Show WHAT RICHER arhe MILK MEANS TO RAISER profit and loss affected Affect sd by the quality oy DR W L college of ture university 0 IIII noli service producing richer milk la a problem now confronting many dairymen as a result of higher standards on the milk markets and the need for morn efficient production the quick way of meeting the lem Is to sell some 0 the cows giving low resting milk and replace them with rows giving a high testing product the slow way Is to select bulls of higher testing families and gradually breed up cows producing richer milk adding one or two high testing cowa cannot be expected to have much ef feet on herd test even if half the herd were replaced the hobt that could be expected would be a half way position between the cows retained and those added As a gen eral proposition higher testing cows will fall below the mid point of the two groups As an example it the herd contain cows giving milk testing 3 2 per cent butterfat it would take on the average cows giving 38 milk to bring the herd test to the halfway point of 35 improving the herd test through breeding Is possible within certain limits it requires continued selection over a long time an illustration of what can be done by this means is found in the records of the danish cattle breeding societies going back to the early days of testing the native cows in these societies in 1000 gave milk testing 34 per cent butterfat by continuous selection of the higher testing and good producing cows as breeding stock the test has gradually been increased until it averages 39 per cent butterfat at the present time the milk Is used very largely for but and for that purpose it was an advantage to improve the fat test it takes 6 per cent more feed to pro duce a pound of fat in 34 per cent milk than it does in 3 9 per cent milk dirt and bacteria big enemies of dairyman losses due to poor quality in milk and cream can be traced directly to utensils that contain dirt and bacteria to check these ibises utensils must be kept not only clean but sterile sas a writer in the farm journal rinsing with cold water before the milk dries Is the first step in cleansing follow this with a good scrubbing use a brush hot or warm water and a good alkil lne washing powder rinse with cold water so much for getting the utensils clean the next step Is killing bacteria 1 you please scrub bang dorsht get rid of those lire steam is ideal for sterilizing but many dairy farmers dont have steam not even an abundance of hot water the use of a chlorine solution in a good job of sterilizing it is a simple procedure merely put the chlorine in water and wish the aten sll the chlorine wash won t take the place of scrubbing though it lg a bacteria killer not a dirt chaser you must use both warm drinking water nere Is a real argument for water in front of the cows so they will never be compelled to drink too heavily of cold water at any one time A french investigator E reports that the water supplied in winter when very cold caused some cases of abor alon and stoppage of rumination when the water wag heated no such troubles were encountered the easiest way around such troubles would be water bowls or troughs in front of the cows but lacking these a tank heater should be considered to fike the chill off the drinking water consider that a cow takes into her body about pounds of water for eich pounds of milk produced and it Is easy to understand that cold water in big doses could not be otherwise than harmful improving the herd every dalry min should have a deft alte program tor breeding improve ment T old maxim that stcl 3 halt the herd still holds true and the securing of a purebred pure bred bull with a good pedigree Is the s cp n such a program in selecting the dura bull especially for a grade herd at nay not be necessary that an evcei tlona lly high price be paid hut it is even more important that the record of production shown by his pedie the chuld honsl t he y ype with plenty of catl tOt lonal vigor and kiclty v v li sr ame cin agriculturist k inferior cow borte 1 associations show that it 0 o ST r that hakea pounds in a v tae mikea w pounds pays but 17 |