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three or four days, also a mildly laxative feed during this 

 time, after which, if the cow is in good condition, feed can 

 be gradually increased until the animal is on a full ration. 



Housing. 



We must keep our dairy cows clean, well fed, com- 

 fortable and in all ways contented, if we are to obtain good 

 production from them. This can be done in an ordinary 

 barn, if that barn is so fixed that it affords proper protection 

 from the weather, allows plenty of sunlight to enter and 



can be ventilated without having direct draft on the ani- 

 mals. It is also necessary that the barn be so situated that 

 it can be kept clean. A concrete floor with gutter properly 

 located behind cows is important. 



It is not always possible for us to have as fine a struc- 

 ture for a dairy barn as we would like to have, especially at 

 the start, but if we will give the Dairy Cow the opportunity 

 which she deserves, she will in time furnish the money with 

 which to build the fine barn. 



Feeding Dairy Cows. 



In determining the nutrients required by a dairy cow, 

 there are several vital things to be taken into consideration, 

 such as the size of the cow, the amount of milk and the 

 quality of milk she is giving. We must know the size of 



