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Cement Mangers. — ^When cement mangeirs 

 are used, the cows may be wateored in the bam 

 if it is so desired, as the mangers can easily have 

 all food removed from them and then they be- 

 come an ideal place to water the cows. The ce- 

 ment mangers should have connection with the 

 sewer so that they can be readily cleansed and 

 can be easily emptied after the cows are 

 watered'. 



Individual Watering Troughs. — I once came 

 near ordering some individual watering troughs 

 or buckets, but was deterred by the fear of their 

 being impracticable or at least requiring too 

 much labor to keep them properly cleansed. I 

 find that it requires constant care to keep in 

 proper condition the large watering tank from 

 which the cows drink out-of-doors. Standing 

 water in. the cow stable will purify the atmos- 

 phere, but is it well for the cows to drink it 

 after it has served this purpose? I think not. 

 We ourselves object to drinking water which 

 has stood in an open vessel in the house for a 

 short time. If we remember that eighty-seven 

 per cent of the milk is water we can realize the 

 necessity of the water being pure. There is an- 

 other objection to the individual watering 

 bucket — the danger of food being dropped into 

 it by the cows, as they will drink when they 

 have food in their mouths. This food will '^ery 

 soon produce objectionahle conditions in the 



