Improving Dairy Herds.
The fundamental steps to be taken in improving dairy herds may be stated as follows:—
1. Take advantage of variation. While the tendency of nearly all cows raised is to become average cows, a number fall below and a few reach a yield of 500, 600 or even TOO pounds of butter. 2. Those above the average should be carefully selected and bred with care and judgment. 3. While the test must be used to detect variatoion and make selections, it is needed particularly to test the progeny, to determine whether the good qualities of the parent have been perpetuated, and to see if any improvement in the offspring has been made. 4. Feed, care, and management are of the highest importance. Having been carefully selected and having stood the test, the cow must be well fed and cared for if their good qualities are to be retained and improved.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 122, 14 January 1909, Page 3
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153Improving Dairy Herds. King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 122, 14 January 1909, Page 3
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