Show cows with records are decreasing in number pure bred dairy cows of good type and nd with high official records are actually getting hard to find the shortage according to roy T barris supervisor of wisconsin dairy tests Is caused by the fact that since 1920 there lias has been a marked decrease in official testing up to that time there was an abundance of tested animals but as the demand for pure bleds slackened with the change in economic conditions many bi breed eed ers era discontinued advanced registry testing the oversupply of animals with records Is no longer evident de dc blared harris barris in fact there Is an actual shortage of animals combining desirable form with even good advanced registry backing this situation indicates thattie that I 1 he most opportune time to start or renew testing Is right this year winter months are particularly favorable for starting cows on test especially to make bedl official records cows freshening in the fall produce as much as 15 to 20 per cent more milk and butterfat bulter fat than those calving in the summer another advantage of starting the test in the fall or winter Is that on many farms plenty of help Is generally avol lable to care for the cows when production Is highest in short me testing ranging from seven to thirty days the abe best records are usually made in the winter |