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and then we keep cats around the barn, they are the best friends 

 we have. 



Mr. .Willson: I think the gentleman is on the right track. 

 Have you had experience feeding cattle on ground feed and en- 

 silage.? 



Mr. Judd: I have used ground grain, yes, and oil meal and 

 bran, and I can beat the quality of the milk with this system 

 and keep up a better flow for the year. The idea of this is that 

 you cannot knock the cows out as you do with ground feed. Af- 

 ter your cows get accustomed to it, you can't feed them any 

 other way. I have run out a week or two in spring before the 

 grass came and my cows will go right off. 



Mr. Newman: What is the effect of giving cows warm water 

 to drink.? 



Mr. Judd: It keeps the inside of the system warm. If you 

 give them cold water it chills the system inside. You turn a cow 

 out every day and she grows a nice, long, thick coat of hair. I 

 have been out when the thermometer was 15 below zero and 

 they would not fall off a pound in their milk and stand out there 

 from about nine o'clock in the morning until four o'clock in the 

 afternoon. 



A Member: Do you give them that water in the barn.? 



Mr. Judd: No, it is in the tank in the yard; it is about 50 

 degrees. 



A Member: How much increase of milk did you have when 

 you started to use the warm water.? 



Mr. Judd: You can increase the amount most any time by 

 taking off the ice. Your cattle will drop off when your tank 

 freezes up, but you will see a sudden increase when you give 

 them warm water. 



The Chairman: Won't the cows vary if the weather 

 changes.? 



Mr. Judd: No, sir; that sounds unreasonable, but I tell you 

 where a cow is accustomed to changes, she won't fall off, but 

 she will fall off if she goes into the barn every day. 



Mr. Boyd: Do I understand that your cows are fed all 

 their food out of doors.? 



