Show better bulls build fat in seven years joe degenhardt monroe county wisconsin added 87 pounds to the average fat production of hla his cows by using a purebred hol s feln bull on native cows lie he had the milk tested at the cheese factory in the beginning by weeding out the wi desirable heifers heffers and by substituting higher producing cows for low producing cows in the herd he was able to build the average fat production of his herd from less than pounds to pounds pound now he has set pounds of fat as his goal ue he established a purebred foundation herd and eventually will have only purebreds in his herd with a pound average he expects a good demand for surplus stock and purebreds are more valuable than grades cappers farmer |