CHANGE OF ROUTINE 



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salt costs much less and is more easily given and also permits 

 being mixed with the grain or the admixture of bone meal, which 

 is a special advantage to young stock. 



Change of routine in doing the work of the stable should be 

 avoided so far as possible. It is preferable that the feed for the 

 day be divided into two equal parts and fed, half in the morning 

 and half in the evening. The grain should be fed first and 

 while it is being consumed the milking should be done. This 

 aids in getting the cow into an agreeable frame of mind and 

 lessens the likelihood of a quarrel with the milker and makes for 



Fia. 60. — The drinking fountain, convenient but not essential. (Photo loaned by James 

 Mig. Co.) 



larger flow of milk. Hay should be fed after milking because 

 it will fill the air of the stable with dust, which dust carries 

 immense quantities of mould, and bacteria, which will hasten 

 the spoiling of the milk if permitted to enter it. Silage should 

 be fed after milking because of its odor. Cows should be 

 watered twice a day, once in the morning after eating their feed 

 and again in the afternoon just before being fed. 



Punctuality and regularity are very positive virtues in dairy 

 workers, for not only does the work itself depend on it, but the 

 amount of milk the cows will yield as well. Even with proper 



