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MANUAL or FABM ANIMALS 



such practice; in the first place it requires much food to heat this 

 water up to the body temperature, and the animal will not 

 drink the required amount. Such large drafts of cold water may 



Fig. 73. — Interior View of Dairy Barn, showing Feeding Alley, M.\n- 

 GERS, AND Individual Watering Device. Bowen & Quick, Auburn, N. Y. 



cause indigestion and in some cases may lead to abortion. To 

 take the chill off drinking water in winter is now an accepted 

 practice with progressive dairymen. 



FEEDING THE MILKING COW 



Since the quantity of milk produced by a cow depends largely 

 on the amount and character of the feed supplied, it is of the 

 utmost importance that the feeding be given careful considera- 

 tion. Developing the milking cow calls for skill second to none 

 other among farm animals. The milking cow should be fed 

 liberally, frequently, and regularly, the amount given being regu- 



