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quiet of the open fields no more cruel treat- 

 ment in the guise of intended kindness could 

 be devised, nor could the dairy farmer's 

 worst enemy concoct a scheme more injuri- 

 ous to his pocketbook. The dairy should be 

 both his pride and profit; the animals repre- 

 sent a large investment, and are usually his 

 most valuable possession; their yield of milk 

 and butter and the calves they bear form his 

 principal source of income. Whether a herd 

 is profitable or not depends on the general 

 well being of the animals, and yet in so im- 

 portant a factor as the cow stable are so 

 many farmers wilfully negligent or indiffer- 

 ent. They well know that the cow is not a 

 tough and rugged animal, but a tender and 

 sensitive one, easily affected by surrounding 

 conditions, and wonderfully responsive to 

 good or bad treatment. Granted that cows 

 should be housed during cold weather, it 

 seems only reasonable to demand that during 

 the period indoors they should not be 

 deprived of the necessities of a healthy exis- 

 tence. When outdoors the cows have suffi- 



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