The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18


etJSll.l1 ment TO ascertain
Iiyf,5s2,lf whether the cows. /
st69 OF their own choice, |
would take water az /
ne temperature IN preference 10 thatoi
mother The trial was made by taxi
rs two pals OF water. one az the tom
lerature Of 30 degrees r., and the othef
Il 70 degrees r.. and placing before
he COW. first the water whose tenn
lerature was that which she had pech
aking during the period Just closed
After allowing her 10 swallow Two OF
rcc times this pail was replaced ~
10 other and after she had tasteu u
ao Two were placed side by side oe-
ore her. Tho results were these;
Cows IIelfcr. whether she had been
80 warm water or on cold, invariaoly
hose the iced water in preference 10
be warm. and 20 strong we're hei
preferences that she tried 10 get water
rom the barnyard on one day wheh
nc snow was melting. II must DC
acted, however. that this COW gave
most milk and solids on the wdtar
ghose temperature she disliked. The
,ther COWS always preferred the water
At 70 degrees to that at 52 degrees. but
{ they were just going on a cold water
)eriod they would usually drink In
differently from either pail until thirst
Eas partly Stacked. aftcr which they
would always refuse the Iced water
The cows going on water az 20 degrees
would always refuse the water az ~
legrees. The COWS preferences for
aaler az the ordinary temperature o.
eater In the we'll. as compared Win
.ha' for water at - degrees and 10
iocrecs. were also tested with Che re-
nlt hat. except Gov. hoiicr, he wator
30 20 degrees was chosen by ail the
lpa al the close % the second period.
on tie 2tth Of March. % the cows
acre taken on the experiment and
Ehon thc temperature 1i tho afr Nas
iS1 degrees b.. thc COWS were offered
helr choice between water lt 30 lc-
freos and 80 degrees and between 60
ierrcls and % degrees on this iria!
Rose drank ialinerfalY 0f water 40
b. and 40 degrees noll.c showed q
.liyht preference for water 40 20 d.
rees over that al % degrees. and Ies-
90 refused the % degrees and took
Is degrees m preferences 90 20 de-
rrtes These thrcs COWS had been
akms water lt o. degree Emma.
queen. AMI Gov i'effer. which bad
ieen taklng water ~ 10 degrees during
ne last period disiiaed Che water M
Is degrees When water az i3 degrees
and 20 degrees were Get before Emma
ne drank FIRST from the coliest bot
returned 10 the warmcat Queen took
xaier at both is and 30 degrees show
ng a preference FOR that az a. degrees
lut when water az 70 degrees was Of
iered her she took that az % degrees
instead. Gov. Heifer manifested q
hlght preference for water al - de-
rrees instead Of that At 80 degrees
Using the cows preferences as a bash
Tor iudgmen, they appear 10 indicate
hat. IN the majority OF cases during
cold weather. COWS would prefer watei
Al 20 degrees TO that az 81 or g degrees
but some like q best al 30 degrees
When the weather becomes warmer
and reaches As 70 so degrees r.. theil
preferences for water At 20 degree
are less strong. and at such times onll
exceptional cows. II any. would choosl
water al IS degrees p. The fact tina
NO Of the cows which had been takinl
.old water during the last period ohos
warm water instead. and that the tire
COWS which had been taking warn
water either preferred cold TO warm
or showed but slight preference for II
suggesta that even should Il be hnall!
settled that Il pays TO warm water 70
cows In winter. Il may also be desira
Bile 10 have cold water where the COW
can have II for a change.
There IL another set Of facts while
may be presented a. indicating bot
a preference on the part Of the COW
Tor waller At 20 degrees y. over that Z
s2 DEGREES and a possible advantag
to be derived from = change Of ten
peraturea. They are these; II We d
lermine the average amount OF Wsts
frank daily by each COW during n
arst Ave days Of each period and con
pare these with the averages Of the laI
Eve days Of each period We shall In
that while the cows were on col
water they took on the average nearl
ave pounds more water each. DAN
during the FIRST ave days than the
ald during the last ave days; Viii
when on warm water the average 4
both sets Of days Is sensibly the sam
suggesting that these cows tired soon'
OF the water At 80 degrees than Of tn
At 20 degrees +.