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>e much above fifty degrees fahrenheit. If the water should not be 
o cold it is well to lay in a stock of ice to be used as needed. The 
ank must be large enough so the cans may stand at least an inch 
rom each other and the sides of the tank, and they should stand on 
lats fastened to the bottom of the tank so the water can circulate 
reely around and under them. The tank must have a waste pipe on 
level with the neck of the cans. The water should be kept in mo- 
ion, at least until the milk is thoroughly cold. If you are not so for- 
unate as to have a spring of running water, leave the faucet of your 
eservoir open so as to produce a current. The cans should be put 
a the tank as fast as they are filled, and not allowed to stand in the 
)arn till the milking is completed. If the animal heat is not taken out, 
lecomposition soon commences, and if the milk does not become pre- 
naturely sour, its quality will be impaired. About an hour will be 
equired to cool an eight-gallon can of milk. 
Cows should at all times have access to pure spring or well 
vater, and should never be allowed to drink from stagnant pools or 
.ny water containing impurities. 
The cow may be termed a laboratory where milk is produced 
rom the food she eats and the water she drinks, and she cannot be 
:xpected to turn out a good article unless supplied with wholesome 
ood and good water. Insist on your cows having gentle treatment, 
tnd do not run them while going to and from the pasture. Never 
nisuse the boot or milking stool in attempting to reform a refractory 
:ow. Nine times out of ten the remedy will make matters worse, 
f she cannot be overcome by kindness or strategy she is worth more 
or the butcher than the dairy. 
Cows should have daily some out-of-door exercise when the 
veather will permit, but must never be exposed to severe storms or 
very cold weather. The venerable Mrs. Partington never could see 
vhy hens wouldn’t lay when eggs were scarce. To avoid a like per- 
)lexity, arrange your dairy so as to have a good share of fresh milk¬ 
ers during the fall months, when there is always a good demand for 
nilk. 
We cut our corn stalks, and feed liberally, throwing out the 
:oarser part for bedding ; feed sparingly of hay twice per day ; also 
:orn meal and bran mixed, from one to six quarts, according to the 
:ondition of the cow and the amount of milk she is giving. When 
)ats are plenty and not too high priced, we grind them with corn and 
nix with them. 
The corn crop is justly entitled to the highest rank as regards its 
value to the dairyman. While the corn is worth more lor feeding 
han any other crop in proportion to the cost of production, the stalks, 
f properly secured and utilized, make excellent fodder for the cow, 
md will go nearly as far as the same number of acres of hay. So in 
dew of its importance, special attention should be given to its culti¬ 
vation. Great care must be taken in the selection of seed. Always 
ielect the choicest, well dented ears ; it should be gathered while the 
msks are turning, or before the early frosts, and put in a dry, airy 
dace, so it will become thoroughly dried before the cold weather 
:omes on. Manure, if possible, the whole field intended for com ; 
