Show BIG VALUE OF TESTING COW So Some e Convincing Comparisons of Best Best and Poorest Herd Brought Out by Expert Export Prepared by the United States Department of A Agriculture With figures from from a n Virginia cow cow- testing association as the basis for tor his calculations a n representative of the United States State Department of Agriculture Agriculture ture has made some convincing comparisons comparisons com of ot the best herd and the tine poorest poor poor- est herd that bring out with unusual emphasis the value of testing There were cows owned by members members mem memo bers of the association The best herd consisted o of 16 cows with an average of pounds of ot butter fat In n a year The poorest herd had 01 91 cows a aver vcr averaging averaging aging pounds of ot butter fat In a year The first herd made an average Income of 75 per cow over the cost of feed consumed the latter made an average return over feed teed cost of only 04 64 cents per cow The Introduction of a few variations on these figures will help to show Just how far apart were these cows In the two herds The average cow In the best herd produced more Income above A Good Sire Is the Beginning of a Good Herd a Bad One Is the End of Any Herd the cost of feed than all of the 01 cows In the other herd It would require require re reo re- re quire cows like the average In the poor herd to equal In profit production one of ot the cows In the top herd To equal the herd of 16 10 good cows n R farmer would have to keep 1872 animals animals animals ani ani- mals like the average a cow In this poor herd |