Show improving dairy herds by following records A almost every herd has bus unprofitable producers and the sooner these animals are weeded out the easier it la Is for other improvement factors juchas suc hns feeding and breeding to show their effect dayss J U D parker associate dairy husbandman united stat states es department part ment of agriculture who has fins prepared it a brief publication on improving dairy herds marked improvement in the herd Is difficult to obtain lie he says unless records are kept for accurate accurately ly determining the production of individual cows their feed consumption and conomy economy of production th these ese may consist of private records record obtained by cow testing circles or clubs or records kept by dalry dairy herd improve ment associations at the present time owe where dairy herd berd improvement associations are practical they furnish by tar far the best method of keeping records aring such records as a guide the farmer with the help of the tester Is able to figure out better methods of T feeding care and management all cows that do not respond profitably to intelligent feeding ceding are elimina eliminated eliminates tej and careful attention given to problems of bf breeding A copy of leaflet N 19 L fulp improving rov dairy herds may be obtained by writing to tile united states deport depart tuat of agriculture washington D DC C |