The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-01
State University Speakers
Seek to Raise Grade Of
Cattle in the State.
SEE BIG LOSS TO FARMERS
Speakers at Madison Claim Both Pro-
ducers and Consumers Will be Bene-
flied by the Breeding OF Pure Strains
of Cattle in Wisconsin.

Speaking on Fundamental Inter
ests in Country Life" to the ministers
and church workers attending the
Summer School of Religion, at Madi
son, DR.. A. S. Alexander of the College
of Agriculture, of the University of
Wisconsin on July II, 1912, offered a
new and practical suggestion which
deserves the immediate and earnest
consideration of all who are interested
in the welfare Of country communities.
"It is alleged, y said he, that
more than so per cent of the bulls in
use in the dairy districts Of Wiscon-
sin are grades and scrubs. This la
inevitable state Of affairs indicates
plainly that the results of forty or
more years of writing, talking, teach
ing, preaching and persuading against
the use of such undesirable makes are
unsatisfactory and that some practical
plan Of actual Improvement should
now be introduced. Only by the gem
eral use of pure bred dairy breed bulls
can dairy cows be graded up and i'm
proved in quantity and quality of
milk production The general use Of
such bulls and employment of better
methods of feeding and management
would in a comparatively short time
increase the present yearly average
butter production of the Wisconsin
cow from IT'S to $50 pounds or more.
Two top crosses Of pure dairy bred
blood have produced grade COW that
yielded $50 pounds (101a tubs) butter
in one year. Some scrub cows pro-
duce only 80 pounds butter a year. The
IT'S pound butter cow barely pays for
her board and care. The 80 pound but
ter COW is kept at an actual loss. Only
profitable cows should be kept.
! Pure bred bulls would be used
were they everywhere available. They
are not available now. They should
everywhere be made available. This
should be accomplished by the use of
creamery company capital. 1t would
be legitimate and profitable invest
ment of capital.
"The parties vitality interested in
this matter are the producer of milk
and the buyer of milk. If the produc-
er had better cows, sired by pure bred
dairy bulls, he would make more and
better milk at greater profit. This
would mean more and better supplies
and better profits for the owners Of
creameries, cheese factories condens-
ing factories, skimming stations and
milk distributing stations.
THE creamery and factory owners
should buy pure bred bulls and main
tain them where they can readily be
used. by their patrons. The service
fees, calculated at cost, could be de-
Quoted from the patrons creamery
checks. The danger of disease being
spread by the bulls would be slight
and easily prevented by sanitary pre-
cautions. All male calves produced
should be Evealed All heifers should
again be mated with pure bred sires.
Continuous grading up should b. done
and no cross breeding practiced.
Such introduction Of pure bred
bulls would quickly eliminate grade
and scrub bulls, set the right example.
encourage owners of dairy herds to
own and use pure bred bulls and in
time lead to the ownership of pure
bred dairy cows by the creamery com
panies. Wisconsin needs and should
put into practical use every pure bred
dairy bull produced in her domain.
Hundreds of such bulls are now sold
out of the state each year. The plan
proposed would lead to the home use
of all of the bulls we produce.
Let US stop merely advising the
cow owner TO use a pure bred bull.
place pure bred bull where he can
use it and then get him to use il. If
this is done improvement will be sure,
rapid and profitable.