84 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



COW DEMONSTRATION. 



Prof. Hugh VanPelt, Waterloo, Iowa. 



Judging the cattle in the exhibit by Prof. Hugh G. Van Pelt, 

 dairy expert of Iowa, was one of the leading features of the con- 

 vention. Prof. Van Pelt not only made the awards but he ex- 

 plained to the audience the good points in the different animals 

 and explained, in this practical way and by pointing out on the 

 animals, the reasons for his decisions. At the same time he told 

 the points in a good cow, telling what the dairyman was to look 

 for in the way of "form" in the animals making up his herd. 

 Prior to this demonstration Prof. Van Pelt gave an address on 

 the "Value of Records in Breeding Cows." 



Value of Records in Breeding Cows. 



With reference to the value of records in breeding dairy cat- 

 tle, I believe it is safe to say that there are four different classes 

 of records which should be given more or less consideration on 

 every dairy farm. These various classes of record are: 



ist. The production of milk and butter fat; 



2nd. The feed records; 



3rd. The breeding records and 



4th. Show yard records. 



Of these four classes of records, undoubtedly the more im- 

 portant are the production records, because the ultimatum of all 

 breeds of live stock is production. If you are breeding beef cat- 

 tle, the ultimatum of your efforts is pork; if you are breeding 

 sheep, the ultimatum of your efforts is mutton, or wool, or both, 

 and if you are breeding dairy cattle the real ultimatum of all 



