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PREFACE 



Professor E. H. Farrington of the department of dairy hus- 

 bandry at the University of Wisconsin asks his class of farm boys at 

 the end of each term this question, " What languages do you speak 

 besides English?" One boy answered, "I can speak a little Nor- 

 wegian and a little German, and I understand horses and cows." 



That is the very object in writing this book. We want to make 

 the language of cows a little better understood by the dairymen 

 of this country. To know about cows, the farms and the best 

 farm practices in different parts of our great country will make 

 a man a better farmer on his own farm. With the reading of this 

 book we hope that farmers may have their vision broadened and 

 perhaps a suggestion will be found that will change a practice so 

 that a little more money may be made and saved. 



At the time of writing this preface farming is said to be in a 

 bad way. The lawmakers and the others are all busy trying to 

 help the farmer. Some good will come of their efforts. We think, 

 however, that the most good will come through the efforts of the 

 farmer himself. He will build for himself on his own farm and 

 will build for himself and for his neighbors when he joins with 

 them in the community and state enterprises which he will help 

 to build, at the foundation first, in his own community. Co-opera- 

 tive effort will make for " better farming, better business and 

 better living." 



The dairy farmer is the best off of all. Conditions in Wisconsin 

 and New York and the other dairy states show that. This is no 

 time for anything but optimism because the demand for milk and 

 dairy products is growing and the market for these is the founda- 

 tion of the business. With the market for milk and dairy products 

 becoming increasingly good the market for surplus dairy cattle 

 will become better. 



The object in writing this book is to help some with all this. We 

 have enjoyed writing it. It has served greatly to make our think- 



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