94 THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



CHAPTER IV 



RECORDS OF PUREBRED COWS OF 

 SPECIAL IMPORTANCE 



THE keeping of accurate records is perhaps of 

 more importance to the owner and breeder of pure- 

 bred stock than to dairymen who have nothing but 

 grade and native cows in their herds. With the 

 breeder of purebred stock the products of the dairy 

 are often a secondary matter, his principal business 

 being to breed and sell the animals. If he can present 

 creditable records of the cows and heifers he may 

 have for sale as well as those of their ancestors for 

 some years before, naturally these will assist in ad- 

 vertising his stock. It has been the aim in the follow- 

 ing pages to present records of purebred herds of 

 various breeds kept under a variety of conditions of 

 soil and climate, and it is hoped that these will be 

 of some value not only to the dairyman but to the 

 breeder as well. The data given in connection with 

 the one hundred or more herds are quite full and 

 should give some light to those seeking dairy knowl- 

 edge. They represent every-day working herds, 

 give the kinds of feeds employed and the cost of 

 same, and show what results may be expected where 

 good rations are fed and business methods practiced 

 generally. 



