Show experimental FARN FARM COW PRODUCES POUNDS OF 4 MILK IN EIGHT COMPLETE LACTATION PERIODS fa a X X sa I 1 I 1 purina farm cow no her fine calving and milk production record graphically ethically illustrates the necessity of proper feeding and con while dry she has no nanie name just a number she is known only as cow no in the purina furina experimental farm herd at gray summit missouri Alis yet old is making a real name lor herself by lier her contributions to the cause of building longer nail milking king life and higher production tn in dairy cows now in her twelfth year she has dropped her ninth calf and produced a total of lbs ibs of milk in 8 complete lactations according to meade summers manager of purina mills dairy daily department backed by so fine a record says summers cow is definitely able to tell dairymen what it takes to increase the profitable milking span of a dairy cows life and cut down costly herd replacements due to breakdown or prematurely worn out animals down and up again in 1931 cow produced lbs ibs of milk but in 1932 she dropped back to lbs ibs because for experimental purposes she was not conditioned on any special dry cow ration during her dry period after her 1932 milking year she was put on dry and freshening chow experimental ration and each year since then she has been conditioned on dry and freshening chow during her dry period her production records have been consistently high since that time year tear Lb lbs ibs fat 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1933 taking in the figures of her first two lactations this makes a total of lbs ibs of milk yielding lbs ibs butterfat a lifetime fat test of 4 and ashes still going strong she has bred regularly year after year and her nine calves have all been normal and vigorous this all points to one of the most important steps in dairy herd management namely the importance of proper feeding during the dry period says summers |