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good ones. Every patron should know for himself whether 

 he is boarding unprofitable cows. There is no better way 

 of knowing this than by the use of the Babcock test at the 

 barn. The cost of the test is but little, but its instruction 

 is very valuable. 



15. It should always be remembered that pure milk can 

 only be had through healthy cows, pure feed, pure water, 

 pure air, and cleanly handling. Every patron is affected 

 in the cash outcome by the way his brother patrons pro- 

 duce and handle their milk, hence the necessity of each 

 adhering to sound rules based on sound dairy sense. There 

 is not a first-class factory in the land where good prices are 

 obtained for cheese but what the patrons practise thorough 

 cleanliness in the care of milk. Remember, it is a matter 

 of profit to each to do this. 



Care of Cows. 



Pay special attention to the comfort of your cows. Do 

 not let them remain out in cold rain-stormiS ; it will reduce 

 the flow of milk. Feed liberally. The cow must at all 

 times have all the good feed she can eat and digest. Be 

 sure and provide some soiling-crop against the July and 

 August drought; if the cow shrinks then you will lose money 

 in the fall, when butter and cheese are high. Oats and 

 peas, sweet corn or field corn, drilled 3^ feet apart, are a 

 good soiling-crop. 



A silo is a great help in the economical production of 

 cow feed. Thousands of successful dairymen have proved 

 this. It is no longer an experiment. 



Dairy farming at high profit calls for close study con- 

 cerning the cow, concerning her feed, and how to produce 

 it at the best and cheapest. Every dairy neighborhood 

 will show men who make nearly double the profit from the 

 business that others do. We believe that it will pay every 

 man to be intelligent and as well posted as he can be on these 

 important questions. We must bring up the grade of our 

 reputation by making better butter and cheese. This will 

 bring on a larger and better paying demand. To cheat the 



