REPORT OF TUB AGRICULTURIST 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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the improvement of the whole herd demands the study of the unit : that is, a close 

 acquaintance with the expenditure ifpon the individual cow and the returns from the 

 same. 



This can he determined in no other way than by keeping an exact record of the 

 daily milk yield and the daily food consumption. 



Forms, similar to the following, for keeping a record of the milk yield are supplied 

 free on application, as indicated on the form. 



DAILY MILK RECOnD. 



Herd belonging to 



Post Ollico 



Record for week ending 



COWS. 



(This form supplied free by Live Stock 



Division, Central Experimental 



Farm, Ottawa, Ont. 



Remarks : 



CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM. 



Wm. Saunders, Director. 



J. H. Grisdalk, Live Stock and Agriculture. 



MILK records. 



1. The profitable dairy cow must give over 5,000 pounds of milk each year. To 

 know the value of a cow her total annual yield of milk must be known. The only way 

 to know this is to keep a record of her daily milk yield. 



2. The form on the other side of this sheet is intended to help progressive dairy 

 farmers by supplying them with simple and convenient sheet for the keeping of the 

 milk records of their individual cows. A study of such records will soon indicate which 

 cows should go to the butche-. We would be pleased to receive a summary of your 

 record. If you have no summary forms write us. 



. 3. Such records are being kept by hundreds of successful dairymen «o-day. Many 

 of these men attribute their success to the Keeping of such records. Why not give the 

 thing a trial if you are a dairyman 1 It will increase your milk product. It will lighten 

 your labour, since your interest will be increased in you ork and ' interest lightens 

 labour.' It will show you the unprofitable cow the ' boarder.' You cannot get rid of 

 her too quickly. 



4. For weighing the milk a simple legal spring balance may be secured for from one 

 to three dollars. If your local dealer cannot supply you, write the undersigned for part- 



