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tion. To subject her to lack of feed, exposure and neglect, common in so 

 many herds, means a loss of practically all that has been gained by good 

 breeding. Feed, comfort, care and breeding combined are the only means 

 of bringing our dairy herds to the standard of excellence that must be main- 

 tained to make them profitable on the high-priced land of the Mississippi 

 valley. 



MIDSUMMER FORAGE CROPS 



FOR THE DAIRY HERD. 



The impression exists in the minds of some that as farm lands advance 

 in value, the pasture and grass lands must largely diminish. 



SYLVIA-RED POLL. 



Yearly Butter Record, 361 Pounds; Net Profit, $34.13. 



The idea that lands become too high priced to grow grass and forage 

 products profitably is erroneous. Relief must be sought in better grass 

 and more of it, rather than in diminished grazing areas. Grass lands are 

 often unprofitable, not because they are high priced but because they 

 are neglected. The intensive system of agriculture can nowhere be ap- 

 plied with better returns than to the grass lands. The matter of secur- 

 ing a uniform supply of good feed for the dairy herd throughout the year 

 is of prime importance. Careful breeding and inherited excellence may 

 be set at naught by insufficient or unsuitable feed, even for a brief period. 



