Show improving dairy herds by following records almost every herd hus has unprofitable producers and the sooner these animals are weeded out the th e easier it la is for other improvement factors such as feeding and breeding to show their effect says say 7 13 parker associate dairy hu husbandman bandman united states department part ment of agriculture who has prepared a brief publication on improving in dairy herds marked improvement nt in ali the e herd Is difficult to obtain he be says say unless records are kept for accurately determining the production of individual cows their feed consumption and econ economy oiny of production these may consist of private records obtained by cow testing circles or clubs or records kept by dalry dairy herd improve ment meet associations at the present time where dalry daliy bera improvement associations are practical they furnish by far tile the best method of keeping records using such records ns as a guide the farmer with the help of the tester ts Is able to figure out better methods of it feeding care and management all cows that do not respond profitably to intelligent feeding are eliminated and careful attention given to prot lems of breeding A copy 0 of f leaflet N 19 L improving dairy herds may be obtained by writing to the united states depart mat int of agriculture washington DC |