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would at least be interesting to myself ; but it may be 

 that shade trees for dairying are quite as important as 

 shade trees around our homes for ornament. Of course, 

 the idea of providing them for the cow would be to 

 give them comfort, and anything that would add to the 

 comfort of the cow would be to our profit as dairymen. 

 I believe it is a fact that the dairy has flourished most 

 successfully in wooded districts, where the cows have 

 got the benefit of shade trees through force of circum- 

 stances. Of course, in such places they have not had 

 to make much provision for them, but out on our 

 prairies here it is quite necessary that you plant shade 

 trees. An old gentleman here in town spoke to me 

 some time ago about shade trees, and wanted to know 

 which was the best one. I named over several and 

 asked him what he wanted them for, whether on the 

 street or in his yard, and he ripped out a big cuss word 

 and said, "No, I want them for the old cow." He 

 keeps one cow, and, next to his- wife, I think he thinks 

 more of her than anybody else as far as I know. He 

 is a man that uses those cuss words sometimes, but I 

 think when the stenographer up in the better country 

 sets down the record there will be a large mark in 

 favor of that old man on account of his kindness to 

 his cows. Dairymen use great care in providing the 

 proper stables and surroundings, and I think they 

 should use the same care in providing this comfort for 

 their cows, because I believe they will find that they 

 have benefited themselves as well as the cows. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Sawyee : I would like to ask Mr. Yail if it is 

 not a fact that cows that are provided with shade in 

 the summer time prefer to stand there and fight the 



