. The cow makes farming more profitable ... Dairying. KNOW THE POOR COWS 19 following comparative numbers to produce exactly the same profit for the owner. Good Cows Poor Cows 1 Cow equals 41 Cows 15 Cows equal 612 Cows 25 Cows equal 1,021 Cows Twenty-five cows of the better kind would return the dairy- man a clear profit of $783 per year. They could be kept on an 80-acre farm; they would require a barn only 32x45 feet and a 100-ton silo, and the cows themselves at $70 per head would cost only $1,750. Cows differ widely in their productive ability and the only accurate measure of a cow's produ
. The cow makes farming more profitable ... Dairying. KNOW THE POOR COWS 19 following comparative numbers to produce exactly the same profit for the owner. Good Cows Poor Cows 1 Cow equals 41 Cows 15 Cows equal 612 Cows 25 Cows equal 1,021 Cows Twenty-five cows of the better kind would return the dairy- man a clear profit of $783 per year. They could be kept on an 80-acre farm; they would require a barn only 32x45 feet and a 100-ton silo, and the cows themselves at $70 per head would cost only $1,750. Cows differ widely in their productive ability and the only accurate measure of a cow's production is obtained by weighmg and testing her milk. The most practical method is found in the co-operative cow testing association since it furnishes a cheap, accurate method of BRIDGET The poorest cow in an Indiana cow-testing association that produced only 2672 pounds of milk and 118 pounds of butter fat and made only $ income over the cost of feed.—Information and photograph fur- nished by C. R. George, Dairy Division, Lafayette, Indi?.r-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 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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