Show BIG COWS GIVE MOST PROFIT Records Show That Large Animals Animal Are Biggest Producers of Milk and Butterfat Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture Figures collected from various cow cow- testing associations throughout the country and compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture tend to confirm the previous conclusions of ot the department that within the breeds so far as they were represented by these animals which were mostly grades the large cows are arc the biggest producers of dairy products and are also the most profitable The evidence seems to point to the fact that In the Individual farmers farmer's herd It will be found that on the average the larger cows are more profitable than the smaller ones although there are some Indications that this may not hold true In th the case of herds of ot native cattle containing much beef beet blood The cows whose records have been used by the department have been sorted out so that only mature animals were used for these comparisons thus eliminating any differences that might have been caused by the Immaturity of ot some cows In one group for which figures have been prepared there were ICO IGO cows classified as small as medium and 1 9 as large The small cows averaged averaged aver aver- aged pounds of butterfat a year and made an Income over the cost of feed of Those of medium size made pounds pounds' of butterfat and an nn Income over feed cost of The large cows produced pounds of ofA ofA r I I IA II A High Producing Cow Cow- Cow The Cow The Result of Good Breeding I butterfat and a return above feed cost of In another another- group there ere were I small cows classed as medium I and large Those In the first firs classification made p pounds of ot butterfat but but- on an average and an Income over oer cost of feed of The medi urns made pounds of butterfat and over feed cost The large ones produced 29 pounds of butterfat and an Income over feed cost of 9 These rhese tables were based mostly on figures for the years ears 1916 to lOW 1919 inclusive Inclusive inclusive in In- which accounts for the high a average crage income over cost of ot feed I |