The Evaluation

Abstract

Dr. Allenstein, friends of the dairy cow, it is true I am a dairy farmer. I am in the sale business, a cow jockey and a few other things but far from a speaker!

I have had to get my knowledge about the dairy cow from others and from personal experience and observation. If I have had any success in my day in the dairy cattle business, I must give a great amount of credit to the knowledge I gained from the men in your profession. It has been my good fortune over the years in working across the country in the sale business and before that as a test milker, as a herdsman, to meet probably ·some of the greatest men in your profession. It has been a terrific help 126 to me and I wish that all herdsmen and farmers could have the same experience. It has been a great help to me, especially in herd management, in the sale management business and in the cattle trading business too. ·Times have changed since my day. I do think that the veterinary profession has improved itself. It improved the dairy picture more than any other profession in the agricultural field. I personally feel this way. My interest lies in the purebred dairy industry. I started as a 4-H boy and had a 4-H calf and stayed with it. I do want to just take a little bit of credit and give credit to you people and the registered dairy people.