100 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



keeping cows, whether favorable or otherwise, are also earnestly 

 solicited from every one who will kindly take the trouble to give 

 them. 



DISCUSSION. 



— Can a cow keep clean? 



— If properly bedded. 



— How much bedding would it take? 



— A little more than in ordinary stabling, but not much. 



— Don't you think that different animals of a herd require 



diffenent feed? 



A : — Yes sir. 



Q: — How do you feed that way? 



A : — Mr. Gillette's cows are fed the silage and grain in the 

 milking stable, nothing but the coarse roughage in this barnyard. 

 In the milking stable twice a day they feed hay, the amount they 

 will consume. 



Q : — Wouldn't you object to that horse barn in that cow 

 barn? 



A : — Yes, it is not a wise plan to keep horses with cows. 



Q: — What's the objection to keeping horses with cows? 



A: — More difficult to keep it sanitary, and they don't eat 

 as well. 



Q : — Is that all the fresh air the cow gets from under that 

 shed, the out door air ? 



A : — They are put out doors whenever the weather is nice ; 

 they turn them out then. 



Q : — In stormy weather you don't give them any more 

 fresh air than what's in that shed ? 



A : — They have windows. It is one of the best illustrations. 

 Half of the surface, half of the space is windows, about three 

 high and eighteen windows around the barn. They give them 

 a good amount of fresh air, and the cows moving around this 

 way they don't mind the cold as much. A man must use his 

 judgment. 



