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I ought to be. I thoroughly beheve in it and believe that it is 

 worth all it costs to the members. I know that it has been 

 worth considerable to me. I believe I am learning better how 

 to breed for better quality ; and when I have some stock of ood 

 quality I know it, and if I had not belonged to the asso- 

 ciation I certainly should not. I believe the work ought to be 

 extended. 



Dr. J. A. Ness. I believe the cow testing work will bring 

 valuable results if the patrons will cooperate with the tester 

 and get into the game for all it is worth. This is something thai 

 has done wonders for the dairymen. I will cite one instance, 

 where a man who is now the president of our National Associa- 

 tion had a cow formeriy owned by a Maine man. He sold 

 her first bull calf for $5.00. She made a good record the second 

 year and he sol'd her calf for $50. Her next bull calf sold 

 for $500. 



The cow test association work certainly enables a man to 

 know which his best cows are. He cannot afford to feed or 

 keep anything but the best. I was pleased with the last 

 statement of Mr. Look, to the effect that he considered the 

 year's test was the really essential one for any cow. The cow 

 that can stand up and do a year's work, or two or three years' 

 work and increase her production year after year is the most 

 valuable one. 



