Show FIGHT LOW PRICES BY CULLING COWS illinois dairymen get rid of low producers illinois dairymen are setting new speed records in getting rid of lower producing cows as a means of meeting present prices says 0 S rhode dairy extension specialist of the university of illinois efficiency of production la is being speeded up to what to la expected to be a new high mark he reported members of the mchenry county no 1 dairy herd improvement association culled out 20 cows in one month that same month more cows were culled from herds in the livingston county association than had been culled in any one month during the past two years sixteen cows out of the lasallo lasalle association herds have been sent to the butcher one member in that county sold five of his lowest producing cows and thereby cut the feed cost of producing pounds of milk 14 cents and the cost of prodie producing butterfat three cents a pound members of the kane county no 2 dairy herd improvement association set the pace in reducing costs and 10 lowering w surpluses by culling 24 cows in one month this was more than any other association reported dairymen belonging to a dairy herd improvement association have an advantage over other herd owners when it comes to culling for they know just what each cow Is producing and can weed them out accordingly another thing n g they fead and handle the cows that are left according to the latest recommended methods |