Image 1 of The Harlem news (Harlem, Mont.), November 4, 1932

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A Constmctive Newspaper TWENTYNINTH YEAR BELKNAP HERD FIRST IN MILK PRODUCTION BOARDING SCHOOL DAIRY HERD RANKS HIGH IN INDIAN SER VICE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIA TION COMPETING WITH 73 OTHER HERDS The herd of Holstein cows at Belknap Boarding School ranked first in the Indian Service Dairy Herd Improve ment Association for milk production last month There are 73 herds in this association located at various Indian Agencies schools and hospitals thru out the United States Belknap herd topped the list for Sep tember with an average production of 11044 pounds of milk per cow This average is based on the entire herd of 24 cows three of which were dry dur ing the month Myrtle a registered cow gave 2131 pounds of milk which is an aver age of over 71 pounds per day or nearly nine gallons Pauline another registered cow produced 1894 pounds during the month The herd has been closely enllcd the past year to eliminate the poor pro ducers By keeping accurate records of production and feed costs the un profitable cows were soon weeded out which resulted in fewer cows needed and less feed cost for the same amount of milk Many Montanans Expected To Register