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annum to feed, but she showed a much larger profit. We get at 

 the value of these cows by record. Every farmer should keep a 

 record of his cows, the same as every other business man does of 

 his business and manufacturing costs. The record is the only way 

 to get at the value of cows for dairy purposes ". 



Pamphlets were then handed round explaining the importance 

 of milk records, and the lecturer continued: 



" There are over 600 ooo cows in the State of Indiana. One- 

 third of them are of the same type as the first cow shown, so that 

 about 200 ooo cows in this State are producing practically no profit 

 at all. These Jersey cows are more suitable for a district where 

 butter is made. You have the great Chicago market for fresh 

 milk before you, and you should see to it that you get cows that 

 will produce plenty of milk ". 



The second door was then thrown open and a Holstein cow 

 shown, the lecturer continuing: 



" This is a Holstein cow. She cost 2 more per annum to 

 feed than the Jersey cow, or 12. She produced butter fat va- 

 lued at 17, or milk valued at 38. The milk from a Jersey 

 cow contains a larger percentage of butter fat, but the Holstein is 

 the milk producer for this fresh milk district. This cow, by record, 

 produces over noo gallons of milk per annum (4163 litres), or 

 about ten times her own weight ". 



The lecturer then went on to explain the build of the cow, the 

 udder, the milk veins, and the general characteristics that mark a 

 good cow, thus supplementing the points mentioned in the pre- 

 ceding lecture. 



From 50 to 200 farmers were present at every station. 



At an evening meeting the Railway Industrial Commissioner of 

 Erie, who had accompanied the train, said that he had noticed a 

 wonderful change in the interest taken by the farmers in this train, 

 compared with that taken by them in the first train on milk pro- 

 duction, some three years ago. Even when a similar train for 

 improving maize growing went through last spring a great many 

 farmers were too shy to go into the coaches, but this time as soon 

 as the train arrived at the station the farmers rushed into the coa- 

 ches and took a lively interest in the whole matter. 



These trains are provided by the railway companies with the 

 object of developing the agriculture of the district through which 

 their lines run. In this particular case, the railroad company were 

 endeavouring to promote the trade in fresh milk for the Chicago 



