. Common-sense ideas for dairymen; being an exposition of the methods pursued by the most practical and successful dairymen in the Elgin district. Dairying. 34 Couimon-Sense Ideas Jor Dairymen. manifestations an unfailing index of the real merit of the animal ? It must be admitted they are not. While ever}- good cow must essentially conform to a considerable degree to the types and shapes referred to in the preceding pages, yet it is possible for her to possess these characteristics and still be an unprofitable animal in the dair}-. So much depends upon development and training that, though th
. Common-sense ideas for dairymen; being an exposition of the methods pursued by the most practical and successful dairymen in the Elgin district. Dairying. 34 Couimon-Sense Ideas Jor Dairymen. manifestations an unfailing index of the real merit of the animal ? It must be admitted they are not. While ever}- good cow must essentially conform to a considerable degree to the types and shapes referred to in the preceding pages, yet it is possible for her to possess these characteristics and still be an unprofitable animal in the dair}-. So much depends upon development and training that, though the lines of conformation indicative of excellent dairy qualities may be present, their influence may have been warped or destroyed by mismanagement in rearing the animal. Therefore, unless we know the training a cow has received from birth to maturity, we cannot depend upon the type she represents as being a sure index of her merit as a dairy. BELLE. Experiment Station, St. Anthony Park. Record—5, niill<; butter. Cost per pound butter, 8. 62 cents. cow: For example: she may give a large flow of milk of a very poor quality, or she may be satisfactory as to quality but wanting in quantity and persistence. These conditions, if they exist, can only be determined by a knowledge of the work she is really doing from day to day, and the sum total of her achievement during the whole period of lactation. It is well understood the chief points sought in a dairy cow. 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 Blake, George H. Elgin, Ill. , The Elgin Dairy Report
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