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wells, feel under her belly for them; some are large and some are small. 

 They should be large. She should have a clean cut neck and head; her 

 general type is spare. She has no tendency to lay on fat. 



Q 



— I would like to know what is a balanced ration for milk 



A: — A ration made up of the feeds that are on the market? 



Q: — What is a balanced ration for milk, say in Chicago? 



A: — I should think the same as sending to a creamery. I should 

 feed according to the amount of milk my cows were giving. In giving a 

 large flow of milk, 30 to 40 pounds, 2% to 2 pounds of protein and for suc- 

 culent feed there is nothing better than a silo. Feed green corn in sum- 

 mer and she will make all kinds of milk. Why not feed her that corn in 

 winter in the silo and she will do the same and thus avoid so much of this 

 expensive feed. 



Q 



-I feed my cows cob corn just as it is 



A: — What do you feed with it? 

 Q: — Nothing. 



By the Chairman: — This discussion is very interesting, but we have 

 others on the program and shall have to draw this to a close. 



HOW TO MANAGE, A DAIRY HERD 



AIR. JUDSON T. MASON, ELGIN, ILLS. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: 



In managing a dairy herd, be it the special purpose cow, or the dual 

 purpose cow, we have' the same object in view. The farm and buildings 

 are the fixed capital; the dairy and tools are the working capital. The 

 object is to make the working capital pay thp largest per cent possible on 

 the fixed capital. As in any line of business, its value is measured by the 

 per cent it will pay on the capital invested. 



