SHELTER AND MILK

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6546, 20 November 1924, Page 6

SHELTER AND MILK

PROTECTION FROM COLD I WEATHER Someone has said, “A loss of a drop of milk for every shiver.” While this may not be strictly true (remarks a writer in a South African journal), the argument is one that cannot be denied. A dairy cow should return a maximum of milk from a minimum of feed, land this she cannot do if she is forced to be outside in cold, stormy weather without a warm rug or some place where she can take shelter from wintry conditions. The cow may appear comfortable, but it is impossible for her to keep up the warmth of her body and at the same time make good use ofvher feed for milk under such conditions. By denying the animal protection from the cold and feeding expensive grains and hay, one compels her to use her body as a stove, using good feed as fuel. Shelter is important if a dairy herd is to produce economically. Every farmer should see that his cows are properly protected from cold weather, and provided with a comfortable and sanitary shed.