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Avhen it is worth $i,ooo per ton, or would you rather substitute 

 other feeds that can be purchased at $40 to $60 per ton? Our 

 testers have increased the efficiency of the machines so less th?.n 

 2 per cent of the patrons are having losses through their skim- 

 milk. 



Cow testing associations where 26 and 30 members are 

 working together in organizations usually arrange to purchase 

 their feed co-operatively. In many cases the Minnesota associa- 

 tions last year purchased feed during the months of June and 

 July and have saved from 60 to 90 per cent by so doing. Of 

 course, you may say they can do that anyhow. We must have 

 some orga.nization and usually some individual to call our atten- 

 tion to these important factors in more economical dairying. The 

 tester is the agent that helps us do them. In the following chart 

 we are giving the results of a few herds in the Pioneer Cow Test- 

 ing Association, which shows steady improvement. 



Five Years Work of Individual Herds. Pioneer C. T. A. 



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A — 1911 9390 311 $ 90.38 $16.72 $38.06 $52.31 



I9I2 9942 334.9 120.32 16.92 37.92 82.40 



I9I3 J0357 326.1 121.53 16.91 38.78 82.75 



1914 1 1948 399-^ 145-34 25.43 47.36 97.97 



I9I5-I6 TI365 3S3.5 140.50 25.77 48.58 101.40 



Improvement 



in 5 years... 1975^ 72.5 59.12 9.05 10.52 49.09 



B— 1911 7888 302 $ 88.17 $16.13 $34.98 $53.19 



1912 7816 300.5 106.64 19. II 38.16 68.48 



1913 8133 302.3 113.82 22.57 41.26 72.c,6 



1914 9742 347.8 129.02 25.06 48.OQ 80.92 



1915-16 10691 383.5 145-9^ 3227 53.15 92.81 



Improvement 



in 5 years . . . 2803 81.5 57.79 16.14 18.17 39.62 



C— 1911 6258 275 $ 79.86 $13.58 $33.65 $46.20 



1912 ....... 8101 358.7 129.08 15.74 36.70 92.38 



1913 7056 319.0 120.37 16.90 39.63 80.74 



1914 7744 371-5 134-99 22.76 47.01 87.97 



1915-16 8164 397.9 155.24 25.09 52.03 103.18 



Improvement 



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