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Show D( hT - rnn BUILDING UP A. DAIRY HERD lEssentials Are Careful Selection, Intelligent In-telligent Breeding and Skillful Management. Careful selection, intelligent breeding breed-ing and skillful management are fundamental fund-amental in the profitable upbuilding of the dairy herd. By the use of economy and good judgment the improvement of a herd nee(l not be expensive. Careful selection is the first step in the building up of a dairy herd. Selection Selec-tion naturally begins with the elimination elimina-tion of all low producers. I? very owner of dairy cows should establish a def-i'nite def-i'nite standard and all cows that do i ,a' v;r : l. C . -:' : .- 1 xo . a . s .. . . : . : - -x r High-Producing Holsteir.s. not measure up to the requirements should be rejected. One hundred and fifty pounds of butterfat a year is a fair minimum for most localities. Whether a cow is to be rejected or retained re-tained should depend ordinarily on production pro-duction as shown by the Babcock test and the scales. Only the best heifer calves from the most productive cows should be raised. |