Show producing ability one of the most important factors in considering the problem of iacre increasing s dairy farm profits la Is the producing ability of the cow there Is but slight difference in this respect between the cows of the various dairy breeds but there Is a great difference between the poorest and best cows within each breed the average south dakota dairy cow produces less than pounds of butterfat in a year at a profit of about 30 each increase of 50 pounds in annual fat production brings with it an increase of 15 in profit A pound cow will return 75 profit and a pound cow will make a profit of the united states department of agriculture Is the aut authority bority for the statement that one cow producing pounds of fat will produce as much profit in a year as a herd of 14 cows each producing pounds of fat dakota farmer |