. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, March 18, 1916] THi BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 13 THE FARM HOW TO TELL THE BOARDERS. One of the main purposes of the cow-testing association is to enable the dairyman to have a tester to keep the records, which in practiceit is al- most impossible for the farmer to keep. Thetester will arrive at the farm in time for the afternoon milk- ing, weigh the milk given by each cow in the herd, and take a sample of it to test for butterfat. The following morning the individual production of the herd will be weighed again. Later the Babcock test is used to determine
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, March 18, 1916] THi BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 13 THE FARM HOW TO TELL THE BOARDERS. One of the main purposes of the cow-testing association is to enable the dairyman to have a tester to keep the records, which in practiceit is al- most impossible for the farmer to keep. Thetester will arrive at the farm in time for the afternoon milk- ing, weigh the milk given by each cow in the herd, and take a sample of it to test for butterfat. The following morning the individual production of the herd will be weighed again. Later the Babcock test is used to determine the percentage of butterfat in each cow's milk. From these figures the tester estimates the amount of milk and butterfat given in a month by each cow and sets against this the amount of feed consumed. These records he leaves with the dairy farmer. By studying theserecords it may be de- termined which cows are not paying and must be culled out. o PUREBRED CALVES AT WEANING TIME. Weaning time is one of the most critical periods in the calf's life, as well as one of the most important for the breeder. If the calf has been taught to eat grain before this time it may be taken over the crisis without serious results arising, yet we often see calves lose many pounds of flesh, much of their bloom and a great deal of the fresh, attractive appearance given them by a liberal amount of their dam's milk while undergoing this or- deal Proper precaution should be taken to avoid this. I shall undertake to outline what in m y experience has proved the most practical method of handling the calves, trying at the same time to utilize the products of the farm. , Cattle breeding is a practical man s occupation and if any money is made every cent possible must be saved. The farm's own products must be made the basis of our feeds. While some things may very profitably be added which we do not grow, many of them are too high-priced to be economically used. The calves when weaned should be separated, k
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