. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 16 BULLETIl^ 163, U. S. DEPARTMEITT OF AGRICULTURE. famous dairy farms. If there be any good dairy farms or herds in the district, apply to the owner for photographs of his cows and farm. If possible, make local photographs of the profit-making cows and the nonpayers and mount them together with their records on the earns card. Home -projects.—Project A will be well nearing completion when the dairy herd is culled and selected. A good type of project will be to weigh, test, record, and make comparisons between cost and
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 16 BULLETIl^ 163, U. S. DEPARTMEITT OF AGRICULTURE. famous dairy farms. If there be any good dairy farms or herds in the district, apply to the owner for photographs of his cows and farm. If possible, make local photographs of the profit-making cows and the nonpayers and mount them together with their records on the earns card. Home -projects.—Project A will be well nearing completion when the dairy herd is culled and selected. A good type of project will be to weigh, test, record, and make comparisons between cost and production to be in position to discard the cow that does not pay a profit. AA/D P/?ACr/C4l, DA//?y BA/^A/.. MAX/Afl/Af P/?0- Dl/Cr/OA/ MAyS£ rxP£vr£:o //£/?£, Fig. 9.—A good type of dairy barn. Correlations.—Compute the value of the dairy cows of the district. Make an estimate of the value of the milk produced in one month. Compare the purchase price of a good dairy cow with the net value of her milk production for a year; estimate the percentage of profit she pays on the investment. Make out a written report on the different breeds of dairy cattle in the district. Locate the original homes of these breeds. On a map of the United States locate the chief dairy sections, and find out, if possible, the prevailing type of dairy cattle in each section. What noted dairy herds in your State ? What breeds are they ?. 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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