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Show DAIRY NOTES. The bull Is half the herd and more Good cows make dairying Interest ing. The best feed for the dairy cow ii bran and shorts. Pure water is essential for the cow'i health and for the purity of the milk Milk is easiest separated soon aftei milking, before It has had a chance te cool. The community cow testing associa tion is a good thing, but It is not ai good as the farmer doing his own test ing. The growth of the dairy business has been phenomenal in the last few years. It often pays to kill a sick specimen to prevent the spread of contagious disease. If you want your cream to stay sweet long, cool It down promptly and keep It cool. The average cow milks well until she is eight years old, or about six producing years. If a farmer has a fine cow he will take as much pleasure in milking and caring for her as he does in feeding and grooming a good horse. The feed of a dairy cow is a very important matter, and cows, like men, relish a variety of foods. The shelter of the dairy cow Is an Important matter, and ample provision should be made for comfortable quarters quar-ters for the coming cold weather. The separator saves fat, makes more and better butter and the skim milk fed warm and sweet is worth almost two times as much as when fed cold. The dairy cow will produce many times her own weight In milk each year and bring a return of 100 per cent, on her cost annually. In very many cases. |