120 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Uniform udders were made a special subject of study, and nine cows 

 were picked out where the front udder was so well developed, as to prom- 

 ise a good balance. In this class, involving eighteen milkings, the 

 average yield for the fore udder was four pounds and nine ounces, while 

 for the hind udder it was five pounds and one ounce, a very close rela- 

 tionship, in fact about as good as might be expected. 



In comparing the right and left gland no material differences were 

 secured. With five cows, covering three milkings, the average yield for 

 the left side was three pounds, six ounces and for the right, one-half 

 ounce more. It was thought as a result of this examination that the 

 side milked first gave slightly the most yield. 



These various matters pertaining to the dairy cow, have an important 

 bearing on her development and the proLits to be derived from her. If 

 <me will study his herd, and will constantly improve by casting out in- 

 ferior,'^ beefy types, and developing udders representing hij^i capacity, 

 then there is no reason why he should not pursue his business as a dairy 

 farmer with increasing profit, pleasure and reputation. The expense is 

 no greater, and the returns most certainly are justified in the increasing- 

 reward of income. There is also another reward, which alwa^'s comes 

 to the man who does his work well, that mental and moral satisfaction 

 which comes to all men who contribute to the higher ideals of things in 

 this world. 



Q. Where can the details for a plank cattle barn be obtained? 



Reply by Robert Gibbons : From John Shawver, Belief ontaine, Ohio, 



Q. What proportion of cement should be used for horse and cow 

 stable floor? Is Portland cement necessary or will Buffalo cement 

 answer? 



Reply. I used one part of cement to four of sand and was well pleased 

 with the floor. Portland cement should be used. 



Reply by A. M. Welch : I have used one part of cement to five of sand 

 covered to a depth of one inch with a surface coat mixed one to two. 



Q. Is shock corn a pl-oper feed for dairy cows if you have no silo? 



Reply by Prof. Plumb: While it can be fed to cows it is not a bal- 

 anced ration and hence, is not economical unless something else is fed 

 with it. 



Q. What proportion of oats and peas do you sow to the acre and how 

 do you sow it? 



Reply: Several persons answered this question. Some of them use a 

 bushel of each to the acre, others used two bushels of peas to one of oats, 

 while still others used two bushels of oats to one of peas. One man 

 sowed the oats first while another found it best to sow the peas before 

 the oats were sown. 



