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One member neglected to spray his cows regularly or 

 they would still be among the five leading herds. Several 

 members are making plans to attend the Dairy Cattle Con- 

 gress. — Ronald Pennie (Tester), Elgin C. T. A. 



"Stressing Importance af Drinking Cups." 



Several members have begun feeding their cows indi- 

 vidually, according to production of milk and are well satis- 

 fied with the results. More of them will try it during De- 

 cember. * * * jyg|- j^Q^ ^Q ^Ye stressing the import- 

 ance of drinking cups in the dairy barn. One good dairy- 

 man says, "They are a paying proposition if you milk cows," 

 and the other members who have them installed agree with 

 him. Good barns, good care and feeding make dairying 

 profitable as well as pleasant. — C. E. Nelson (Tester), Poca- 

 hontas No. 1 Assn. 



Minnesota. 



"Hold-up Separators" Caught. 



The holdup separator that was stealing $192 per year 

 from its owner in November tried his old tricks in January, 

 but thanks to the Cow Testing Association it was able to get 

 away with only $4.08 for January or $48.96 for the year. 

 Needless to say that the owner of this machine is more than 

 glad that he is a member of a cow testing association. 

 Three other machines were found losing quite heavily for 

 their owners. One member installed drinking cups dur- 

 ing January. — F. A. Myers (Tester, Wabasha-Winona C. 

 T. A. 



One member has installed a milking machine and six 

 different separators that were showing losses were adjusted 

 so that they are now skimming clean. — M. L. Clough, (Test- 

 er), Brown Co. No. 1, C. T. A. 



South Dakota. 



A separator owned by one of the new members was 

 found which tested .6 of 1% making a loss of 2.47 pounds 

 of butterfat per day or 75.5 pounds per month. With but- 

 terfat valued at 39 cents this makes a loss of $29.44 per 

 month. The actual value of his butterfat was $164.21, tak- 



