LIST OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



FOREWORD . r, :. { : . . . . iii 



I. DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRYING IN SOUTH AFRICA . i 



II. CO-OPERATION AND THE DAIRY FARMER . . . 5 



III. COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RETURNS FROM DAIRYING 11 



IV. HOW TO BUILD A HERD OF DAIRY COWS .'-* -* : - 17 



V. BREEDS OF DAIRY Cows . . . '.' . 36 



VI. HANDLING A DAIRY HERD FOR PROFIT ... 50 



VII. HOW TO RAISE A DAIRY CALF ON SKIM MlLK . 57 



VIII. AILMENTS OF DAIRY Cows AT CALVING TIME . 66 



IX. THE CHEMISTRY AND TESTING OF MILK AND CREAM 86 



X. WHY CREAM TESTS VARY. By E. O. Challis . . 103 



XI. BACTERIA, AND WHY CLEANLINESS is NECESSARY . 123 



XII. CARE OF MILK AND CREAM FOR DELIVERY TO 



FACTORY ,.,._.... . 136 



XIII. CARE AND USE OF DAIRY UTENSILS , .. .. . 147 



XIV. SUGGESTIONS AS TO PROPER MILKING ... . . 154 

 XV. ENSILAGE FOR PROFITABLE DAIRYING . ' . . 163 



XVI. THE FEEDING OF DAIRY Cows . . . . ;. 174 



XVII. SEPARATOR MILK AND THE BREEDING OF PIGS 



FOR BACON . . ;/ , . . -. 185 



INDEX . . - .. , r . . . . .199 



