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satisfactory method as tried here has been to feed as follows: 

 Succulent roughage mixture and meal mixture first thing in the 

 morning, hay after that is cleaned up. This is repeated for the 

 ensilage and meal mixture about 3 p.m. The hay is fed after the 

 cows are all milked aboiuit 5.30 p.m. 



Experiments extending over some years to determine the relative 

 merits of dividing t'he ration into two or into three or more portions 

 seemed to indicate that when the same amount of the same kinds 

 of feed was fed in two portions it gave just as good results as* when 

 fed in three or more portions. 



REGULARITY IN FEEDING. 



A certain hour should be chosen as the time to feed each portion 

 and that hour should be adhered to most strictly. Any temporary 

 variation is sure to result in a falling off in milk. Anything likely 

 to irritate the cow or render her uneasy is almost certain to 

 injuriously affect the milk flow. 



WATER. 



The requirements of the milch cow in the way of water are 

 very considerable. The more milk produced and the more feed 

 consumed, the greater is likely to be the amount of water required. 

 This amount may vary from, say, 75 pounds up to even 300 pounds 

 water in a single 24-hour period. The problems of how to water, 

 when to water and how much water to give, can best be solved 1 by 

 allowing the cow free access to water at all times. The water had 

 better be warmed in winter, but, if it is not convenient to store it 

 in a warm place, it will not pay to warm it artificially. 



The individual drinking fountain is probably the best method, 

 but the trough filled periodically and washed out frequently has 

 many advocates. The using of the manger for watering purposes 

 after feeding is practised in some stables, but our experience would 

 lead us to condemn the system as troublesome and less satisfactory 

 from the standpoint of comfort to the animals than the individual 

 bucket. But of one thing care should be taken, no matter what the 

 system adopted, that is, to keep the cups or troughs or water supply 

 clean and sweet. 



SALT. 



Salt is necessary to the comfort and health of the dairy cow. 

 The quantity to feed will vary from an ounce to three or four 



