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my cows fresh in the fall. First, they will give 

 more milk in the year than they will if fresh 

 in the spring. When they freshen in the fall 

 they are like fresh cows when they get to pas- 

 ture in the spring, and they milk as long as 

 they ought to, and in many cases too long. 

 But when they are fresh in the spring they are 

 ready to dry up at the commencement of cold 

 weather, and they will dry up in spite of all 

 the average dairyman will do to prevent it. It 

 also gives the least milking to be done at the 

 time in summer when the farm work is crowd- 

 ing and it distributes the labor so there is work 

 for the same force of help the year around. 

 The moral effect is good, as the farmer must be 

 home at milking time. He cannot remain in^ 

 town and gossip until bedtime. 



Moreover, we secure the largest flow of milk 

 at the time when it brings the best price. The 

 difference in the price of summer and winter 

 milk and butter will probably be less in the 

 future than it has been in the past. Especially 

 will this be the case with butter on account of 

 the improved methods of cold storage. It was 

 formerly thought that butter was injured by a 

 temperature below freezing; now we have 

 learned that it is desirable to have it held at a 

 temperature several degrees below freezing. 

 This will doubtless cause an increased demand 

 for butter to be held in cold storage and put on 



