Show 3 T DA LARGE COWS ARE MOST ECONOMICAL Survey Shows Big Roomy Animals Pay Most Profit Prepared Pr par d b by the th United Slat state Department or of The small relined refined dairy cow may look louk best but the time big roomy cow OW pays most profit to her owner according to ton toa toa n a e survey made by the United States of or Agriculture In making the study large and small cows with within in one breed were compared both pure purebreds and grades of ot every ery age being beans Included On un an average a the time largest cows cows- cows those hose weighing 1500 pounds exceeded pounds exceeded the he smallest cows those cows those weighing by pounds by 98 99 pounds of butterfat t per cow Their cost of feed tEed was 20 O higher hut but they returned 43 more per ter cow In yearly Income over cost of feed An analysts analysis of or figures obtained In inthe Inthe the Je survey sur shows that as size of cow advanced nd pounds for tor each group there was a fairly uniform gain In production of milk und mind of butterfat in n cost of ot fee feed per cow CO and In Income above ubo fec-d fec cost On time the other hand therE WitS was a Il slight decrease in ill the butterfat test but this dots was not enough to merit special attention Though the time group figures always ta favored he Jie he large cO cows cOs s It was found that man many Individuals among the time large cows In each breed were unprofitable producers and that many small cows In each breed were profitable pro pro- producers producers producers Therefore In n selecting dairy cows of any breed It Is not wise to select on the basis of size alone Size however howe Is a factor of great Importance Lance tance |