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this herd other than bran, were grown upon the farm. This is a 

 condition toward which all milk producers should strive, for 

 the profits are in direct proportion to the extent to which the farm 

 provides the herd with a well balanced ration. The records oi 

 the individual cows should be studied carefully and the produc- 

 tion of the herd considered as a market for the crops of the farm. 



Herd No. 7. 



Perhaps no herd reported in this Circular shows the great 

 advantage to be derived from testing better than does this one. 

 At the time of testing it was made up of grade Shorthorns and 

 common stock, the production of which, as shown by the table, 

 averaged very low. The owner was induced to test his herd 

 only after considerable persuasion and the taking of samples and 

 weighing became so arduous that the work was discontinued at 

 the end of the year. The herd contained several cows that were 

 very poor and but one, namely No. 8, was decidedly profitable. 

 The cows were fairly well fed at all times, so that the low pro- 

 duction is not to be attributed more to lack of ability on the part 

 of the cows than to the management, though the latter could 



Table 8. Herd No. 7. F. E. 



Value milk Value 



Total Percent Total Av. milk Av. fat at $1.15 B. F at 



No. milk. fat. fat. per day per day. per 100. 25c lb. 



Best cow... 8 5506.8 4.70 264.01 19.88 .953 $63.34 $71.00 



Poorest cow 2 3412.1 3.78 128.96 12.73 .481 39.24 32.24 



Vv. of 



herd . . 



4524.75 



3.76 



170.49 



16.83 



.634 



$52.03 



$42.62 



No. 



Days 

















cow. 



in milk. 

















1 



243 



5082.4 



3.61 



183.7 



20.91 



.756 



$58.45 



$45.90 



2 



268 



3412.1 



3.78 



128.96 



12.73 



.481 



,39.24 



32.24 



3 



232 



4114.5 



3.72 



148.61 



17.73 



.640 



47.32 



37.15 



4 



330 



4417.0 



4.29 



189.83 



13.38 



.575 



50.80 



47.45 



5 



282 



4131.8 



3.76 



155.51 



14.65 



.551 



47.52 



38.88 



6 



311 



4397.2 



3.77 



165.97 



14.14 



.533 



50.57 



41.49 



7 



274 



4190.8 



3.25 



136.58 



15.32 



.498 



48.19 



34.14 



8 



277 



5506.8 



4.77 



264.01 



19.88 



.953 



63.34 



71.00 



9 



212 



4842.7 



2.89 



140.21 



22.84 



.661 



55.69 



35.05 



10 



250 



5152.2 



3.71 



191.58 



19.89 



.7.39 



59.25 



47.90 



45247.5 1704.96 $520.37 $431.20 



