FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION 21 



Best and Poorest Cows — Five Herds. 









Cost per 1 ,000 



Costp 



w No. 



Lbs. Milk. 



Lbs. Fat. 



Lbs. Milk. 



Lbs. I 



83 



11,794 



382 



$ .61 



$ .19 



84 



8,157 



324 



•87 



.21 



85 



9,592 



406 



75 



.18 



86 



3,098 



119 



1.56 



.40 



93 



9,473 



359 



.76 



.20 



94 



7,846 



282 



.87 



.21 



95 



14,841 



469 



.56 



.18 



96 



7,686 



324 



.80 



.22 



97 



8,563 



291 



.76 



•23 



98 



1,411 



123 



2.77 



•74 



That is a case where they did not get the poorest cow — 

 number 84. You cannot always tell by appearances. Mr. Mason 

 has bought a good many cows and is a good judge, and he has 

 the reputation of always being able to pick out a pretty good 

 cow, but he is an exception. We cannot always do that. There 

 is only one way in which you can determine which cow is poor 

 and which profitable — by weighing the milk of every cow in the 

 herd and keeping a record. For eleven years I have weighed 

 the milk from my herd and have kept a record. I have weighed 

 tihe milk and the figures are furnished by the University of 

 Illinois. At the beginning of the month we have a milk sheet 

 and a pair of scales and we weigh the milk of each cow. Thje 

 sheets are sent to the University and we send a sample of milk 

 some time during each month and they test the milk for the 

 butter fat. I want to show you what improvements we have 

 been making in ten years, not only by weighing the milk and 

 testing for butter fat, but by applying these three principles — 

 keep only good cows, keep a pure bred sire, save the good heifer 

 calves and feed a balanced ration and give proper care. This 

 represents a fourteen year record : 



