168 FARM ANIMALS 
15. Cow comfort.—Unappetizing and ill-smelling foods 
depress milk secretion, although they may normally pro- 
vide the nutrients abundantly. The same foods set be- 
fore cows in more appetizing and tempting ways often 
cause an increased flow, although no more provender is 
consumed. The appetite bears a direct connection 
with the udder. Cows that are annoyed by flies and other 
insects, or that are chased about by dogs or other tor- 
mentors, will yield milk less in quantity, and, perhaps, 
poorer in quality, than if they are placed under more 
comfortable and agreeable conditions. Dairymen are 
more and more realizing the importance of these facts in 
practice, and are now giving much attention to the sim- 
ple details of cow comfort. 
