplied with impure water often causes outbreaks 



