34 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



A: — You can tell in a very few minutes with a Babcock test of what 

 value that cow is. Find out the value of the individual cow and weed 

 out the unprofitable ones; test what I did years ago. 



Mr. Glover: — What ration were they feeding to those herds at the 

 time he noticed the difference in -he firmness of the butter? 



A: — When we fed considerable gluten feed, it was rather soft. Per- 

 haps all of you know that glutten feed will produce soft butter. Feed 

 bran and pou get a firm butter. Bran has a tendency to produce firm- 

 ness in the butter; so has cottenseed meal, but that is not a very safe 

 meal to feed; you have to feed it carefully. Linseed meal you can feed 

 almost ad libitum and you won't hurt the cows. 



Q: — Are we to understand all thes cows were fed alike? 



A: — No sir, not by any means. The time is getting short, so I can- 

 not give you the details. 



Mr. Long: — Is the report of these tests published in pamphlet form. 

 If so, where can we get it? 



A: — On my way up here, I stopped off at Buffalo to see Mr. Converse 

 and he has just about completed a book on that very thing, and you will 

 be able to get it soon. 



Mr. President: — In that connection, if they would like to look up 

 Hoard's Dairyman they will find all these facts there. 



Mr. Crozier: — In connection with gluten feed, how much gluten 

 meal is it safe to feed a cow without making too soft butter in the sum- 

 mer time? 



A: — If you feed about one-third your ration gluten feed you will be 

 perfectly safe. 



Q: — One-third grain? 



A: — One-third of the grain ration. We fed two bran to one the glut- 

 en. We fed three times a day. If we found the ration was too wide, we 

 fed more Protein feed such as cottonseed meal. We bought two tons ot 

 gluten feed just to please one of the Buffalo manufacturers. He said he 

 would put it in at $17.00 a ton. I was out in the country when they 



