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a year for each matured cow; I don’t think 
that too high. If a cow falls much below that 
amount, she must give place to a better one, for 
I’m not making this experiment entirely for my 
health. The standard isn’t too high, yet it’s 
enough to give a fine profit. It means at least 
three hundred and fifty pounds of butter a year, 
and in this case the butter means at least thirty 
cents a pound, or more than $100 a year for 
each cow. This is all profit, if one wishes to 
figure it by itself, for the skimmed milk will 
more than pay for the food and care. But why 
did you say dehorn the cows?” 
«Well, I notice that a man with a club is 
almost sure to find some use for it. If he isn’t 
pounding the fence or throwing it at a dog, he’s 
snipping daisies or knocking the heads off bull- 
thistles. He’s always doing something with it 
just because he has it in his hand. It’s the same 
way with a cow. If she has horns, she’ll use 
them in some way, and they take her mind off 
: her business. N 0, sir; a cow will do a lot better 
without horns. There’s mighty little to distract 
her attention when her clubs are gone.” 
«What breeds of cows have you handled, 
Thompson ?” 
«Not any thoroughbreds that I know of; 
mostly common kinds and grade Jerseys or 
Holsteins.” 
“I’m going to put a small herd of thorough 
bred Holsteins on the place,” 
