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Show DAIRY NOTES. The sire is half the future herd. This has been a year of scant pastures. pas-tures. Remember, the cow likes regular meal hours as well as you do. See that the dairy cow at all times has access to clear, fresh water. The best thing with which to clean a separator is a small, stiff brush. Do not use beef cows if you expect to get the best results In dairying. One cannot properly clean milk pails without the use of boiling water. Don't think you deserve much credit for getting angry when feeding a baby calf. Dairy cows should be well sheltered In winter. They must be kept comfortable. com-fortable. An important factor that should not be overlooked is the feeding of roughage rough-age to the calves. The heifers should be bred so as to calve by the time they are from 2 years to 27 months of age. Heifers should be forced to give as large a yield of milk during their first lactation period as possible. Unless you put plenty of good, wholesome feed into a cow you cannot can-not expect to get much milk out of her. The temper of a bull does not Improve Im-prove with age. Handle him always as if he was a possible source of danger. Churning cannot be done quickly unless there is room for agitation. Half full Is as far as any churn should be filled. So long as it pays better to feed the skimmllk to pigs instead of calves It Is not hard to tell what will become of the calves. If you think the cream buyer Is beating you on the test, why not make sure of it and then expose him? You will be doing the public a service. |