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agriculture; of maixe. 



IMPROVEMENT IN A NEW HAMPSHIRE HERD IN PRODUCTION OF 



MILK. 



Hundreds of illustrations can be given showing a yearly in- 

 crease in the production of milk and butter fat in herds where 

 weighing- and testing have been carried out systematically. The 

 following is an illustration of the increase in milk production 

 in a New Hampshire herd. 



The increase in production in five years was i6i2 pounds or 

 sixty-one cans of milk per cow. 



The poorest cows are gradually being replaced by heifers 

 raised from the best pure bred cows in the herd. The cows are 

 fed a liberal ration of grain, succulent food and hay. 



It is simply a repetition of what has been, and can be done by 

 liberal feeding, by keeping records and by raising and selecting 

 your heifers to be used in the replacing of the poorer producers. 



In speaking of the value of keeping records the owner of the 

 herd stated that he would not think of keeping cows without 

 keeping records and having his cows tested, as it not only told 

 him by the end of the year the amount each cow in the herd 

 produced, but the daily records were also an incentive for the 

 milker to do more thorough milking. Furthermore, the daily 

 records were an excellent guide for feeding the cows according 

 to their production. 



The satisfaction and value of knowing the production of each 

 cow in the herd is worth many times the time spent in keeping 

 records. 



