Apr. i, 1921 
Observations on the Body Temperature of Dry Cows 27 
Figures 44 and 45 represent the temperatures of cow 885 at 8 a. m. 
and at 1.30 p. m., respectively, for December 1 to December 5, 1919. In 
figure 44 the temperature for December 3 is omitted because the obser¬ 
vations did not begin till 8.20 a. m. that day. 
On comparing these curves (fig. 42—45) with those obtained at 5 p. m. 
for the two cows (fig. 36-41) it is observed that while the temperature 
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Fig. 44.—Temperature curve of cow 885 
for December 1 to December 5, 1919. 8 
a. m., before watering. 
Fig. 45.—Temperature curve of cow 885 for De¬ 
cember 1 to December 5, 1919. 1*30 P« m - 
of cow 886 at 5 p. m. fluctuated to a large extent from aay to day, ner 
body temperature at 8 a. m. or at 1.30 p. m. varied relatively little. On 
the other hand, the temperature of cow 885, which is very uniform at 5 
p. m., varies considerably more at 8 a. m. or at 1.30 p. m. These differ- 
Fig. 46.—Temperature curve of cow 885 for December 1 to December 5, 1919, 9 a. m., showing the effect of 
water. On December 1 cow drank 29.4 kgm. at 8.30 a. m. On December 2 she refused to drink. On 
December 3 she drank 22 kgm. at 8.05 a. m. On December 4 she refused to drink. On December 5 she 
drank 23 kgm. at 8.10 a, m. 
ences, apparently due to the individuality of the c6w, can not be 
explained. 
Figure 46, representing the temperatures of cow 885 at 9 a. m. for 
December 1 to December 5, 1919, shows very strikingly the possible 
