The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
WINTER WATERING
HOW TO TREAT STOCK IN
COLD WEATHER.
No Set Rules, but Certain Things Ought
to Be Observed by
Farmers.

Farmers are not always as prudent
as they should be in the matter of Civ
ing water to live stock in cold weather.
Agriculture and stock raising is a
business and one that for the best
success ought to be conducted on pure
ly scientific principles. There is al
ways a right way, a wrong way and
different ways of doing everything be-
longing to farm life. No set of rules
can be laid down for the guidance of
an individual farmer, even in one To-
cality. but judgment must be Used and
experiments conducted along the line
of what promises to be the most sue
cessful way of doing things. One per-
sons experience, which with him is
very satisfactory, often conflicts with
methods another finds profitable.
1t has always been argued by some
that so long as the stock about the
barn or out on the farm, gets suf-
flcient water during winter, nothing
further is required. To a certain ex-
tent this is true, but not always. If
the weather is open and mild, such a
thing has no Objectionable features,
but when zero weather, often accom-
panied by deep SHOWS, is the condition,
then it is that some planning is to be
done and some arrangements made
that will prevent stock from suffer
ing for the want of water: or If it is
plentiful. arrange the supply so 1t can
be drunk in comfort.
Perhaps the farmer who possesses a wind
pump, or elevates 1t by some other me-
chanical means, does not require any In
struction as regards furnishing an abund-
ance of water or a comfortable place for his
Stock to drink. He has met the proper de-
mands and not only this, In all probability
he uses a modern tank heater, which com.
pletes a very SATISFACTORY arrangement.
This article is not so much for this class
of farmers as 1t is for those who do not
from some cause possess anything more
than a supply Of good water and a drinking
trough for their animals.
The habit is very common to turn housed
cattle out Of doors of a morning to drink
or so to get greatly chilled. The chance
are, IL they have to go to some pond or
creek, or an icy trough or tank, the cattle
will not go, but wait until again turned out
In the afternoon. By this time they he
come too thirsty and perhaps. drink too
much. The same thing Is true of the horses
and perhaps other nimals When II Is
convenient, or can be made convenient TO
water the animals In the stable or at. q
protected tank, during, at least, severe win
ter weather, it is decidedly proftible to do
so, and if the water is freshly pumped In
will be found "a very good temperature Tor
them IL a tank heater Is not used.
Any one who does not believe hat the
manner of watering animals has anything
TO do with the health and prosperity OF
them, has only TO try an experiment WIZ
milch cows. Take two cows In equal healtn
and flesh and which give about the same
quantities of milk and while one is watered
regularly early every morning out OF. doors
In a pond or tank, give the other In me
stable, water at the same hour from when
the chill has been taken, or even rreshiy
pumped well water, n 1t will be found IN
a short time that the latter manner OF
watering then pays In occurring a greater
flow of milk and they will also hold up
better In fish.
Icy cold water IL drunk by either cows
or horses. and this from a tank or trough
out in the raw wind. will cause them 70
shiver, and unless they are exceedingly
thirsty, they will not drink near as much
during the latter part Of he day or some
time, they will drink enough II permitted
but the trouble is, getting too THIRSTY
when they get n supply they drink tot
much at once. Regularity is the point, am
no one gets the best results, except TINS i
attended to.
For the average small farmer, who keep
only a few cows, stock cattle or horses
and cannot afford the expense OF wind o
other power for pumping water. can ar
range a watering place in the winter sea
SHOWS and biting winds and by pumping
the water at the time the stock is Watered
will find the temperature Of well waite
very satisfactory and the animals will. ex
cept of exceedingly cold mornings, drinl
ali they want at each time they ar
watered, which should be twice or thre'
times daily.