ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 57 



Mr. Hostetter: The point I am after is, liow long is it 

 going to take us to improve our herds if we keep killing the 

 calves and buying cows of persons who raise cows to sell? 



Prof. Haecker: I hardly feel like answering that ques- 

 tion; it is not for me to answer. If you ,want to know 

 whether I think you had better breed the right kind of calf 

 and grow it instead of buying cows, I can tell you that, but 

 I will tell you more about it tomorrow. 



A Member: I find, that if a farmer feeds hay it im- 

 proves the flavor of the milk. What is your experience in 

 that? 



Prof. Haecker: I have not found that it did. Any feed 

 that is well cured will give a good flavor to milk. 



The Member: Don't you think a cow needs hay once a 

 day at least? 



Prof. Haecker: I think so. 



The Member: Sometimes, when hay is very high, they 

 sell it and don't feed it at all, and I have noticed that the 

 flavor of the milk is not so fine. 



Prof. Haecker: I have not made any experiments along 

 that line at all. Many people think because I have been at 

 the Experiment Station five years I ought to know all about 

 these things, but I do not. I see no material difference in 

 the flavor of the milk or butter, no matter what the roughage 

 food has been, as long as it is well cured. 



Mr. Ford: Is it not a fact that bad flavor in milk comes 

 from the bad smell in the stables rather than from the food 

 that the cow eats? 



Prof. Haecker: Yes; that is right. 



A Member: You state that you turn your cows out 

 in the day time, and that there is a tank of water there. Is 

 this water warm? 



Prof. Haecker: No; it is cold well water. 



The Member: When it is not pleasant, do 3^ou keep 

 them in? 



