80 THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF 



and the owner should be asked for the records 

 of his dam and the dam of his sire. In 

 this way good milking heifers will be ensured; 

 nor should the fee stand in the way. To use 

 inferior stock because it costs less money is 

 to fail, just as surely as if the cows were 

 deprived of a portion of their food, or the land 

 of the manure which is essential to the growth 

 of a crop. 



If the milk is sold to a dairyman, it should 

 return, at an average price of 7|d. per gallon 

 net, on the basis of a yield of 700 gallons 

 per cow, £21 17s. 6d. On the other hand, 

 if sold by retail in the immediate neighbour- 

 hood of the farm, this sum should be doubled. 

 In this case it could be delivered twice daily 

 by a lad whose remaining time would be 

 available for other work. A farmer owning 

 six to eight cows, and knowing his work, 

 can feed and milk them himself and subse- 

 quently deliver his milk with the help of 

 a horse, but he must be an industrious 

 man. 



In some instances small cow-keepers may 

 find it advantageous to sell cream instead 

 of new milk, and if they are able to obtain 

 customers in sufficient numbers this will 

 pay them quite as well. A hand separator 



