DAIRY MEETING. 



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IMPROVEMENT IN A HERD IN PRODUCTION OE MILK AND FAT. 



The following records of a herd over a period of eleven 

 years show clearly the improvement in the production due to a 

 systematic keeping of records. 



Average production of a dairy herd for a period of eleven 

 years : 



In a period of eleven years there was an increase of 3410 

 lbs. of milk or 67%. The increase in the amount of fat was 

 still greater, averaging 123.7 lt»s. of fat or 76.5%. The per 

 cent of fat in the milk was raised from 3.19% to 3.38%, an 

 increase of .19^. It pays to keep records. 



A COMPLETE RECORD OF PRODUCTION AND COST. 



A Profitable Cow. 



The two cows were fresh at the same time, receiving the 

 same treatment. The unprofitable cow lacked the capacity for 

 handling feed and the tendency for producing milk. 



