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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



All the farmers were selling their milk to creameries. Out of that 100 

 herds there were four (4) that gave a profit of $2.11 to $2.30 for every 

 $1.00 worth they consumed. There were 12 out of that number that gave 

 a profit of $1.50 to $1.91 for every $1.00 worth of feed that they ate; 23 

 out of them gave a profit of $1.20 to SI. 50 for every $1.00 worth of feed 

 given them; 26 herds out of that 100 gave a profit of $1.00 to $1.20. 



And now we come to the dark side of the picture. Thirty-five out of 

 those 100 herds of cows charged the owners from 2 cents to 66 cents for 

 their keep. Thirty-five herds out of that 100 did not pay for their board; 

 some of them only gave 44 cents for every $1.00 they consumed, while 

 others only 2 cents difference. The extreme contrast is one man receiv- 

 ing $2.30 and another only 44 cents. That is one of the reasons that sug- 

 gested Illinois taking up this work. I was talking to a man the other day, 

 and he said that he believes only one cow in three was pay i nig.' for: her 

 keep, and he asked, "How do you find it?" I quite agreed with him on 

 those I had tested. 



Ex-Gov. Hoard was once upon a time talking in a meeting in Maine 

 on the subject of breeding, when an old fellow arose and shook his head 

 and said, "I believe it is all in the corn crib, in the feeding." The Gov- 

 ernor reflected and said, "Uncle, you are the man I have long, been! look- 

 ing for. I want to find a short cut in the breeding of cows. You have 

 seen this razor-back hog with long legs built for running?" "Yes." 

 "How would you feed that hog to make a Berkshire or a Poland China 

 out of it? How would you feed a Jersey cow to make a Shorthorn out of 

 her of the beef type? How would you feed a trotting horse to make a 

 •draft horse?" Then the Governornor went on to state that there was once 

 a little horse in Wisconsin by the name of J. I. C. that could trot a mile in 

 2:10 when fed 12 quarts of oats. I dare say you have horses on your farm 

 that couldn't trot a mile in four minuies if you put four tons of oats 

 .through them." Is it all a question of feeding?" 



What were the results in making this investigation in Iowa. It was 

 like this; Out of all those herds they returned about $27.00 per cow to 



