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Show A strange milker often makes the cow nervous. One bit of impurity in the pail E3T spoil a whole dairy's milking. Sunlight and pure air are absolutely absolute-ly necessary in the dairy barn. Dairy farming is one of the most permanent systems of agriculture. Just because a cow is dry Is no sign that she does not need any feed. The by-products of the dairy Increase In-crease the earning capacity of the farm. The constant demand for good dairy stock makes it a bad policy to sell the good heifers. The successful dairyman endeavos to raise all the feed needed for b'.s cows on his own farm. Success lies not In the number ot cows that a man keeps, but rather the kind of cows he keeps. The per cent of butter fat In ;ow's milk Is not a sure Index to ber capacity as a butter-maker. The profit of a cow depends W'a the amount that she yields above the actual cost of feed and care. Shrinking cows can hardly be brought up again this season D your best to make them bold up. The separator should be placed where the light is good. Working it" a dark place is always a disadvantage. disadvan-tage. In order to produce desirable fla"1' It Is very essential that the niilfe ani cream be handled under sanitary conditions. con-ditions. The dairy cannot be managed Jus' right without the use of a thermometer thermome-ter and 1t must be a good one, n" 25-cent affair. It is possible to keep the dairy barn' free from unpleasant odors but It seldom that one finds a bern that l kept in this way. There should be no hidden, to cessible places in milk vessels. T i seams should be soldered over sinooJ- t ly inside and out j |