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Show Daipv Note-s Dairying is the best paying factor in diversified farming. It is not considered advisable to milk a cow right up to the time oi calving. The greatest success comes to the dairyman who studies his business most carefully. Do not hesitate to pay a round price for a good registered sire. He will pay for himself in a short time. The first growth of sorghum provides pro-vides a valuable feed for cows during periods of summer drought. The proper equipment for running a -dairy is in some respects as important impor-tant as the keeping of the right kind of cows. If the nervousness of a cow is met with loud talk or abuse it is sure to result in a falling off in that cow' milk-production. Be sure that the sire heading your dairy herd will transmit dairy characteristics. charac-teristics. Remember that the sire is more than half the herd. Variety in the dairy cow's ration adds a great deal to its effectiveness, making it more palatable. It is worth while to give cows feed they like. In order to secure all of the cream, milk must be kept sweet for 12 hours with the temporature as low as 50 de-jrws de-jrws unless a separator Is used. |