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Show Five Cows On A Farm Much has been said and written concerning con-cerning the advisability of keeping a few good cows on every farm. General Gen-eral statements advising such a course are more or less effective, but a more definite illustration recently set forth by a country banker, is even more convincing. He declared that if each farmer in his county had five good cows, and cold the milk or cream which they produced, pro-duced, the cash returns would do these things in a year: Pay the farmer's state and county taxes. Pay his automobile license and buy-two buy-two new tires. Provide a $40 kitchen cabinet, a $5C sewing machine and a $40 suite of furniture for the farm home, and school books for the children.. Clothe a farm family of five persons. Buy $50 worth of paint for the farm buildings. Besides doing all these, the fertilizer fertiliz-er produced would increase the soil fertility of the farm, and the farmer would in addition have all his calves for sale or for keeping to augment his herd. In most communities any farmei who has a good reputation for honesty hones-ty and industry can borrow the money, mon-ey, If necessary, with which to buy hi? five cows, because bankers are generally gener-ally glad to encourage the introduction of more dairy cows into their territory. |