Show DAR Y BREEDING STOCK FOR DAIRY cow must have large middle and strong constitution to insure the best results prof W J kennedy of tho the iowa station recommends ahr following in reference to the selection ot at breeding stock tor for the dairy in selecting dairy cattle the real test must bd ba the tha scales and the babcock tester the cow is ib a machine to convert food into milk thus she ahe must have a largo large middle and a strong constitution to insure the best results sho she must also have a large udder large milk wells largo large crooked milk velna veins and good sized teats teata iler her head should be clean and angular in appearance with the eyes standing out prominently the neck should bo be rather rathe r long iong and lean in appearance the shoulders pointed and tho the backbone rather prominent the akin skin should be loose and soft to the touch in selecting herd bulls either mature animals which have already demon demonstrated sera ted their worth as sires elres or younger ant malo main from high testing dams and sires elres only should be used the best and results will always follow the use of mature sire which has sired heffers heifers tiel fera with good results reaul tai A good dairy bull should be kept as long as he Is a suro sure sire real good sires are so BO rare that when wedo find one he should die only of old age all the breeders bleeders bre eders of dairy cattle should secure yearly tests on each and every cow in the herd shorter tests testa do not really maan mean very much it Is the cow that stays by her job that Is really valuable |