Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-01-14
WAITE FOR STOCK,
Advantages Derleed From Warming II
During the Winter Season.

Advantages Derived From warming Il
During the Winter Season.
The subject Of warming water fol
stock during the cold weather is JUS
now occupying the attention of farm.
ers. The experiments made are inter,
esting, and the results are almost uni
v~ersally reported in favor of the use OF
warm water, a correspondent sums
up the evidence ON the subject thus:
"Stock kept in warm stables require
warmer water than if they are kept in
cold stables, so that this subject is
doubling in importance. A row kept
in a warm stable. and turned ont Ia
drink icc-cold water. 80 degrees being
Il temperature Of over 60 degrees lower
than that of the system, makes a great
contrast, which must give discomfort
to the animal and loss to its owner.
The profits of farming are SO small that
it becomes necessary that all leaks
should hc looked after, even the small
ones, and especially the larger ones,
like the ~ under discussion.
In the reading of five agricultural
papers, and in conversing with many
farmers, ! find all are unanimous in
the opinion that or stock should be
provided with tcpid or warm water, but
the degree of temperature to which it
should be raised becomes a question
upon which writers do not agree,
though none seem TO know, or are pos
tive, varying in their opinions from
90 to lib degrees. An average opinion
seems to be from 60 to so degrees. II
is also agreed by all that in warming
the water a saving is made in the feed
if nothing more. Nearly all believe
that there is saving in flesh, milk, and
the manurc-pilc, in addition to the
feed.
have seen but one estimate of the
value of feed saved daily per COW, and
that was eight cents. which would
amount to several millions of dollars in
every State yearly, sum worth saving:
and this sun, be it remembered, is net
gain, after the expense Of warming the
water is taken ont. One writer saws
he drew all the water that forty cows |
drank for one winter one mile from a
spring, rather than have them drink
from a river neal by and he thought it
paid him well.
The result of IN experiment at an agri-
cultural school in France showed an
increase in milk of Onc-tnird the water
being warmed to !13 degrees. Other
parties claim an increase of from 2Oto
80 per cent, At the Agricultural !
College in Kansas an experiment le-
suited IN the increase of milk 81 per
cent, the water being warmed to 81
degrees. Another experiment in
France showed an increase in milk of
three pints daily per COW by warming
the water instead of using pump
water.
Prof. j. +. Roberts. of Cornell Univcr-
sity, says: The water consumed by
two sets OF COWS, containing three ami
mails each, was weighed for Il period Of
thirteen days. One set drank an aver
age of no pounds of cold water each
day per COW, and the other set an aver
age of l20 pounds Of warm water per
COW each day. ] have another state
ment that cows will drink onc-third |
more when water is warmed to SOdrw- |
rccs than they will at ~ degrees, and
that the milk will increase one
fifth to onc-onc fourth and without
deterioration, Another statement: "A
COW that makes six pounds of butter Il
week on cold water will make %scvcu'i
pounds if the water is warmed" 4,
milk is from eighty to ninety per cent.
water, it is well to look after the Wan.
tity, quality and temperature of the
water consumed.
\ few years ago n Mr.. Danccl com.
mllnicatcd To the French Academy Of
Sciences an experiment to show the in
crease of milk by the increase of water
consumed, He found when the same
kind and amount Of food was literally
moistencd it produced more food than
when fed dry, and the milk was al
Judged to be of rs good quality. Again
Mr.. Daneel asserts that the WELD Of
milk from cows is in direct proportion
to the quantity of water taken. He al
so says that cows which habitually
drink less than twenty-scven quarts oil
water per day are necessarily pool
COWS. Such COWS will give from five
to seven quarts of milk daily. while
that drink fifty quarts prove to be
excellent mixers. This experiment
was tried in the summer.
This subject is iraught with much
Importance to farmers, and it should
rcceir" due consideration. Here is an
open field for some inventive genius to
some apparatus for the warming
water for stock which Shall combine
qualities, cheapness, durability,
practicability and safety. There are a
lew devices for this purpose already he
the public which no doubt have
merits. -iWrricuu CuiI,utnr