Show by y dr L D legear V S st laou mo czis is a grad graduate of ontario veterinary college e 1892 thirty eight t years J urinary work authority on diseases f ud raising colva I 1 other livestock und poul try Nationally known leo lee writer and author dairying Is tho la a gest revenue producing department of the livestock ludu stry of 0 the united states the products made from milk of our dalry dairy cows which include butter cheese ICO ice beani am milk powdered milk etc amounts to wore more than 4 billion dollars annually which la in our greatest industry dus tiry there them are approximately 22 millious bous ot of dairy cows including belf erb era two years old or over oa an farms in the united states of this number about one thil d of these cows are loafers and are kept on our farms arms at 0 a loss about one third break even that is they make u maney tn oney and one third wae a e good profit producers it if only on dathe ot the cows on our banns lai ina aro are making money to the tha owners it la is van kcf y essential to know how to select a good dairy cow buy the best beat and breed them better tt r Is the glogau ol of a leading br jersey ey breeder this slogan la in my estl matlou Is the best one that I 1 ever saw or heard those eaven words word 3 mean more to the of our dairy herds than any words chati that I 1 have ever seen been rou grouped ped together cheap cattle aro are seldom a bargain deep bodied cows with good type and alef floity ity of CaPaC capacity are the most profitable to owners cattle of this quality may cost more but the profits flom r om the sale rate of milk and surplus stock ore are much greater it pays to buy the best and breed them better what la is a dairy cow wor dortht th this thia ag ie a question that I 1 am ofton asked and there is 13 but one answer wad that Is that she Is valuable in proportion i to her production in the milk pall pail one cow may not be worth her keep at aid ld another may be worth or more there are two ways ot of deciding a COW B s value one ts is to buy her and aad see it she ehe pays her h er way and in inte est on the investment and the other Is to see her ricord record as made li in a cow testing association or on official teat by the breed association A cow testing association record la Is more mao likely to found and may be considered consider ed tete tebe liable the cow Is the hardest worked animal ou the farm she must have a strong constitution to produce la gely persistently and profitably constitution Is indicated by large opec well distended nostrils by well sprung fore ribs and deep heart girth signifying room toe fa large heart and lungs lunga also by largeness lar genesa ot of windpipe and breadth of ch chest chast ast A cow caw uever pr produces a pound of milk from anything other than feed and water other things being equal the more imore reed feed a cow eats the greater will be he yield in milk therefore rhe it Is essential that a cow have capacity which is indicated by a larye mouth jaws jabb and a large abdomen denoting a good feeder she must have a body that I to ia a deep and long with well bp uns ung ribs far apart wad and a wedge shapel shape conformation A good dalry dairy cow must have what Is as aa dairy temperament tempera meint which determines whet whether lia she isla Is a worker or a loafer this Is indicative by a broad well dished face and a large bright V eminent staring eye A dairy cow should not put on too much fat along ter her back wad aid she ehe must have haro wide Dromi prominent nent hips bips she have good blood circulation tor for ew carrying crying food nutrients from the digestive system to the udder where these nutrients we aj e converted lato malk malic and butterfat A good circulation Is indicated by prominent velna veins on the tha udder wad aud large crooke and alts tic milk veins A good dairy cow must musi lave have the ability which gives g ivea bee the power of manufacturing milk and butterfat efficiently Is indicated by an aa udder of good quality texture that Is wag and broad between thin well wall arched thighs the udder also should baing high behind and should be ca castled tied well forward I 1 recommend bull circles or bull as the chea cheapest peist way wad oud a 4 good way to build up the quality ot of dairy cows in any community mi ralty the very best bulls available should be used asid toe fu breeding I 1 most heartily endorse the work of cow testing associations tor for lu in those these cow testing associations complete records ot of the milk produced wad and the teed feed consumed we ace kept thus the farmer to market his hie unprofitable cows cowa at tho the end of the cow testing test lnig year |