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`` Yes , '' said Mr. Spencer , who came into the barn just then . `` They go every day in summer , unless there is a heavy rain . Some cows take cold easily , and should never be out in a long storm . In winter , when it is not too cold , they have an hour or two in the cow-yard at noon . The barn is warm , and they have a good bedding of straw . In a cold barn , cows should be blanketed in freezing weather . '' `` Do cows eat anything but hay and grass ? ''