24 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



Member : Which pays a man the best to have a 3 per cent 

 at $1.40 or a 4 per cent at $1.50 a hundred? 



Mr. Fraser: That depends on your milk. If you are sell- 

 ing on the average market it would depend upon the cow pro- 

 ducing the most. We have figured out the difference in the 

 butter fat. 



Member: Is any whole milk that has enough butter fat 

 to get along with just as good? 



Mr. Fraser: You cannot afford to sell 5 per cent on that 

 market. 



Member: What if you have a cow that gives 4,000 pounds 

 that tests 5 per cent? 



Mr. Fraser : You must take both together ; it depends upon 

 the amount of milk they are producing as well as the butter fat. 



Member: What is the most profitable breed of dairy 

 cows? 



Mr. Fraser: The breed does not have much to do with it. 



Member: What difference does it make if you are after 

 the butter fat? 



Mr. Fraser : It doesn't make much difference but it does 

 make a difference whether you have 120 or 360 pounds of but- 

 ter fat. 



Member: As a general thing doesn't a cow that tests low 

 give a better flow? 



Mr. Fraser: Yes, as a usual thing. If a man is required 

 to have a 3/2 per cent standard a 4 per cent cow is better to 

 keep than a 3 per cent if he is going to sell again. 



Member : What we want to get at is this, suppose our test 

 is 4 per cent and suppose they are all good fair dairy cows, what 



