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Avill 1)0 paid one day in the month by the farm bureau of his 

 county, in counties where farm bureaus are established. He will 

 also have the additional duties of conducting the register-of-merit 

 work as described on pages 220i9-2217. 



We strongly advise all dairymen to practice the regular weigh- 

 ing of each cow's milk at each milking, as it will keep him in 

 closer touch with the individual cow, will create a greater interest 

 on the part of both himself and his help, and will amply repay 

 him for the little time it requires. Blanks for keeping the daily 

 records of milk will be furnished free by the Bureau of Farmers' 

 Institutes. 



If for any reason a dairyman cannot weigh at each milking, 

 the weight, calculated from weighing each cow's milk one day in 

 the month and multiplied by the number of days in the month, 

 will come very close to the actual weight. The following is a 

 record of a herd of 20 cows for the month of April, 1916, and shows 

 that there is little difference in the actual and the calculated 

 weight : 



Weight Excess 



Cow 



1. 

 2. 

 3. 



4. 



5. 



6. 



7. 



8. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 



Total. 



Note. — Difference between actual and calculated weight, 37 pounds. 



