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able as a supply of water for a dairy. Tte 

 cows should be fenced a,way from such water. 



The farm should have good drainage, either 

 natural or artificial. A flat or wet farm may 

 be tiled, taking the water line down in the soil 

 so as to make an excellent dairy farm, and the 

 low tiled lands are very productive and are the 

 lands that are selling for the top prices. I also 

 think it best to have shade which the cows can 

 utilize when they wish. 



The Breed Should Fit the Farm.— I think the 

 character of the farm should be taken into 

 account when selecting the breed of cows to 

 place upon it. To illustrate, I would not put a 

 large breed of cows on a hilly farm where much 

 traveling about is necessary to enable the an- 

 imals to secure the necessary food, but would 

 select for such a farm one of the smaller and 

 more active breeds. 



