48 . THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 



A. — I don't know how much in the year, but more econ- 

 omically. There is no country in the world that has more nat- 

 ural advantages than we have for producing milk. We have 

 greater possibilities here than any country I know of. And right 

 here in central Illinois is one of the best places. It could be made 

 a lot better if we had more money to spend, and we can get it by 

 dairying. 



Mr. Mason: — What do they yield per pound per cow per 

 year? 



A. — I couldn't answer that question, Mr. Mason. It is diffi- 

 cult to get the yields of milk; a good many of them don't keep 

 track of them. The Ayrshire, Holland and Denmark cows you 

 see over there are very good, but there is room for wonderful 

 improvements over there yet. 



Q. — Get more out of their cows than we do ? 



A. — They don't get so much out of them as you might 

 think. The cows in Ayrshire are elegant cows to look at. 

 When you come to study the records of feed, the Ayrshires are 

 about the same as we test in the state of Illinois. What's the 

 reason ? They feed nothing but pasture in the summer. 



Q. — Don't feed their cows there? 



A. — No, run them on pasture. Ayrshire is a great grass 

 country, the same as in Holland. In Denmark they feed more 

 grain. They don't use grain like we do, and they make cheaper 

 milk than we do. 



Q. — Outside of the silage preparation of corn, what would 

 you advise in the preparation of corn. 



A. — I think the thing to do is to grind your corn. Simply 

 feed corn meal. The thing to liven it up, use alfalfa and cut out 

 the bran. It depends what the best grain ration for a cow is 



