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fat. Another interesting thing in this bulletin that I see is the change 

 in the appearance of the cows due to generous feeding and care. 



"It seems to me that this bulletin teaches an important lesson to us 

 dairy cattle men, for it proves by a four years' actual trial that liberal 

 feeding not only pays in increased production, but it also pays by a more 

 vigorous development of the herd. If the herd is more vigorous, then 

 this vigor is transmitted to the offspring. In my opinion, too many dairy 

 cattle men fail to see the relationship of ample feed to proper nutrition 

 and continuous herd vitality." 



The average man is fair minded, and is willing to be influenced by 

 a rational presentation of facts. The contents of this bulletin as pre- 

 sented by John to Mr. Lee, made a deep impression on his mind. Said 

 he: "John, that is a good piece of work those agricultural experimenters 

 have done, and I believe enough in the results which they have secured 

 to profit by it myself through better care and more generous feeding of 

 my own herd. I am mighty glad that I happened to drop in on you this 

 rainy day." 



There are many things Avhich go to make up success in any one's busi- 

 ness an(J life, but some of them are of more importance than others. 

 John Winslow was a fair representative of many a bright New England 

 lad of parts who is ambitious to be useful and earn a living on a better 

 standard than the commonplace employe. He was fortunate in a father 

 who was willing to aid and assist him in a useful education, and who was 

 willing to put his education to the test. 



John Winslow is a young man yet. The herd, 'which is yet one of 

 partnership, has increased in its productive capacity from 180 to 400 

 pounds of butter a year. While the cows with heavier yield, eat some- 

 what more food, the degree of profit is far greater in excess of cost of pro- 

 duction. In discussing the situation, the subject of this narrative said: 

 "It is not a difficult thing to develop a profitable herd. It goes almost 

 without saying that the average cow is a consumer rather than a pro- 

 ducer. My own experience, covering but a comparatively few years and 

 several generations of cow life, demonstrates to my entire satisfaction 

 that the foundation of successful herd development rests primarily on 

 breeding the proper type. A large degree of my success has been due 

 to breeding consistently and persistently to that purpose. A suitable 

 IjuU in type and breeding will yield results of no uncei-tain character if 

 mated to cows approaching the deep bodied, full uddered daiiy type. I 

 recently read an article by Hark Comstock on improving the dairy cow, 

 in which he expressed some truths that have had much application in 

 the improvement of the Rockdale herd. He says: 'According to the 

 statistics of the Department of Agriculture the average dairy cow of the 

 country gives 130 pounds of butter a year. In the dairy demonstration 

 noAv in progress on the World's Fair grounds at St. Louis the entire Jersey 

 team of 25 cows has averaged more than that in 60 days. Admitting that 



