The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-03
for Cows
in the Winter
Shall 1t Be Warm
Or Cold?

The statement that milk COWS
should have free access to a generous
supply Of pure water is very good
summer advice, but is not sufficient
for winter conditions.
Large amounts of water are need.
ed daily to keep up the body func-
lions of the COW. This water leaves
the body by evaporation from the
skin, through the breath, and in the
urine. In addition to this, IL the COW
is expected TO produce milk, an addi-
tional supply of water is needed, as
each 100 pounds of milk, contains
about 81 pounds Of water
Experiments have shown that cows
in milk normally drink a times more
water than the same cows do under
similar conditions when dry and not
carrying a calf 1t has been fourd
by other tests that, on the average, a
COW requires about pounds water
for each pound of milk produced.
Where succulent feed is given the
water It contains reduces somewhat
the amount necessary to be taken in
as water. Too many winter rations.
however, contain no succulont feed,
so that all of this water must be
drunk A COW giving % pounds OF
milk should, therefore, drink about
125 pounds of water per day. Now
40 to 60 pounds of ice water at one
drink, when the mercury at best is
only a few degrees above zero, would
not set well on any stomach.
To force cows to do this is waste
full in three directions. !. A certain
amount of feed must be burned in the
body in order to warm this water tt
body temperature. 2. When COW
takes this amount of ice cold wate'
into her stomach. she Is so thorough
, ly chilled, especially in this region
, that the processes of digestion an'
5 milk secretion seem to stop almos
4. completely for some time and con
I siderable portion of her milk secre
, ton is, therefore, unnecessarily lost. 3
;. The feature causing the greatest loss
however, is the fact that the cows re
8 fuse to drink enough of this COLI
{ water for high milk production.
I 1t is considered good economy, es
0 pecially with herd of high produc
!, ing cows, TO warm their water a
t least to 60 degrees Fahrenheit ON
:, man reports an increase of 10 pc
( cent in the milk flow due to warmin,
$ water for his cows. On the othe
d hand, cows seem to dislike wate
which is too warm Between 60 de
i grees Fahrenheit and Is degrees Fab
$ renheit will give good results.
e Methods Of Warming Water.
Natural..-The best and most gen
n orally satisfactory supply is sprini
s water which never becomes cold.
$ the spring is very far away 1t will
e probably pay to lay a pipe rathe
l. deep In the ground and bring tn,
r supply close to the barn, as cows dis
d like travelling very far for water II
It bleak weather. BY keeping the tanl
drained ont except at watering times
y the cows can be given warm water
= Water piped into the barn, unless thu
d drinking devices can be and are KEEP
strickly clean. is considered detri
d mental TO the health of the COW.
r Tank Misunderstanding to wha
l. is desired, tank warmer can be oh
l. tanned which burns wood, coal, o
l. kerosene, or what is probably NOR
convenient and less dangerous is al
r electric device. This can be fastened
l. in the tank so as to keep the waite
J. mt drinkable temperature.