Show selection of dairy cow Is of much importance discussing the selection of a dairy cow in relation to pedigree an expert pert says that tho the most important point to study was the production of the dam ilow how much milk had she given what was lier her butterfat percentage length of la lactation was inherited lierl he ted and should always be considered when the only statement concerning cern ing the dam was wag that she gave five gallons n day or merely the full of two palls the only other animal in the pedigree that warranted close examination in regard to productivity was the dam of the theslie thes sire lre of odthe the heifer tile they V were thinking of buying statistical ana analysis lyls as well as as the experiences of practical men seemed to justify them in looking no farther for these two the dam on tile the one side and the paternal grand dam on the other reflected the productivity of the remaining ancestors milk yield however must always b be e considered in re relation to environment |