Introduction 



»TnHE Savage articles on Feeding Dairy Cattle have been 

 J_ published in the WORLD from 1916 to the present time, 

 and were reprinted in book form in 1917 and again in 

 1918. Breeders and dairymen appreciated that nothing of 

 this sort had ever before been prepared for their benefit — a 

 series of practical articles giving explicit directions on the 

 important question of how to feed their dairy cows most 

 efficiently and most economically. In addition, it was written 

 not only from the standpoint of the ordinary dairyman, but 

 from the poinj: of view of the Holstein breeder as well — the 

 breeder who is anxious to make the most of his opportunities. 

 In short, the book of Savage articles comprised the most 

 complete, understandable and up-to-the-minute text-book of 

 Holstein feeding information ever put together. The first 

 edition was quickly snapped up by the breeders, and likewise 

 by agricultural colleges and schools, who bought these 

 books in quantity for text-book use. In view of this enthusi- 

 astic reception, backing up our judgment in the matter, we 

 are issuing a third edition, revised and brought down to date. 



The entire subject of feeding dairy cattle, as handled by 

 Professor Savage, is based upon actual methods in use by 

 successful dairymen. This book differs from the ordinary 

 text-book in the important respect that every theory is made 

 to deliver the goods in actual practice before it is accepted. 



Professor Savage is recognized as an authority on feed- 

 ing matters. His ideas have proven successful not only in 

 his own experience, but in the hands of dairymen and breed- 

 ers who have put them into practice. He is in charge of 

 the foimdation courses in Feeds and Feeding at Cornell 

 University, and has done considerable experimental and re- 

 search work in feeding in that institution. Several cows 

 with records of 30 to 35 pounds have been bred and developed 

 in the university herd, and one of these cows, Glista Ernes- 

 tine, has made seven diiiferent 30-pound records. The 

 handling of these cows forms the basis of an interesting 

 chapter in this book. The details of the care and feed of a 

 number of the leading producers, in both short and long- 

 time tests, as given by the men in actual charge, form the 

 basis of other chapters, invaluable to the man who is inter- 

 ested in getting the greatest possible returns from his test 

 work. 



Altogether we can commend this book to our Holstein 

 friends in full confidence that its careful study will result in 

 added knowledge of the subject of feeding that will be of 

 practical service to them in their business as Holstein breed- 

 ers and dairymen. THE WORLD. 

 October i, 1921. Syracuse, N. Y., 



