Show expert tells how to increase milk production of herd uses illustrations notions to show results when proper care caio Is taken food in 1943 Is one of 0 the biggest factors in winning the war milk and milk products stand at the head of needed foods both tor for our fighting forces our allies and at home says say lyman H rich extension dairyman at the U S A 0 logan E efficiency f f in production Is a most important thing both in unit production and total food produced he stated here Is an example every dairyman in southern utah should know one can scarcely conceive of the great difference terence in two herd of dairy cows in total food production pi but datry bafry herd improvement records summarized in washington D C show the following data tor for two herds in the sanpete sevier seler association last year each herd consists of 17 cows herd no 1 produced pounds of milk and 71 18 pounds fat tor for the year total feed cost 1161 feeding 43 liay hay per cow and 23 in grain the herd realized 2293 above abodd teed feed cost or a total of total gross income HP 9 produced pounds of milk and pounds butter tat fat tor for the year the total tofal teed feed cost was just feeding 38 in hay an and donly only grain per cow this herd of cows the same size realized only 1032 above teed feed cost and a total gross income of 1732 yet continued on last page tells hodio how to increase milk Proda production cdon continued from page one ona this Is not a poor herd this farmer still produced 67 pounds butterfat per cow above bie the average of 0 the state in these two herds we seo see the difference of pounds pound 8 I 1 more milk and pounds moie gioie utter cutter fat tor for food during the year in favor of herd no 1 but also while this dairyman spent i more tor for feed princia prin principally cip bially grain he ha received 1261 1201 more ore cash to meet higher prices after paying tor for the feed than did farmer no 2 farmer no 1 not only received the 1261 more moie in cash but marketed at good us more feed through his herd ot of cows one hundred thirty thousand three hundred eighty one pounds of milk means g gallons allons more milk on farm no 1 so BO needed by our government today farmer no 1 Is really sei servine tins his country count rt he has been building his herd through better sties sires tor for years and la is now reaping the benefits of the best of feeding and management practices important to keep in mind in ili 1943 la is plenty of good quality and low cost roughage feed farm grains at least one pound of grain to each five to seven pounds of milk keep the dry cow in good flesh save the best heifert heifers tor for replacements feed young calves more grain and substitute feeds and less milk prevent mas and udder diseases i provide good shelter and plenty of straw for bedding send good products to the dairy plants use sires tested tor for production and join the dairy herd held improvement association so in your you r neighborhood in doing this the dairyman dal iyman will really leally serve seive his country |