Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1914 — MANY ADVANTAGES IN KEEPING RECORD [ARTICLE]

MANY ADVANTAGES IN KEEPING RECORD

Dairyman Is Enabled to Weed Out His Herd and Retain Only Money Makers. i Accurate records of each cow’s milk yield enable us to weed out the herd and retain only the money makers. They serve as a tab on the milkers. If the cows are not milked clean the fact is discovered* Poor milking by hired help is discouraged, and the drying off from imperfect milking reduced to a minimum. The cow’s daily record is an excellent barometer of her physical condition. Derangements are more quickly discovered and checked, and better methods of feeding are encouraged. Both owners and help are stimulated to increase the product, and It educates them in the matter of dairy economy. • They induce better business methods in the management of the business, a place where business methods have been too long ignored. They serve as an excellent guide in selecting heifers that are to be raised to replace the cows we annually (US' card from the herd. C. M. S.