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a few years of dairying, because not only is all the 

 grain and forage produced upon this land returned 

 to it in the form of manure, but large quantities of 

 concentrated feeds are purchased from outside 

 sources and fertility is also gained by the dairy farm. 

 The indirect returns from dairying are deserving 

 of fully as much consideration as the immediate 

 financial results. The most highly developed type 

 of dairying in regions of heavy forage and grain 

 production can, by using the silo for preserving 

 winter feed and by feeding soiling crops in sum- 

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are doing this, it is true, but it can be 

 done, and is being done in some notable in- 

 stances. The American dairyman should get 

 rid of a few of his cows and double the produc- 

 ing capacity of those he keeps. This improvement 

 in quality is the most imperative need of the indus- 

 try at this time. Coupled with this must be heavy, 

 intelligent feeding. Return to the soil of the dairy 



