268 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



by this act, be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred nor 

 less than twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment in the county 

 jail for a period not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine 

 and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. 



26. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, 

 and section 6 of an act entitled "An act to prevent the adultera- 

 tion of butter and cheese, or the sale and disposal of the same, 

 or the manufacture or sale of any article as a substitute for 

 butter or cheese, or any article to be used as butter and cheese," 

 approved June 1, 1881, be and they are hereby repealed. 



27. For the purpose of enabling dealers in products affected 

 by this act to dispose of same without loss, it is hereby expressly 

 provided that the penalties of this act, and prosecution under the 

 same, are suspended until the first day of July, 1900. 



TESTING INDIVIDUAL COWS. 



By Herbert A. Hopper, Assistant in Dairy Husbandry, University of 

 Illinois, Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Success in dairying as in most other kinds of business re- 

 quires attention to details. In the economical production of milk 

 for whatever purpose, the cow is an important factor which must 

 be dealt with, and the wisdom and business foresight exercised 

 in her selection and management will determine the success of 

 the undertaking. The object of this circular is to show the 

 importance of studying the production of each cow in the herd, 

 if the owner is to realize the most from his efforts. The tables 

 and discussions of the herds which follow are given to point out 

 some of the mistakes made not only in keeping poor cows, but 

 also in according them poor rations and improper care. The 

 records should be of especial interest because they were taken 

 from herds maintained under the conditions prevailing upon dairy 

 farms of the State and embrace not only a wide range of produc- 



