Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
Wafer Essential.

When it is realized that 81 per cent
Of milk Is ,u.er when drawn from
the cow, i. ..l readily be seen that
an abundant supply OF pure, fresh wa
ter should always be available. (Poor
water Injuries the milk. whether used
before. or after the milklng.) II mas
been found that the devices supply.
ing water in front of the COW at all
times, so that she may have it when
over she wants it, will produce the
largest Yields of milk. 1t is also es-
sential tha the water be warmed IN
winter time, at least to the extent OF
taking off the chill. 1t requires heal
to warm this water, and 1t is much
cheaper to furnish it by the use or an
oil stove or some warming device.
than to furnish feed for the Tow with
which to warm 1t.
There are many devices OIL the mar
ket to keep water from freezing IN
the tanks, and they are well worth
the .:ost of installation ar1 nalnsen
ance. Where artesian wells are avail
able the question of keeping h wa.
ter supply in good condition is rot
so serious. This water may elmer
run through the tank AMI out at
eor.c waste, or If this is 40" possible,
q turn or two of the pioe through
the tanks in which the warm water
from the we'll circulates will keep the
temperature from reaching the freez-
ing point, and if the tanks are we'll
in very good condition. In many IN
stances such arrangements require
only q little time n attention.
Shelter.
The dairy cow, because of h fact
that she puts the products from her
feed into the milk pail instead of in
the form of flesh and fat on her body,
needs better shelter thar h fatten-
ing stock. 1t is not necessary for this
shelter to be expensive, but 1t should
be adequate to the needs of the ell
mate, and should insure the cow be-
ing warm and dry, and having plenty
of light and pure air. The best win
ter temperature for dairy barns is
between so and so degrees. If the
temperature goes much above and be-
low this, there will be a decrease in
the yield OF milk.
There is perhaps no consideration
that needs greater attention. especial
ly in the northwest. than provision
dairy barns. There are probably only
a few barns that would come up to
the specifications as to light and ven
tilation. The dairy barn, in order to
produce the best results. should pro-
vide a cubic foot of air space for each
pound OF weight OF cows confined lr
the barn, and good ventilation should
insure this air being kept pure with
out forming drafts. 1t is as injuriou:
to a COW to breathe impure air as it i:
for human beings.
There should be sufficient window:
in the dairy barn so that it would be
light enough for a living oom fol
people, and this would require some
thing like four square feet Of glass
per COW. Light is one of h mos
effective -d%estroyers of disease germs
and it is always in poorly lighted ant
badly ventilated barns that diseased
cows are found.
Anyone considering the building o
a dairy barn should consult the stat
dairy commissioners or the Unite'
States department of agriculture 70
plans and specifications. or anyon
having a barn which has not givel
satisfaction should also consult thi
department with a view of maxim
such changes as will overcome an,
deficiencies in this line.
Kindness.
Kindness is a great aid in increas
ing and maintaining the milk yiel6
and costs nothing. The dairy co,