. The creamery patron's handbook. Dairying. BUILDING UP A DAIRY HERD, WITH SUGGESTIONS ON MIDSUMMER FORAGE CROPS. BY PROF. F. C. CURTISS, DIRECTOR AND AGRICULTURIST, IOWA AGRICUL- TURAL, EXPERIMENT STATION. Ames, Iowa. The primary problem in dairy progress is the cow. The success of the dairy industry in any locality must depend primarily on the dairy cow and her management. Marked advance has been made in recent years in the improvement of facilities and methods for perfecting our dairy products but the cow is still the source of supply of the raw material. It is the func- tion of the creamer
. The creamery patron's handbook. Dairying. BUILDING UP A DAIRY HERD, WITH SUGGESTIONS ON MIDSUMMER FORAGE CROPS. BY PROF. F. C. CURTISS, DIRECTOR AND AGRICULTURIST, IOWA AGRICUL- TURAL, EXPERIMENT STATION. Ames, Iowa. The primary problem in dairy progress is the cow. The success of the dairy industry in any locality must depend primarily on the dairy cow and her management. Marked advance has been made in recent years in the improvement of facilities and methods for perfecting our dairy products but the cow is still the source of supply of the raw material. It is the func- tion of the creamery and dairy to convert the raw material into finished products of the highest degree of excellence; but the cow pre- cedes the factory. The process of butter production supple- ments milk production. In- ferior cows mean loss to the owner and failure to the fac- tory. By reason of the improve- ments made in creamery methods and appliances, the cow is a much less important factor than formerly in determining the quality of the product, pro- vided the milk is obtained in wholesome condition. The but- termaker is now conceded to have more to do with this than the cow. In computing the profit and loss, however, we are compelled to reckon with the cow first, last and all the time. In this feature the cow is a greater factor than ever before. Two years ago I spent a couple of days attending the annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of Jersey Island. This exhibition is a Jersey cattle show. All the cattle on the island are Jerseys. As I studied my catalogue, I noted the frequency of the occurrence of a particular sire 5. GOLDIE S TORMENT. Champion Aged Bull at the Iowa and Minnesota State Fairs, 1900, When 12 Years Old; Also First Prize on Get of Sire at Both 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 or
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