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.$90 each. Seeing another that he fancied, he was told that it would take .$150 

 to buy hei'. This was too much for the old man, and he went home without 

 buying any. But those heifers were imprinted on his mind. A couple of 

 weeks found him taking another trip, just to see them. It resulted in his 

 buying the $150 heifer, with the understanding that the price paid was not to 

 be made known, as he said he feared his neighbors would think he was losing 

 his judgment and should have a guardian appointed. He kept this heifer a 

 year and she had freshened and was in milk, when a buyer from Iowa 

 getting up a car-load of Guernseys to ship to Des Moines for sale at auction 

 came along and bought several head from liim at good round prices, and 

 then wanted him to price this heifer; but he refused to put any price on her, 

 saying he wanted her himself. The buyer finally offered him .$500, but he 

 said no, she was not for sale. As I was talking with the old man a neighbor 

 came up. and with a look at him said. "Why did you not sell that heifer when 

 offered .$500 for her? That is a big price and profit on what you paid" — 

 for the matter had leaked out. In a very deliberate manner, he answered : 

 "So it was, but she is paying me 6 per cent on .$1.G00. and I propose to keep 

 her." Six per cent is the legal rate of interest in Vermont. There is a 

 shrewd, hard-headed Yankee's way of figuring on values and prices as 

 applied to Guernsey cattle. 



ITEMS FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF SOME GUERNSEY BREEDERS. 



One breeder in Massachusetts states that no comparisons of the Guernsey 

 breed with others are necessary, as the Guernsey stands in a class by itself, 

 and that he is unable to supply the demand for the animals themselves, or 

 the product, either as milk, cream, or butter. While the average milk yield 

 per cow in the United States is 3,650 pounds a year, his herd has averaged 

 10,000 pounds a year for each cow since the herd was established. 



A Vermont breeder states that his herd of 20 cows returned the sum of 

 .$4,207 in one year, an average of .$210..35 each. Estimating the cost of keep- 

 ing a cow, feed, care, interest, and depreciation at .$115. left him a net profit 

 of ,$9.5.35 each for the 20 cows ; no allowance made for fertilizer. 



A Wisconsin farmer, dissatisfied with the results of his 50-acre farm, after 

 careful investigation, decided to introduce Guernseys. By purchase of a 

 Guernsey bull he gradually changed from gi-ades to pure-breds. What has 

 been the result? He has been able to produce $115 per cow in milk at a cost 

 of $45 for feed. The farm enlarged to CO acres has increased in fertility, so 

 that it carries 50 head. Instead of $300 per year for milk, they now get 

 $2,500. The fine yellow cream finds ready sale. Instead of a bunch of veal 

 calves to sell at $5 each, the increase of his herd brings $.50 to .$200 per head. 

 Mr. G. says il\€y Jove the Guernsey cow; and no wonder. They have had a 

 good living and the comforts of home, while the farm has increased in value. 

 The children have been sent to school and college and an independence assured. 

 Others are doing as well. 



In selecting a breed, consider the merits of all and then decide what one 

 will fill your requirements. Any pure-bred is better than a scrub. Keep in 

 mind that the one most commonly kept in your locality, and the cheapest and 

 easiest to obtain, may not be the most profitable, especially when it comes to 

 selling the increase of your herd. My experience in selling live stock is, have 

 a breefl that is superior to and not generally kept in the locality. Stick to 

 that breefl, and do not wish you had some other ; changing is not easy and is 

 very expensive. 



THE ADVANCED REGISTER. 



We hear a great deal these days about A. R. work among pure-bred dairy 

 cattle organizations, and as The American Guernsey Cattle Club was the first 

 breed association to establish an Advanced Register on the true measure of 

 utility of a dairy cow. viz., what she can do for one year in the production of 

 butter-fat, supervised by an agricultural experiment station, this discussion of 

 the merits of the Guernsey would not be complete without some reference 



to it. 



The Guernsey Club makes the time limit one full year, regardless of whether 

 the cow is dry for several months or not, and by having the tests supervised 



