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Show ;;. ? k .....V . V' ' ' f ;: " ':. i One Of The Top Dairy Herds 133 FEED STALLS 133 cows can be fed all at one are fed to the dairy herd. Production Reaches 5200 Day To An Average Of One of the top dairy herds in the area is run by Horace Haworth and his son, Robert Tom, another son, was assist ing until he was called on an LDS mission. As of this month, the were milking 110 cows and on June 10 they overflowed their 1000 gallon tank. They milked 5200 pounds of milk which is an average of SO pounds per cow. Half of the herd is registered and the others are aU high grade. "Every dairyman should know what to look for when buying cows for his herd. That straight back line that car- Ha-wort- fane on fx IIov.Q.tto Dairy farm where hay and silage Pounds During One 50 Pounds a Cow ries out well behind sharp, crop up in individuals. This well put together feminine would be impossible if we withers, good capacity and didn't keep good records," he size, and not too large, but said. dish-face- d feminine The Haworths are averaging with big ears, and eyes that 14,149 pounds per cow per head indicate fine dairy temperament are a few of the things to look for," Horace Haworth said. At the Haworth dairy farm, Robert is taking over the management of the herd. "It is real interesting to watch each generation of our dairy stock improve and fill the milk pail a bit fuller each year. We are line breeding to breed out the defects that year. That makes a 46 pound per cow per day average. They are feeding an effective grain, silage and hay ration to the cows. This includes 12 pounds of one beet pulp to five barley grain with 0 pounds of silage and 20 pounds of hay to each cow per day. Most of the feed is grown on the farm. Last year 1,100 tons of corn silage were harvested. "Ji'??T wowjw.jpwifri: THE HAWORTHS Horace Haworfii, center, and his son, Robat, zvc now rurrJcg the t'aiim, while Tom (left) serves on an LDS mission. Secret To Haworth Operation Has Been Selecting ADEQUATE BUT NOT PRTENTIOUS sides with six on a side. - Of Top Cowo And Keeping Records On Each The Howarth Milking parlor milks two |