106 THE COW 



feeding, closer housing and a congested cow popu- 

 lation has tended toward the increase of bovine 

 disease. As an offset to this is the far more intel- 

 ligent and rational treatment than in the old days. 

 Some loss is a part of the dairy business, but skill 

 in feeding and care and the eradication of the 

 feeble and diseased animals will be the best meas- 

 ures to minimize these losses. 



