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management of a daiFy farm and the selection, breeding and care of the 

 dairy herd. 



2. The best methods of sanitary production, care, and handling of 

 milk. 



3. The manufacture of butter and cheese. 



Since dairy products as placed upon the market today are often of an 

 inferior quality the need of scientifically trained dairymen is apparent. 

 In no other way can the quality of Illinois dairy products be improved so 

 readily as by training her men in the best methods of the production of 

 milk and in the manufacture and care of dairy products. There is a 

 constantly increasing demand for men who have received such training 

 and can successfully manage a dairy farm and care for the herd in such a 

 manner as to produce milk most economically: for men who understand 

 the methods of sanitary milk production and are capable of operating a 

 milk depot; also for men skilled in the manufacture of butter and cheese 

 and who can operate a creamery or cheese factory successfully. It is the 

 aim of the Dejartment of Dairy Husbandry to prepare men for such po- 

 sitions by giving them a good liberal dairy education. 



A farm of four hundred acres, located a short distance from the 

 campus, is owned by the University; one hundred and twenty acres of 

 which have been assigned to the Department of Dairy Husbandry. Here 

 is grown much of the feed for the dairy herd, including pasture, alfalfa 

 and clover for hay, and corn for a two hundred ton silo. 



An opportunity is thus afforded the student to study the management 

 of a dairy farm, the feeds best suited for the dairy herd and how these 

 may be largely grown upon the farm, which feeds will best supplement 

 others and those upon which a cow will produce the greatest and most 

 economical yield. 



THE HERD. 



The dairy herd consists of thirty-five cows, three bulls, and a„number 

 of heifers and calves. 



In this herd are representatives of four leading dairy breeds, Jersey, 

 Guernsey. Holstein-Friesian, and Ayrshire, and a few grades. The herd 



