X. Cow Kaiserism 



FEEDING a dozen head of cattle, watering 

 them, cleaning out the stable, milking four 

 cows twice a day and separating the cream 

 take up a lot of time, and when the ther- 

 mometer is hovering around zero it is none too pleas- 

 ant. And besides the regular routine there are 

 bound to be incidents that try the temper. For in- 

 stance, when I was doing the chores one day last 

 week, with the thermometer at six below, I cut the ice 

 on the Government drain and turned out the cows 

 to water. When I had finished cleaning the corn- 

 stalks out of the mangers and had put in a fresh 

 supply of feed I noticed that only the red cow and 

 her eldest daughter, who never leaves her side, had 

 returned to the barnyard. An investigation showed 

 the rest of the herd standing around the water-hole. 

 I started down to find out what was the matter, and 

 found the Jimmy-cow standing over the hole in the 

 ice keeping the rest of the cattle away. She had her 

 fill of ice-water and was shivering with cold, but she 



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