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Show DAIRY NOTES. The cream separator is recognlred as the most economical method ot skimming milk. When selecting a cow for the dairy look and see If the eye of the animal is large and full. The busy bacteria gets busy In the milk almost at the moment It U drawn from the cow. This Is the time of the year when dairy cattle require better care and more liberal feeding. No man Is In a better position to build up his soil than a dairyman, if he uses wisely the forces at his command. com-mand. As a rule, a large flow of milk Is associated with a low per cent, ot fat, while a small flow shows a higher high-er tet. To Supply good food for the dairy It is necessary that we exercise forethought fore-thought and plan for the fall season which Is sure to come every year. The calf that Is expected to develop de-velop into a strong and profitable cow should be given all the chance possible possi-ble during its early period of growth. A simple way of finding out the value of each cow Is by keeping a dally record of the quality of milk given by each, and testing it at intervals. in-tervals. The purchaser of a bull should select se-lect an animal that is a good individual, individ-ual, and whose dam and grand dam on his sire's side have good butter fat records. After the first week of sleeping and resting the young calf should be allowed al-lowed to exercise freely In the open air In order to develop muscles, lungs and heart. There Is as much difference In the Individuality of cows and their powers pow-ers to produce milk as there Is In men and their powers to perform certain cer-tain kinds of work. |