FARM AND DAIRY.
THE VALUE OF CULLING
The value of ctiiling a herd by the means of Babcock test is very much underated by tiie average dairyman Read this and think, Mr Dairyman. A farmer in thg Stratford district thought he would test his here), and keep a simple of milk front each cow lor iq consecutive clays, with the result that the lowest gave 61b. butter fat for the period,—tl;e highest Test yours, and see how you aland. In another case a man was about to sell ten of his cow*, so he said, and was culling them out, when a friend dropped in and questioned the wisdom of culling without first testing. It was agreed to delay the culling for a week. purjng this time a composite test was taken, when, to the man's great surprise, he found he was disposing of his ten best cows. The truth of this story is vouched for by a wcfl known breeder of Ayvshires tu Ike Ratapiko district.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81894, 26 November 1906, Page 2
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167FARM AND DAIRY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81894, 26 November 1906, Page 2
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