THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 25 



would be the best cow to keep, the Holstein that gives below or 

 the Jersey that goes above? 



Mr. Fraser: If it goes down one point it resolves itself 

 into this, the low testing cow would be the best cow to keep. 



Member : One thing we do not make plain enough, the 

 great trouble is to put money into a good cow. 



Mr. Fraser : I think I can do it better on this chart. The 

 general law is that life begets life. A man cannot do anything 

 with a scrub sire. Raise the heifers from good cows and 

 from good sire — this is the whole thing in a nutshell. You must 

 use judgment. A cow that produces 1,000 pounds of butter fat 

 is not so good as a cow that produces 2,000 pounds. 



Member: What must an average heifer sell for? 



Mr. Fraser: It depends upon the kind of a cow she is 

 from. 



Member: What does it cost to bring her up? 



Mr. Fraser: It depends upon what kind of feed you use. 

 Farmers estimate it from $40.00 to $50.00. That is the best 

 information I can give you. We have nothing very definite at 

 the present time. 



President: If there is no further discussion I think I will 

 close the meeting. 



Judge Lynch : I do not like to talk about what I do my- 

 self but I want to tell you just a little thing. One of the most 

 important things is to weigh and test milk. About a year ago 

 I went to Champaign, and when I came home I began using 

 the Babcock test. I put in a machine and tested and weighed 

 every time we milked and the result was that I soon found out 

 the cows that were boarders and I got rid of them. This past 

 summer I milked on an average ten cows and I got as good re- 

 turns as for the twenty-eight I milked before and saved the feed 

 of eighteen cows and also the taking care of them. 



President: If there is nothing further we will stand ad- 

 journed until 1 :30 this afternoon. 



