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Show Why Are Cows Culled? In studying the answers of the cow testers to the questionnaire sent out by the Oklahoma agricultural college, we find that out of 147 cows removed from the herds in 1931 the following numbers and causes were given : Contagious Con-tagious abortion infection, 5 ; reactors to tuberculin test, 2 ; unprofitable producers, pro-ducers, 45; sterility in cows, 4; old age of cows, 5; accident (automobile) 16; udder trouble, 3; sold for dairy purposes, 52 ; died, 13 ; slaughtered for meat, 2. This proves that tested cows can be easily converted Into money, since 52 were sold for dairy purposes. The next highest disposal of cows comes in line with the boarder cow which cannot remain in the cow testing test-ing association herd. The accident loss shows too high in relation to the others. Fifteen of these were killed and maimed In one herd. Soon the total to-tal state summary of this study wiU be published. Hoard's Dairyman. |