The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
STOCK IN SUMMER.
Sth, Animals should lie Supplied With
nooa water and Plenty OF shade

xthy Animals should lie Supplied With
Good water and Plenty OF Shade.
II will not be out of place to call at
.antion. as we have sometimes done be-
fore to the absolute necessity of furn-
ishing pure water to the stock. 1t need
not be said that many animals never see
a drop Of pure water from the beginning
70 the end Of the summer. There may
be in the pasture a stagnant pond which
supplies all the water that the COW or
other animal in pasture ever gets.
There are some thoughtful stockmen
who object even TO running streams as
a water supply, and there are serious
objections to them. There is little doubt
that diseases are often spread through
such means, but perhaps the dangers
and objections do not outweigh the ben.
etits But il is both reckless and cruel
TO compel our animals to drink stagnant
and polluted water. They can not doit
with impunity Impure water does
an incalculable amount OF harm in
INF. world, mach greater harm than is
imagined. The water in many of our
cities Is veritable death messenger,
and hundreds. especially children, die
annually from drinking bad water; and
the truth is that a great many children
die who are poisoned by milk which
comes from cows that are all the time
drinking impure water Sotar aS milch
COWS are concerned the results OF their
] drinking impure water could not well be
/ worse. The health is Affected IN the
/ first place. II il is not it is marvellous,
| and II il is the milk must be affected.
In the neat place the bad water has
| n direct influence upon the milk
Another matter to which we have
often called attention, and concerning
| which we have had some controversy
in the past. il the necessity OF furnish
inc shade in the pasture. when 1t is pos
sible TO do So. 1t is not only cruel TO
compel a COW 10 roam or stand under
a blazing hot sun all day, but it is NOT
good policy: il is not profitable, and
| good common sense will SUSTAIN that
assertion. The objectors to shade say
that the COW will become lazy and cease
to eat grass Now no one who VIII
proyide the animal shade will ever have
snv such reason for complaint of her
Ho,- of milk Whenever there is any
such reason for complaint it will be-
time enough TO object to shade. though
even then human feelings should be
sufficient to lead TO providing shade.
The COW Will DO better with shade, as
any one will learn if he will try II
Without it she will not utilize the food
she consumes ss completely as sho Will
with il. The blood of an unprotected
cow is heated to a disastrously high
ismperatu'e. That in itself is detri-
mental But such condition produces
something that to say the least yerges
close upon feYcrish state, and that IS
disease. Further than that no COW that
suffers discomfort can do as well as one
that does not.
Time and again has the advice been
given, keep the COW quiet and make heI
comfortable 1t has been good advice,
too. The study of the dairyman should
be how best and most carefully TO ac
complish this purpose. The COW is
very excitable animal, and unless she !
made comfortable she Will not and car
not do her best DO not let the dog
and the boys chase her; do not let The
men scold her; do not let anybody
abuse her and do no. permit dogs ever
to bark near. are among the good advice
that's often given to the COW owner why
il such advice good2 Because such thing
worry the animal and thus impair hel
usefulness. Butwe pretend to say thai
there is no cause for excitement anc
worriment that will surpass the expos
ure of the COW to the hot sun for ten oi
eleven hours while the thermometer !.
among the nineties. .- Western Rural