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certain amount of money for phosphate and lime and, if needed, nitrogen 

 and potash. Unless we vigorously look after the productive power of our 

 soil we cannot successfully grow the crops we need. Corn, clover and 

 alfalfa are the sheet anchors of the dairy farmer. He must see to it that 

 the necessary elements of the soil are supplied by purchase. To be nig- 

 gardly here is to punish himself all the more. Still more he must keep 

 up the hunras of the soil. To this end he must occasionally plow under 

 a second crop of clover or the fourth crop of alfalfa. A liberal spirit here 

 will bring him a liberal reward. Most of our old soils have become sour 





POINTS OBSERVED IN JUDGING DAIRY CATTLE. 



They need occasional applications of lime in the form of ground lime 

 stone, ground marl or the refuse lime from sugar factories. Quick lime 

 f<hould not be used as it will burn out the humus and thus destroy the 

 nitrogen of the soil. 



VI. The Man Behind the Cow. 



Last but not least we may consider the equation of brains in the business 

 of dairying. At each point it is the determining factor. Too large a 



