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from cows ^vitl^ large records. Only the best heifers are raised, and 

 with the record of the dam and the qualities of the sire Icnown, their 

 selection is compartively simple, and better cows can be raised than 

 can be bought on the open market. The price of cows is from $80 to 

 $90, some of the best averaging as high a-s $100, so that it is also profit- 



The black and white cow common in Jutland. Herd tethered in distance. 



able from the financial standpoint to raise the young stock to replenish 

 the herd. Heifers drop their first calf at from two to two and one-half 

 years of age, and if they prove to be good producers, are usually kept 

 in the dairy until twelve years old, when they are fattened for beef. In 

 fairly good condition, cows bring 51/2 cents per pound. Old, thin cows 

 bring less. 





Cows at tether. A typical scene on a Danish dairy farm. 



FEED AND CARE. 



The COWS are treated with kindness, and eveiy effort is made to 

 have them comfortable at all times. On many farms the cows are reg- 



