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BETTER DAIRY FARMING 



high producing cows should be kept in the herd. The breeding 

 value of a bull shows in the records of his offspring. One cannot 

 hope to make much improvement along these lines without 

 records. 



Keeping records produces a return in herd improvement and 

 value in many other ways. When cows are to be sold the good ones 



Langwateb Cleopatra 47043 

 Yearly record 15,364.7 pounds of milk, 792.51 pounds of butter fat. Sold 

 in 1922 to R. L. Benson, Princeton, X. J., for §19,500.00, the record price for 

 the Guernsey breed. 



will bring more if the owner can show their records. A calf from 

 a cow with a good record will sell for much more than from a cow 

 with no record. The farmer who begins keeping records will find 

 himself taking more interest in his herd, giving them better care 

 and increasing their value thereby. By giving each cow just what 

 feed she should have on the basis of her production, more economi- 

 cal feeding will result. The tests for fat will serve as a check on the 

 test given by the milk purchaser. 



