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brief summary of our findings in the dairy business. It is not 

 claimed that all ideas submitted originated on the Dominion Experi- 

 mental Farms, but all suggestions offered have either originated here 

 or have been tried out on these farms and found generally satis- 

 factory. 



It is hoped that the information, suggestions, and pointers may 

 prove of value to the dairying industry in this country, and the 

 bulletin be of practical use to each individual farmer into whose 

 hands it may happen to fall. 



FACTORS AFFECTING RESULTS. 



Many factors combine to make for success or failure in milk 

 production. To say that any one or any group of influences is more 

 important than another would be unwise, since any one, even the 

 apparently most trivial consideration, might, under certain circum- 

 stances, prove the most important. There can be no doubt, how- 

 ever, that the following factors rank among the most important 

 and it is under these headings that it is proposed to treat the subject 

 in this publication: 



I. The farm chosen, the rotation followed and the crops grown. 

 II. The breed of cattle selected, and breeding methods followed. 



III. Stables, and care and management of the herd. 



IV. Milking and care of milk. 

 V. Feeding method and rations. 



These are not given in order of importance but rather from the 

 bottom or foundation upward, or from the beginning forward. 



