The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-02
WATER IN WINTER.
Docs 1t Pay Dairymen to Warm Water
for Cows.


for Cows.
From the Wisconsin Experiment Sta
tion we receive an affirmative answer to
this question. This has been very in
teresting matter with dairymen gener-
ally, because when the subject was first
introduced by Mr.. Boyd we believe he
claimed that it made saving of at
least twenty-five per cent. in the general
result. Then the experiment stations
took the matter up and some of them
proved an actual loss by warming the
water while others made out an op-
posite result. Now the Wisconsin Sta
ton seems to have treated the matter in
. truly scientific manner and proved an
actual gain. Here is the result accord
ing to their finding:
/. While on warm water they gave on
the average one pound of milk per COW
per day more than while on cold water,
or Ga per cent. Of the general average
daily yield of IL pounds.
?. They drank on the average, daily,
while on cold water. 63 pounds, but
while on warm % pounds, or ten pounds
per cow more. ;
3. They ate more while on warm water
than while on cold. and at the rate oil
five pounds of corn fodder per cow pei
day.
!. An increase in the amount of water
drank was coincident with an increase
in the quantity of milk given, and this
was true irrespective Of whether the
water was warm or cold; an increase Of
ten pounds in every 100 pounds Of water
drank being accompanied by an increase
of pound in every 100 pounds Of milk
given, nearly.
5. They consumed solid food while or
for each pound Of milk produced, and
while in cold water at the rate of 1.5A
pounds for each pound of milk given.
An increase in the amount of water
drank, when the temperature of the
water remained the same. was associated
with an increase in the amount of water
in the milk without notable increase
in the total solids contained.
Z. An increase in the temperature Of
the water drank, rather than an increase
in the quantity Of it, was associated
with an increase in the total amount o.
solids produced.
8. There was . daily fuctuation il
the percentage Of water in the milk as
ISOLATED with fluctustion In the amour
of water drank.
0. Five cows manifested q stron,
preference for water at 20 degrees ovel
that of 5. degrees. but one of the COW.
showed an even stronger liking for tn.
iced water.
10. With but one exception the cows
while they ate less and drank less dur
ing the cold water periods, weighel
more at their close and, with but three
exceptions, they weighed less at tn,
close of the warm water periods.
II. With butter at 20 cents per pound
SKINNED milk at IS cents per cwt.. corr
fodder at S. per ton, and the cost o
warming water for 40 cows 100 days a
SIS. the results obtained from the COW.
on the experiment indicate that q ne
gain of $.1.36 would be realized on /;
herd Of 40 cows averaging IL pounds o
milk per cow per day, and at least ST.
on herd of &c, and IS on herd of II
cows. Counting corn fodder at SO pei
ton, the net gain on herd Of 40 COW,
would still be $12.4S.
1t will be worth while noticing tina
ahough nearly all the cows made gaiI
OF milk and butter on warm water, q
(, the same time some Of them proved o
exceptional nature and reversed thu
rule. This is fact that all inquirer,
| into the nature Of cows discover tina
there are exceptional cases that set al
| rules at defiance. The general rule
however. probably holds as set fortl
| aboe.-American Dairyman.