Show Dairy Exhibits in West States Main tain Theme Is It Pays to toKe Ke Keep p Producing High-Producing Cows Prepared by ba- bathe the United States Department ot of Agriculture As a part of the extension program on dairying in the western states the United States Department of Agriculture ture lure has prepared three sets of dairy exhibits each different from the othera others others oth oth- ers era yet all emphasizing the same fundamental fun tun- factors underlying successful successful successful success success- ful dairying The main theme In these exhibits Is It pays to keep good producing high cows and feed them well What Exhibits Show One exhibit gives hes the results of cow- cow testing association studies It shows a poor cow representing a large that averaged pounds of butte butterfat at ata a year ear with an income over oyer feed cost Ost of only 26 20 per cow Contrasted with this Is a good cow representing another another another an an- other large group that averaged pounds of butterfat a year ear with an Income over oyer feed cost of 74 per year ear per cow The owner of the low producers producers pro pro- had to house feed and care for three cows to get the same income over o cost of f feed foed ed that the owner of the good cows got from one These exhibits also show that the way to get high producers is to use good bulls keep records of production production tion cull the herd and raise heifers from the best cows Having got good cows the suggestions are made to feed liberally have good god pastures and use them properly provide silage for wInter winter winter win wIn- I ter feeding and be he sure the ration mUon contains sufficient mineral matter which it is suggested should be H supplIed supplied sup sup- plied by feeding plenty of alfalfa clovel clover dover clo do- ver vel or other legume ha hay Work for High Quality One p part rt of ot these exhibits emphasizes emphasizes emphasizes' emphasizes emphasizes' sizes sizes' the Importance of ot producing daIr dairy r products of the best quality High q quality alIt Is associated with such fundamental practices practices' as clean dean cows top small m milking pails palls thorough washIng washIng washing wash- wash Ing and steaming of utensils quick cooling of the be milk or cream to low I temperatures and finally quick and frequent Sequent delivery to market Another section compares dairy cows with a single and track double tr track ck rn railroad As the track double railroad I does more than twIce the business of ofa ofa a n single track single track railroad so the cow that produces pounds of butterfat a la year ear yields more than twice as much Income over feed cost as the cow that produces pounds of butterfat a year I |