FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION 131 



G-^Grade 5594 208 $27.15 $44-03 



Common 4699 186 — $28.43 $3^77 



895 22 — $ 1.28 $ 7.26 



H— Grade 5991 216 $32.28 $38.64 



Common 5005 196 25.76 37-6o 



986 20 $ 6.50 $ 1.04 



Average Grade.... 6362 237 $35-56 $47-25 

 Common.. 4875 191 27.44 32.33 



1487 46 $ 8.12 $14.92 



It is noted by studying these different communities that 

 where the dairy sire has been used for a longer period of time, 

 the profit is much greater for the grade cow. 



At least one-third of the cows milked in the United States 

 could not be made profitable even though they were receiving 

 better care and feed. These cows should be eliminated. There 

 is no other way to determine what they are capable of doing ex- 

 cept by testing. 



In Freeborn County we find one example of what may be 

 done by the way of eliminating poor producing cows. The fol- 

 lowing chart shows the first year's work of one herd in the 

 Pioneer Testing Association. In iqti the average €0w came 

 within $1.97 of paying for her feed, not returning one cent for 

 labor. Do you work 365 days without being paid for it, or do 

 you know that every cow is returning you a profit over labor? 



Herd Improvement Brought About by Testing Herd "M" 



Pounds Pounds Gross Total 

 Herd Average Milk B. Fat Receipts Feed Profit 



for 1915-16 4985 227.6 $86.17 $40.42 $45.75 



Herd Average loss 



for 191 1 2958 112. 31.06 33.03 ~ 1.97 



Improvement 2027 115. 6 $55.11 $7.39 $47.72 



