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ing $29.44 away leaves him only $134.77. This man re- 

 placed his separator with a new machine. — J. Harold For- 

 by, Brookings C. T. A., S. D. 



Arthur Heeren has installed steel stalls making the 

 barn more comfortable for the cows as many a cow's udder 

 has been ruined by being stepped on by another cow. — 

 Albert J. Amberg (Tester), Lake & North Minnehaha C. 

 T. A., S. D. 



EQUIPPING MINNESOTA C. T. A. 



Five cows in the Pine County Association, of which 

 Harold Roth his tester, showed an increase of $1.68 per cow 

 per month when drinking cups were installed in their barn. 

 Sixteen barns of this association have cups. All owners say 

 they have paid for themselves in two to four months. 

 "Drinking cups show more returns per dollar expended 

 than any other equipment money ca nbuy," says Mr. Roth, 

 as a result of his observations. 



4-8 Lbs. Daily for Cups. 



Two members of the Lyon County Association No. 1 

 installed drinking cups during January, according to Art 

 Larson, tester. One member's cows increased from four 

 to eight pounds of milk daily due to the drinking cups, and 

 the other thinks the cups will pay for themselves in three 

 to four month. 



Drinking Cups Pay for Selves. 



My observations as tester of the Nelson Cow Testing 

 Association have convinced me of the fact that drinking 

 cups for the cows are among the main articles of equipment 

 for any dairy farm. 



I have also observed that the cows do better in well 

 lighted buildings and with swinging stanchions. Cement 

 floors and gutters, litter carriers and good ventilating sys- 

 tems should also be considered very essential features of 

 equipping the dairy farm. — Marion Johnson (Tester), Nel- 

 son Testing Assn., Douglas Co., Minn. 



