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thing- one must fit himself for his chosen avocation. Education is 

 a need in every line of work. 



The successful dairyman is the one who takes an interest in 

 his business, who tries in every manner to improve upon his pres- 

 ent surroundings, and who studies it from every side. The im- 

 pression that an old cow turned loose upon the commons, brought 

 in at irregular intervals, and milked cnce or twice a week and 

 curried with a milk stool, with a milk can and a small farm wagon 

 for transportation, is all that is needed to embark in our business, 

 it being only necessary to take life easy and draw dividends — is a 

 wrong one. 



Our work in any line is exactly what we make it. Our ef- 

 forts in this business are to bring it to a higher plane and to take 

 from our paths some of the many thorns that are now strewn 

 therein, and in this manner make our chosen vocation brighter, 

 better and grander from every point of view. 



I thank you for the honor you have conferred upon me, and 

 can only ask your indulgence in my expired term of office, stating 

 that I have tried to fulfill the trust as best I know how. I shall 

 now turn over the mantle that I have so poorly worn to my suc- 

 cessor, promising him and the Association my continued support 

 and interest. 



FEEDING THE DAIRY COW FOR PROFIT. 



(By A. J. Glover, Associate Editor Hoard's Dairyman.) 



There is probably no question that is any more perplexing 

 than the subject of feeding the dairy cow for profit. It is not 

 enough to state the kind and amount of feed to give, but we must 

 take into consideration the individuality of the animal, the amount 

 of milk that she is giving, her care, her environment, her breed- 

 ing and her owner. It is a dairy-bred cow, to be sure, that we 

 shall have under consideration, but there is a great difference in 

 dairy cows, not only in the production of milk, but in disposi- 

 tion and otherwise. It is a well-known fact that breeding for a 

 special purpose tends to develop an animal that will be in har- 

 mony with her function. The dairy cow whose function is to 

 make milk and who has for generations been bred for that pur- 

 pose, does not retain and carry as large an amount of flesh and fat 

 as the beef animal. This is due to the fact that her energies, and 

 those of her ancestors, have been turned to the production of milk. 



