Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-17
Ict MArTR roR CONS

Ai'truE. "sfer'i i,sui.-.ilsi. rafis, Ne
lct WATER FoR COWS.
Ia hulletin IN revived from the We
consin Experiment station. Professor
lleury, the dirvctor. give the results of
experiments ou temperature toe drink
iuE water Zoe Coss lu uiuter.
on the night of January glst. iSsa.
an Cuas Nere placc,l Ia stanchions side
hy sl,ie in thc harus "a the Wisconsin
Experiment station. They werv ln two
groull. oi thfve each, upon a daily ration
~ hVe poands ~ bran MIXED with tVo
pnauis ~ grouni oats ani IN pounds
20 hay. togrther Nth What dry cut corn
foslicr thsy would cat up clean. and this
ration uas not changed until after the
clo-e q The experiment. March 2ith.
Daring this time the covs wcr, fci
tuicr aui Naiere,i once daily; they wsrc
allowed che frrr,lom 20 the haruYari
duriug che miille uf each pleasant day
and iu eterf way rv,eite,l similar trrlt-
mrut. eNrept that Nhen onr group 81
Cuus uas getting water 40 - degrrss \.
fhr either took it "a ~ drgrvvs y. The
time ~ the experiment Uas diSi.lci into
fhrre prrif-is of o. days each. haN ing In
trrtals hetwveu thCm. ~ The cluss ~
thr hr.t ard .r,uni period. The trmperi-
turrs of the water were reversed Tor
each uf ths cuws in orler tn eliminate.
su inr "a. might D., the individual differ
euce 20 m tuo groups.
lst. While Goa warm water they gave
un The average i.ul! pounds ~ milk per
puN rsr day more than While ou culd
satrr. or "a psr Crnt of The general
atenge daily Weld ~ iG.Od pounds.
90 Thrt drank Goa thc aNrrsgv. daily.
vhilc ou coll water 80 pounds, bat
ehiie on sarm - pound., or 10 pound.
prr Cou more.
"a. They ate more While on warm
waief than while on cold. sni a. the
rate of "a Touuis - cou fo,ldef Ter
cov pr day.
an. IA lncrease in the amount ~
walter dunk vas coiucidcut With au in-
crra.r in ihs quantity of milk given.
aui thIs vts true irrespective 20 vheih-
cf the water sss warm or cold, au In
CREASE of trn fnunls in every iuu pounis
20 water drank heluc accompanied hy an
iucuasr 20 pound In every lh pouuds
20 uluk given. ueafls.
sih m, ,,snssmr.i soiii fued. shi's
uu warm Wafrr. at thr rate % lti
tounl. fur each pounl uf milk prpiuc-
90. auI while uu culi water at thc rate
of lsg pounds for each Iound of miik
given.
eh. Nu Increase In thr amount ~
water drank. " ben the tempenturv ~
fhr water remained the saline. uas ass,-
rlafssi elfk au nrrra.f in thr amount q
water in ilir mllk viihnuf notable in-
rr,asr lu thr total .alll. contained.
eth An incrtass in the Temperature
of The vafsr drank rather than an ln-
,rra.e iu the quantity uf ii. uas as.p, lii-
"a uith an inlrvasr ln thr total amount
20 .olti. pfo,iucvi.
sth. Ihrfr vas dail, fu,tuatiou ln
fhe tsrpvufarc of Wuier in the milk 49,
.tlrlafrI elfha fugtuatiou iu thr amnuui
nf water drank.
oh IItr cres manifested strong
urrfrfvuc, fof water st 80 d"rrv,-s over
that 10 ~ degrr-., hut onc oi thr oov {.
.husr,i au even stronger liking f"r TIE
lrel water.
iuh With tut one ~xcrption. the
cove. ahllr thr1 ate lrss and drank lrs.
iur.ng th, roh water pfrip.is. weighed
more af their cio-r. aud With bat thrcr
rarrpfious. they Weighei lrss at The
,Iosr 90 thr vnfm water pefi,-i..
lIth Win batter AZ - cruis ifr
r.iund. .kimmri mia at il csnts l-f
. rvt.. curu fo,Iirr at sipn prr i"u, AMI
ths l,.f 90 warming water Zoe Forty
ulus sl dat. sf sla. thr results obtain
I'd from ths ruu. un the experiment. ln-
/ II..ife that a nrt gain ot 81. .ia uuuli 'e
nrsllrs.I uu a hrri uf forty cuNs aNrrag-
. lag .ixtrsu pound. 90 milk r'r cve lrf
/ Iay. and lt lrt.i sin Goa "a hcri ~ TWEEN
ft lsus. and siuu on "a hrri ~ trn
o,u. tolai.ng corn fridcr 40 slu pcr
ton. the n,i gain un hrrd "i Forty c"S =
oouh .iill be -l3i,.
wiz pas to warm water Tor c."N
I m musi f'ot hr uNrflu"Aei ilAi VI w.
rrs-i.s from the ace of water 20 thc high
I C. trtnfsrafurr Nu. extremely -mall' ai-
/ though snf'f 40 the lowest iHns'lhir i'ni-
tsrsfurr uas u.c.i in thr comparison.
T if .s.ms tn u. thr experiment is Open t'
. ,rift.i.m fuf uslne waiter at the i'N trin-
. frr.turr uf il degrvv., ur l,vi eairf' "n
Que .idr. The ouly ir..on from ihi. i'
/ that thrrv i.a .ngm boss irum u'ins
T i.,vi water Cor cun- as cumpifr'i VIII
eairr at 80 ircrvcs-
There L. uu difficulty rucuunirrvd hN
. thr .tockmrn in providing water Tor
t..k ln winter 10 Temperature ot W in
/ a. degree. ulthout Warming aud Ir"i'
Henry arll .at. iu summing up ihr r.
.uif. oil hi. work. that should The diiirr-
I ,r,., h.iue..n water no the Temperature
I ~ a. degree. ani - firgrrcs prove ." o.
/ l... than that obtained in his eNl"ti-
mont. the heating ~ water iur cuNs 'h
wiil. c,.uld uot D. rrgsricl a. paying
I uthsr rNper.mvuts have been conduci''i
heretofore W ith the water 40 The ntinf ~
I ground temperature ~ winirf' ana .l'
/ .lrh case With no resulting b"nehi'
fr.m ths uaming. frof iieury shoN :
l that q thr fr,vfiug point iherr l. hn a,'-
I ,tnftsr FROM Warming The le-.'n y"
| tl,. 80, lmsn q. o. provide water Ter
.t..k entirely free from ice AMI al a ',i,''
/ u.r.turr chat viii prove both laAiahi'
80 ..fr..hinr - flr as ha- Net h"en
.hosn then' j. uo cail for beating al-
rlisn..,. .-Nalnr Farmer.