. The cow makes farming more profitable ... Dairying. ALFALFA EQUAL TO WHEAT BRAN 105 advantage is worth a little thought and consideration. Too many dairymen are content with scrub or grade cows, when pure- breds would pay them a much larger profit. It costs just as much to maintain a scrub cow as a good one—calves from scrub cows are not worth much—good calves will add to the standard of the herd. If more dairymen would dispose of their worthless scrub bulls, and buy a pure-bred sire of whatever breed they like best, or is best adapted to their locality, they would see a marked change. The d
. The cow makes farming more profitable ... Dairying. ALFALFA EQUAL TO WHEAT BRAN 105 advantage is worth a little thought and consideration. Too many dairymen are content with scrub or grade cows, when pure- breds would pay them a much larger profit. It costs just as much to maintain a scrub cow as a good one—calves from scrub cows are not worth much—good calves will add to the standard of the herd. If more dairymen would dispose of their worthless scrub bulls, and buy a pure-bred sire of whatever breed they like best, or is best adapted to their locality, they would see a marked change. The dairyman who studies his animals and knows which cows are paying a profit, is careful about the way he feeds, careful about marketing his best pure bred stock, tests for ofiicial records and then lets the public know what he has in surplus stock, is sure to find dairying a pleasure as well as a profitable business. GROW ALFALFA—ROTATE CROPS By CHAS. CONLEY, Huntley, Illinois Keep good cows and give them good care. Balance the feeds for milk. Raise your own cows. Keep pure bred sires. Select your best calves from your best cows. Sow clover every- where you can on a dairy farm. Establish alfalfa. Rotate your crops. Keep good horses and few of them. Keep no hogs except for your own use. Make you^r own butter and feed the skim milk to the calves. Have a small cream separator for this use. Keep the most modern farm machinery and take good care of it. Keep your dairy barn in a good, clean condition, having it well ventilated and well *;-!r«»i«£\i-- ..-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holden, P. G. (Perry Greeley), 1865-1959, comp. and ed; Carroll, C. M. , joint comp. and ed. Chicago, International Harvester Company of New Jersey, Incorporated
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