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Show I Buying Cull Dairy Cows Very Risky Proposition ' Because there is a demand for good dairy cows, many culls are being sold to unsuspecting men. This situation has become so serious in Indiana that E. A. Gannon of the dairy extension department at Purdue warns all buyers buy-ers to be on their guard, and advises them to buy their cows from clean, local herds when possible. A recent investigation In Indiana showed that of several carloads sold only about two cows out of every twenty-six could be recommended as profitable producers. Out of one carload car-load of heifers fifteen aborted and were eventually slaughtered. Many clean herds were thus Infected with contagious abortion which will retard their progress for years. One man bought four cows brought In by a dealer. Three proved unprofitable and the fourth was slaughtered because be-cause of udder trouble. Most of the cows brought in are reported as undersized, un-dersized, in poor condition, and lacking lack-ing In dairy type, constitution and breeding. i Organized effort among farm lead- : ers resulted In an educational cam- j palgn In the local papers, and by any ; other means available. Bankers refused re-fused to assist in financing such sales of cattle. Much benefit has resulted from the campaign. |