FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION 19 



WEDNESDAY, 1:30 P. M. 



Mr. Mason : The meeting will please come to order. 

 I take pleasure in introducing to you Mr. Foss, of Steven- 

 son County. 



ECONOMIC PRODUCTION OF MILK. 



Charles Foss, Cedarville. 



Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen : My subject this 

 afternoon is ''The Economic Production of Milk." There are 

 three essentials to the economic production of milk. The first 

 essential is that we must have good cows. We must have cows 

 that can take the crops that we raise on the farm and convert 

 them into milk and butter fat economically. If we have not the 

 cows that can do that, we had better not be in the dairy busi- 

 ness. The investigation that the University of Illinois has car- 

 ried on for fifteen or sixteen years goes to show that at least 

 one-fourth of the cows in Illinois do not pay for the food they; 

 consume, and the best one-fourth of the cows in the state turn 

 a profit of approximately $30. The other one-half of the cows 

 are between the poorest and the best. We should not be in the 

 dairy business unless we have cows averaging up to the best one- 

 fourth we have in the State of Illinois. 



The next essential after we have got the good cows is that 

 we must feed the cows a balanced ration. Unless you feed the 

 cows a balanced ration and give them the proper care, it makes 

 no difference how good your cows are, you are going to lose 

 money. 



Unless you have the three essentials, viz : the good 

 cows, the proper feed, and good care, you are going to fail in 



