Show TESTING COWS FOR MilK PRODUCTION Only Method of Eliminating Worthless Animals At the Nebraska experiment station the different cows cos In fn the dairy herd berd were tested The result showed ed that there Is la a wide difference In the product product prod prod- oct of ot the tho cows of ot the the- same breed In the case clise mentioned it was found Cound that one cow gave ave pounds of at milk mIRt during the period of ot lactation and the milk tested butter fat rat Another cow in 10 the herd berd gave 1707 1797 pounds of at milk during the period of ot lactation which tested 2 2 butter botter fat j jIn In figuring on the cost of producing pr log lag as an accurate account was kept keptot of ot all nil the food each cow consumed and the value of or all nil the labor bestowed bestowed bestowed be be- stowed In caring for Cor and feeding the tho animals It was found that the first cow returned for tor each dollars dollar's I worth of feed fd she b consumed On the theother theother other hand band the cow that gave 1707 1797 pounds of milk returned only f 55 5 cents cent for tor each ench dollars dollar's worth of ot feed she consumed Now It does not require on tin expert In fi figuring to prove pro the great eaf value of ot testing the cows rows tn the herd This Till cow ow that returned d only f 55 5 cents for the dollars dollar's worth of feed she Rhe consumed Is not oot alone In that kind of business s. s There Thre are by tar far too many cows COWl kept that are not paying paying- for tor their food Lei Iet dairymen JI give this matter of ot te testing more mor consideration and nd by byall ill all II means weigh the milk Keep ftak h-at h k kat of at the amount of milk th the cows eow give per day day per week per month nod dur during Ing the whole 1 period of lactation Charcoal For Hens 1 Charcoal Is n great preventive of ot disease dis- dis a ease rase In chickens A A II liberal herll I supply f should be kept before the then them III tilt nil the time tinH They rhey will pat eat It without Its having having hav hav- ing log to be he mixed mi op with their ferd eed I |