The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-03
THE COW m SUMMER.
Animals That Are Neglected In w,rn
Weather.

AuhIuoIS AnsSt hf6 NeSlecteu
Weather.
There is nothing that can be said
upon the treatment of the COW in sum-
mer which has not been said over and
over again. But it is fact, and every
body will acknowledge it as such, that
notwithstanding the oft repeated state
ment of the truths which we shall state
in this article thousands Of cows are
neglected. The peculiar excitability Of
the COW ought to,be more particularly
considered in summer than at any other
season and it ought never to be forgot
ten. But we all know what excitement
means. 1t means terrible jerI, and
strain to the entire machinery of the
animal system. The effect upon the
system from frightening cow is good
deal like the elect upon machinery of
which control is temporarily lost. 1t
rushes on in it's revolutions with ex-
haustive wear. As we have often
said, rough men, thoughtless boys
and barking dogs ought never to be al
lowed about q cow; but they do much
more harm in hot weather than at any
other time. 1t is cruel, to say nothing
of its being Improbable, to permit
cow to be worried bv boys or dogs in
hot weather. If in driving her to and
from the pasture the boy hurries her,
or uses dog to bring her up, that boy
needs attention at once. Explain to
him what an injury it is to the animal,
how her becoming Overheated will
harm her. and what torture to her
running, with an udder so full that the
milk is running from it, is. Do, not scoid
the. boy, for that may excite him, and.
as much as many people act as if they
did not believe it, boy is quite as
should be, highly respected. But if after
talking kindly to him and explaining I'd
him the whole matter, he does not mend
his ways, there is no legal or moral OBJ
lection to thrashing him into the adop-
ton of humane practices. As to tina
dog do not spend much time in teach
ing him his place, which. is nowhere
near the cow, if he is noisy. barking,
swapping dog. Better shoot him, if his
reformation is not suddenand complete.
Then there is the matter of shade in
the pasture. Notwithstanding that
some suSer at it and even say that it is
an injury, we believe imshade. We be-
lieve that it pays to have it. besides
there. ID great consolation that We are
doing something for the comfort Of as
good friend to us -. the COM Is. OF
course. if there are, no trees in the
pasture. none can be provided for this
suEanser. But it is very appropriate to
refer ~ the matter in. this connection.
as It may lead to providing shade in
the future. 1t may suggest too, the
slight change of the. boundaries of
pasture, by which shade. in another
Geld NAV be thsown into the one that
we are pasturing. in some cases, too.
there may be shade in one pasture and
nome in another In the same field. and
BY thus calling attention to- the subject
the shaded pasture may be utilized
when it might not otherwise be.
Perhaps the most coMmOn neglect
that charae' sriZeS the summer treat
ment of the cow is found in connection
with providing her with water. There
are large numbers of COWS that never
have amsuthful Of good water from tho
beginning to the end of the summer.
Their entire supply of water is frora
some stagnant pond. This is a shame.
But those who are guilty of that sort OF
neglect show no more disregard for the
health of the animal than they do Tor
their own health. Milk from = cow
that is compelled to drink such wiser is
utterly unfit for consumption Bad
water will have quite as bad an effect
upon an animal system as bad food.
and though we may not always be able
to see the effect we may be assured
that it exists; and if we win critically
examine the milk there viii be no
trouble in finding the effect upon it
1t need not be stated that the COW
should have all the water she wants.
She should have free access to water.
and the water should be just as pure as
we drink ourselves.-KssteTn REr0l :