Show BREED COWS FOR FALL freshening irked the m milk ilk cow to fresh freshen en in the fill fall fur for elie bile nil III then produce more butterfat in a period of 12 months than if bred to freshen lo in the spring cows bred during the utter tatter part pan of january or lu ID february will fresh en in early fall fail and will produce mort more butterfat butter fut during the lie year than when the calf Is dropped in spring 1 says gay john A arey dairy extension special at the north oreb carolina carol inn state col lege A cow that freshens in tile the fall does not sulter suffer from hot weather tied and illes flies during the period of her heaviest milk low flow as does abe t cow that fresh ens ena to in the spring the owner Is nol rubbed with hold field work ork to in the till fall bcd has mure more time in which to look after bis big cows during the henvy heavy milk pro during period mr arey believes thul that full freshen iny ing Is also because it undoes possible bible the ix let tal fat production when the butter market Is highest kelember tw Ve Lember butterfat bulter fat often sells for 1 1 to 15 cents per pound higher than the butterfat butler fat sold in may and june tills means bigger profits grofils iro fils for the same labor the majority of our creameries crea meries merles have a surplus of butter during the months und and it Is necessary for or them to consign some of this surplus to the large central markets at a sacrifice in price says mr arey therefore they cannot pay the farm er as much for his fut fat during this season during the hie winter months however most of tile the creameries crea meries run short of butterfat and cannot produce enough butter to fill local demanda deni ind A little more bore attention to the breeding period of cows ou on tile part pan of their owners would correct this trouble and make possible a greater annual income per cow |