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O : — A member. Where can you buy those kind of cows ? 



A : — That is a hard question to answer. The only way is 

 to buy a few good cows and breed from them. 



Q : — It doesn't seem to me that one year will decide what a 

 cow will do? 



A : — That's true. The Babcock test is not the whole thing' 

 by any means. We must look at it with consideration and try the 

 test the second year. Sometimes a cow will not do very 

 well the first year, and the next year will do fine. I had a man on 

 my list that was fixed that way and he said he would sell them, 

 but I told him to hold them, and this year they gave 40 pounds 

 of milk a day. 



O : — I would like a suggestion as to how long you ought to 

 let this test go on? 



A : — If the cow's ancestry is good and this cow did a poor 

 year's work, I would not discard her with the first year's test, I 

 would try her again. But I would want to see her a pretty good 

 looking individual. 



O : — I know of a full blooded Jersey, the finest type, and 

 while her milk is very rich it is in such a small quantity that I 

 don't believe the cow will pay for itself. What can you ofTer 

 as to what to do with that cow ? 



A: — The butcher is probably the best way. But I can't say 

 without seeing her. Does she digest her food properly? 



O : — This cow seems to digest her food pretty well. 



A : — Well I can't tell. If she does not do good this year 

 I should discard her. 



Mr. Cobb : — I have with me some milk sheets and they are 

 on exhibition and it is just along this line, that of knowing what 

 to do. I would like to have you inspect them. 



Mr. Lindley: — I wonder why you haven't entered this field 

 down here. The University is testing three herds in this vi- 

 cinity, one about eight or ten miles below here and Freese's herd 



