Show cow testing associations invaluable aid to milk production p U aki W cl el i af at ot ci on p fu lu e cwm from ram in ik it berdo in resin net act prots ff more milk fron f er cows li the aim of tho th cow asma elation hundreds oc baete IIA demonstrated in a most striking that the weeding out of non rion prodie tive milk ross and ond better care tor for tho producing kimbers of 0 the ali will hord p pay ay big d 0 thie this point wm stronger etron stron icly gir treel I 1 in a n exhibit at the ili international duy dalzy hela held at indianapolis teat lost october an actual instance Ina anre WM was glien which disclosed the following ollow lne fact A milk producer had a herd of at six milk cow cows producing 27 37 round of milk annual annually lir he lie joined a cow testing association th the cret tp stop taken wae was to weed out tue non pro c cowe 0 we that if Is those these cows idding 11 miner t 0 milk V net a u profitable income over and above feed food coil the weeding out left only four LOW cows in the milk herd but these remain remaining inc cows cos were fed according to their individual requirements no sanitary or beneficial te ding meas neglected pur tur inc tabling stabling months they were riven given plenty of clean bedding tables stables were kept clean the long hair on flank flanks an ana udders were kept clipped thi cons were brushed or wiped with w ith a damp cloth bedora cach milking wera were sterilized the table was well ventilated entila ted and plenty 0 of clean au pure water waa was given the cowe A year oar from the timo tam the member joined the hi his records showed an na increase in milk to more uia than 28 29 COO pound pounds from the four cows a as compared to 37 27 pound pounds j from six cowe cows prior to thi this period there was more than a correspond ing ina increase in butterfat 4 tho th cow testing aino clation con bids mists of AL elat ut twenty elx farmers a who co operate and employ a trained teeter tooter to tent toot their cow cows for economical production pro duclion of fallk an nib I 1 b liter itter fat te T e teller tester spends one day a month on each farm and obtains a com completa plate record of each cow cows milk and but kerfut production feed food consumed conium od feed cot cost growth and ani income and ana gincomo over feel fl the first erst cow testing asi association in ho the 11 tilted stated statia was that organized at naw NevrA irso county tricht gan in 1905 13 OS since then there has ha ben boen a fairly constant growth until 1925 1915 howe shows a tally of caw cow testing aj as with excellent a of the number doi dot allas within the next years |