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sylvania Experiment Stations have shown thjat it costs three times as 

 much for whole milk as skim for a good strong calf. 



It is a mistake to suppose the chemists show the good value of skim 

 milk with the grain food. I don't want to antagonize the chemist, but a 

 combination of skim milk with the grain food gives results way beyond 

 what can be secured by either one alone, and especially far beyond what 

 can be secured by the grain by itself. The supply of grain food is un- 

 limited. You can buy any amount of it. The supply of skim milk is 

 limited to your own herd, or to y cur own immediate neighbors. In esti- 

 mating the advantage that comes from that combination of feed I claim 

 the skim milk should have half the credit. I don't think it unfair to put 

 it in that way. 



The question of milking. There is a remarkable difference in milkers. 

 I find that there are milkers who I cannot afford to have milk my cows, 

 even if they would do it for nothing. I have found such a difference 

 between two milkers that in case they would milk 15 cows each per year 

 the difference would pay one man's salary. This is no guess work, I fol- 

 lowed that two years. Every man has his regular cow to milk and I keep 

 the record of the milk. When I had the proof some of those milkers got 

 permission to go, and then they wondered what was the matter. 



Mr. Soverhill: Will you explain that, Mr. Gurler? 



A. There are some men who cannot do a good job of milking if they 

 try, but there are a great many who don't try. They are not interested in 

 the work and they prefer to have*the cow shrink and lose lots of milk. 

 As a rule it is a lack of faithfulness in their work. Two seasons I tried 

 offering prizes to my milkers. It was when my cows all came in fresh 

 in the fall. I can't do it now but then I did this. But when I did offer 

 prizes it was surprising the quality of work I would get done in the milk- 

 ing. Everyone striving how to outdo the other milkers. 



Mr. Soverhill: You would hold that the quicker they got the milk 

 the better?. 



A. A man might be a quick milker, but the cow would not do better. 



