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In either case we must know, for if she is profitable we want 

 to treat her in a way to make her still more so, but if she is a 

 ''robber" and living on the good works of her companions, that 

 should be known and the owner dispose of her accordingly. 

 Allow me to call your attention to the results obtained by testing 

 a mixed herd for one year. There are many herds of this kind 

 and a bit of study will show where most of the profits go in such 

 instances. 



Shows Profit per Cow When the Average Cost for Food is $35.00 



Per Year. 



No. of Pounds Percent Total Value B. F. Cost Profit, 



cow. milk. fat. fat. at25c|Ib. food. 



1 5082.4 3.61 183.70 $45.90 $35.00 $10.90 



2 ^. 3412.1 3.78 128.96 32.24 35.00 —2.76 



3 *. 4114.5 3.72 148.61 37.15 35.00 2.15 



4 4417.0 4.29 189.83 47.45 35.00 12.45 



5 4131.8 3.76 155.51 38.88 35.00 3.88 



6 4397.2 3.77 165.97 41.49 35.00 6.49 



7 4190.8 3.25 136.58 34.14 35.00 —.86 



8 5506.8 4.77 264.01 71.00 35.00 36.00 



9 4842.7 2.89 140.21 35.05 35.00 .05 



10 5152.2 3.71 191.58 47.90 35.00 12.90 



$431.20 $350.00 $81.20 

 Average profit per cow $8.12. 

 Omitting No. 8, average profit per cow $5.02. 



Fewer Cows — More IVloney. 



1 5082.4 3.61 



4 4417.0 4.29 



6 4397.2 3.77 



8 5506.8 4.77 



10 5152.2 3.71 



Average profit per cow $15.74. 



The usual answer to the question, how to test, is to provide 

 one's self with the Babcock outfit and some scales and determine 

 each cow's butter-making capacity. In discussing the value of 

 the test and scales in improving the herd, one of my students 

 recently mentioned the ax, so that the list of instruments 

 for this purpose should now read, the Babcock test, the 



183.70 



45.90 



$35.00 



$10.90 



189.83 



47.45 



35.00 



12.45 



165.97 



41.49 



35.00 



6.49 



264.01 



71.00 



35.00 



36.00 



191.58 



47.90 



35.00 



12.90 





$253.74 



$175.00 



$78.74 



Gain $7.62 



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