. Annual report of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association. Illinois State Dairymen's Association; Dairy farms; Dairy farming. ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 189 necessary to have a more accurate means of determining a cow's productive capacity. In past years, the abundance and cheapness of rough food on the farm, the poor quahty of the stock and the general lack of remuneration for the care of such cows, were ex- cuses of some validity for lack of knowledge of the individual's productiveness. The dairyman of the past has been allowed to "go it ; All this is changed now
. Annual report of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association. Illinois State Dairymen's Association; Dairy farms; Dairy farming. ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 189 necessary to have a more accurate means of determining a cow's productive capacity. In past years, the abundance and cheapness of rough food on the farm, the poor quahty of the stock and the general lack of remuneration for the care of such cows, were ex- cuses of some validity for lack of knowledge of the individual's productiveness. The dairyman of the past has been allowed to "go it ; All this is changed now. The increase in the. PROF. H. A. HOPPER, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. value of land, the increase in cost of supplies, the greater dif- ficulty in securing labor and the larger demand for dairy products which is increasing each year, magnifies the necessity of testing each cow and keeping only those that are profitable. We can- not rely safely upon judgment. Importance of Testing. When a man neglects to keep his business affairs firmly in hand so that he may know his standing, we call him deficient in ability. We would expect such a dairyman to keep an un- profitable herd. On the other hand I have known numerous dairymen who were careful about most of their business affairs but who persisted in keeping unprofitable cows in their herd because they were unwilling to use a dollar's worth of time to add a hundred dollars to their profits. In the past a cow was simply a cow; now she is either a faithful servant or a 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 Illinois State Dairymen's Association. Chicago, Ill. : Office of the Secretary, Illinois State Dairymen's Association
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