ADVANTAGES OF MILS TESTING
1 The advantages to be ,4 frommilk testing, are , many.- f? V A; in- the Rhodesian Agricultural >j;Jpurnal includes the . following - in«his list:—• .. .. , Milk records indicate, to. ns the poorest cows and those which do not pay for their feed. ... -..AAc.i: They prevent pnr. best cows from being sold or slaughtered. _ , . They help us to discover great differences in cows as regards persistency in milk-flow, ■ - They help us to notice variations' in yield, and argue us to seek for the cause of theso variations. .. They enable us to bring in larger returns from fewer cows. They help us to build up a -xptofliable herd quickly, because heifers, from the best cows only are kept astho basis. A great stimulus to excel is received when records aro' compared with those of other farmers. - • ■ Employees take a great interest in records. Consequently the cows under their charge get better attention. They increase the pleasure and interest in farming. Financially, tho keeping of. milk records is of great benefit.. Young bulls are frequently sold at much higher prices if "milk records of their dams are available than they otherwise would have been.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3579, 9 April 1927, Page 11
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193ADVANTAGES OF MILS TESTING Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3579, 9 April 1927, Page 11
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