Babcock machine, glassware and acid,* or it may be taken to the 

 creamery, or in exceptionable cases sent to the experiment station, 



ILLUSTRATION OF YEAR'S MILK PRODUCT. 



Total 5750 lbs. milk X 4.27 (average per cent fat)^245.5 ^^s. 

 butter fat. 



Converting Butter Fat into Butter. Increase the pounds of butter 

 fat by ^t thus : ^ of 245.5 ^^^- butter fat ^ 40.9 -(- 245.5 = 286.4 lbs. 

 butter produced during the year. 



The above method as described is, of course, not strictly accurate, 

 but sufficiently so to enable the farmer to form a fair estimate of the 

 productive capacity of his cows. 



WHAT IS A PROFITABLE COW? 



(a) For Market AFiIk. In order to be considered profitable, a 

 cow should produce 6000 lbs. (2800 quarts) of 3.5-4 per cent milk 

 yearly, without being forced. 



(b) For Butter. A cow ought to produce 300 pounds of butter 

 yearly — if she does not do it, she is not helping you. 



QUERY ! Ho7u ?>iti/iy of your coios are returning you these 

 results ? If you ttou't kiunu, isn't it time you fou)id out I 



* Testing outfits with full instructions may be had of any dairy supply house, who furnish 

 catalogs on application. 



t The A represents the water, ash and curd, 



