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Show , BREEDING STOCK FOR DAIRY Ctw Must Have Large Middle and Strong Constitution to Insure the Bast Results. Trof. W. J. Kennedy of the Iowa station recommends tbe following In reference to the selectloo of breeding stock for the dairy: In selecting dairy cattle the real test must be the scales and the 1 lab-cock lab-cock tester. The cow Is a machine to convert food into milk, thus she must have a large middle and a ; strong constitution to Insure the best results. She must also have a larce , udder, large milk -wells, large crooked crook-ed milk veins and good-sized teata. Her head should be clean and angular In appearance, with the eyes stand- ing out prominently. , Tbe neck should be rather long and i lean In appearance. The shoulders ; pointed, and the backbone rather prominent Tbe skin should be loose ! and soft to the touch. In selecting herd bulls, either mature animals which have already demonserated their worth aa sires, or younger animals ani-mals from high testing dams and , sires only should be used. The best and surest results will always follow 1 the use of mature sire which has sired heifers with good results. , A good dairy bull should be kept , I aa long as he is a sure sire. Real good sires are so rare that when we do find one. he should die only of old ! 1 age. All the breeders of dairy cattle cat-tle should secure yearly tests on each and every cow In the herd. Shorter tests do not really mean very much. It Is the cow that staya by ber Job . that la really valuable. |
