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extent of this increase will be in proportion to its 

 completeness. If it increases the food products 100 

 per cent, it will also increase the milk or meat pro- 

 duction more than 100 per cent, since the animals 

 maintained will be increased proportionately. They 

 will also be maintained on foods at all times ample 

 in quantity and of correct adaptation. These influ- 

 ences will tend to a further increase of production. 

 The greater outlay involvecj, however, in securing 

 this added increase should never be lost sight of. 



Sustaining the Family Cozv. — In villages, in 

 suburbs of towns and cities, quite a number of the 

 inhabitants keep cows. To such people the cow is 

 a source of untold blessing, because of the utility of 

 the product which she gives. Oftentimes those peo- 

 ple are unable to secure adequate pastures. This 

 difficulty may easily be overcome when the owner of 

 a cow possesses a small piece of land. He can then 

 supplement the pastures by growing soiling foods, 

 and with great advantage to both cow and land. 

 Where but one cow is kept, a small area will suffice 

 to supply her needs. 



Some Objections to the Soiling System. — To 

 the soiling system there are some objections. Chief 

 among these are the following: i, It involves 

 increased outlay for labor ; 2, it requires more con- 

 stant attention on the part of the attendants ; 3, it is 

 not always easy to adjust the food supplies to the 

 needs of the animals, and, 4, it may, in some instances, 

 tend to impair the stamina of live stock. 



Increased Outlay for Labor. — The soiling sys- 

 tem cannot bcadopted in either of its forms without 

 a considerable increase in the labor of those who care 



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