Profitable dairying; a manual for farmers, dairymen and students . ter yield. This method israpid and fairly accurate. One example to illustrate: Supposea cow is found to give 100 pounds of milk in six days during the fifthmonth of lactation. Then 100x5x10=^5000 pounds of milk test is per cent. Then per cent=210 pounds butterfat; 1-6 of 210 is 35; then 210-1-35=245, or this cow produces approxi-mately 245 pounds of butter annually. Every good dairyman should know about what each cow in hisherd is producing and send to the slaughter house all cows that arenot yielding
Profitable dairying; a manual for farmers, dairymen and students . ter yield. This method israpid and fairly accurate. One example to illustrate: Supposea cow is found to give 100 pounds of milk in six days during the fifthmonth of lactation. Then 100x5x10=^5000 pounds of milk test is per cent. Then per cent=210 pounds butterfat; 1-6 of 210 is 35; then 210-1-35=245, or this cow produces approxi-mately 245 pounds of butter annually. Every good dairyman should know about what each cow in hisherd is producing and send to the slaughter house all cows that arenot yielding him a profit. The only way for him to learn this isby weighing and testing the milk from each cow in some such manneras has been outlined herein, preferably for every day of the time thatthe cow is in milk during the year. It should also be added that heshould take into account the amount of feed consumed by each cow. Itis not always the largest fat producers that are the most profitable cows,but the ones that produce the largest amount of fat at the least Banostine Belle De Kol. Length of Record 365 Days, OFFICIAL RECORD. Pounds of Per Cent AlUk Fat .. 38 Pounds of Butter-fat PROFITABLE DAIRYING Below is given the record of a single cow in a herd belonging to acow testing association organized and conducted by the CountySchool of Agriculture, Racine, Wisconsin. The record is taken fromthe books of the association. RECORD OF COW NO. November 1, December 954 January 784 February 638 March 725 April 766 May 623 June 762 July 254 August Dry. September 834 October 834 November 858 Pounds Value Cost of 1912-13 B. F. B. F. Feed Net Returns . $ 13,18 $ $ 28. 19. — 8032 $ $ $ The following sho
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