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cows, has much the same effect, and water that 

 is given cows in the winter time should if pos- 

 sible, be heated to around fifty degrees Fahren- 

 heit. Cold water occassionally causes colic in 

 cows, especially in the winter season. Anyone can 

 well afford to provide a means of heating the 

 water for the cattle to drink and also provide a 

 warm comfortable barn for them during the 

 winter months, as the saving in feed and the 

 increase in production of milk and of fat in those 

 that are not milking will soon pay for the cost 

 of securing the same. 



The feeding of frozen feeds has much the 

 same effect as the drinking of cold water and 

 is very apt to be injurious to those animals 

 that eat it and for that reason no careful and 

 conscientious feeder of cattle would think of 

 feeding his farm animals frozen feed. 



Don't forget that a nice, warm, comfortable 

 stable is a good investment and is absolutely nec- 

 essary if you would derive the profits from your 

 cows and other farm animals that is possible and 

 that a heater for your watering tank is another 

 good investment. 



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