Cold Winter?

In the spring if you want to know if winter was cold or not?  Ask a farmer how many days he had to bust ice for livestock to be able to have water.  Not just days but how many TIMES a day.  Not only that but if he he had to bust water inside and outside the barn.   Then you'll know if it was a cold winter. 

Water trough in field.

Water bucket in barn.

I have to use the air tank to blow all the water out of the hose after feeding.  When it's 20 degrees outside just simple draining doesn't work.