DAIRY MEETING. I5I 



the cow as well as all other animals and that is, they have to eat 

 and drink as do we. God has given us this privilege to care 

 for the lower animals; can we not in doing this imitate Him 

 in what he has done for us? We must if we would be good 

 dairymen. Let us realize that the cow cannot speak, and yet 

 she knows when she wants something to make her feel comfort- 

 able. 



But the cow is not my subject; it is "Seasonable Sugges- 

 tions,"' and perhaps right here is a good place to put some in. 



Don't keep the cow you are not in love with. Sell her and 

 perhaps someone else will fall in love with her. This is why 

 all breeds find acceptance with men. The lack of love for the 

 cow and an appreciation for what she does is noticed in the 

 cream check. Let us rout the scrub cow by the use of the Bab- 

 cock test and a pair of scales. The beef man wants her. 



At the Storrs Station in weeding out the poor cows for five 

 years, the profit per cow over and above the cost of everything, 

 went from Si. 23 loss to $21.69 "^^ profit. Profits in dairying 

 depend on details and details are legion. And right here the 

 Cow Test Association comes in and is of great advantage to 

 the dairyman, as is also the Breeders' Association. We all 

 know something of the workings of these associations, and the 

 good they accomplish ; every creameryman should urge their 

 adoption and organization. Let us creamerymen accompany 

 the advance in the science of breeding and feeding. 



The factory system is not on a settled basis fully. Much is 

 to be learned by some about separators, starters, butter-making, 

 cream and marketing, turning the commodity into cash for the 

 patron. 



How nice it would be if we could understand why the amount 

 of butter fat in milk varies from day to day; if we could only 

 look into some of the hidden things of nature ! This would help 

 the creameryman out when the patron finds fault because his test 

 has gone down from what it was the previous month, or because 

 it is not what it was a year ago, when he knew that he was 

 feeding just the same and running his separator just the same. 

 So much is based on the fat content of cream. Much has 

 already been said upon this subject, and we know of many 

 reasons why milk and cream will vary in test, but I believe the 



