The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-30
Justice Is Said To Be Blind and Every Little While Case Rep
COW PROFITS DOUBLED
Says T. G. Bronson of Hardwick in
an Article on Vermont Cow Testing.

The New England Homestead of
Sept. 10, contains an article by T. G..
Bronson of East Hardwick, presi-
dent fthe Vermont Dairyman's as
ISOLATION and quite noted breeder
and dai lyman in this section OF Yer
mont. The article has to do with
COW testing associations and re-
| views the work OF COW testing in
| Vermont for the pas, three years, de
claring that as result Of testing
many diaries have doubled the pro-
| fits returned the owne..
| The Monitor is somewhat surprls-
ed not to find the associations OF Or
| leans county mentioned because Or
| leans county leads in COW testing
| associations. I. ii. Moran of Jeri-
cho, who has charge of COW test as
sociatons in this state under the ag-
| licultural depa 'tment, writes the
| Monitor: Orleans county has more
associations than any other county
| in Vermont" Mr.. Bronson says he
! asked every association In the state
| for n summary of their work but
/ failed to receive replies from sever
al Our associations should take
pains to get all the publicity pos
sibc. Mr.. Bronson says:
1t was the necessity OF a large in
come o. bankruptcy that compelled
the Danish farmer to adopt improy-
ed methods Of dairying and get
more from his COWS, which he did
through what is known as the COW
taetfnn .rsoointinn Tho 90
ing idea has spread TO other Euro
pean countries, until there are thous
ands in Denma Ii, Sweden, Norway,
Germany, Russia, Finland and Hol-
land, with corresponding increase
of profits. The reports of American
investigators in Europe show that
the influence of the COW testing as
sociations has had an uplifting in
fuence on all phases CT farming.
The young people take a lievelier III
terest in the fam and are more con
tent 10 remain in rural communities.
In tho dairios themselves there
has been a steady increase of produc
don and lessening of cost per
pound A notable instance OF this is
in the dairy of August Kinch of Bel
taberga, Sweden. In a herd of 40
cows the milk yield was 1920
pounds, butter fat, 245 pounds. on.
~ 2S Of these cows wee considered
worthy 20 remain in the herd.
From these rs the heiiers were rails.
ed to build up the herd. Ten years
later with 70 cows, the average milk
yield was 1899, an increase of 1876
pounds. Butter fat was 42l pounds
an inc.ease OF 176 pounds. 1t was
figured out that Mr.. kinch was re-
ceiving a clear profit on 70 COWS the
last year over what he had the first
year in the association of $2549. at
cost of less than $40 per year for
testing. What are we doing in
Ame-ica TO increase the yield and
profit? According to the 18th census
the average production of butter fat
per COW was 145 pounds, which Is
too low. The bureau of statistics
of the department of agricultures
report January /, 1910, gave 21.S0l..
GOO milch COWS in the United States.
An increase of one pound of butter 10
cow at 80 cents pound would
bring in sG,54O,30O. What would be
the amount if we had the average OF
the Danes?
Our own Prof. Hills for three
years from the platform OF the Yer.
mont dairymen's association advocat
ed the COW testing association and
tied to put Vermonters ahead" in
this great progressive event. In
1906 the dairyman's association
went so far as to appoint commit
tee to investigate. They were Prof.
J l. Hills, c. r. Smith and c. NJ.
Winslow. They issued seven-page
circular giving the history. benefits
method of starting. etc. Yet it was
nearly four years before the seed
began TO terminate. Prof. Hills
should feel that the seed sown in
seemingly rough and thorny places
had the vitality % the mustard seed.
and is now bringing forth fruit. For
there are, at the present time. as
many associations in Vermont as in
any state.
The first COW testing association
in America was formed at Fremont
Mich, Sept. %, 1905, by young
Dane. who had come to this country
fun OF enthusiasm over the success
OF the work in his own country.
He has done more than anyone
else to develop the spirit of testing
IN the United States. He now has
charge of this wo.k in the dairy di.
vision at Washington. The work
OF the Fremont association shows
gratifying results. The first wear
there was an average OF 1896 pounds
milk and 2l5 pounds butterfat with
profit of 500 per animal. In four
years there was an average of CLIO
pounds milk and 264 pounds fat and
profit of sac, practically doubling
the profit in four years.
In Vermont We have 20 associat.
ions and six have been in existence
three years. asked al the associ.
atoms FOR a summary OF their work.
| received replies from part and
viii give figures on the production
cost Of feed and profit. The reports
do not cover the Same ground in an
cases or the same time.
Averaging the returns from tho
different associations for a state
record. We have milk. 5I92 pounds
testing 4.66 per cent butter fat
making 262 pounds butter. Cos, of
feed was Si4, profit S31. cost per
pound TO make butter. ISIS cents
cost Of loo pounds milk. $50 cents
! find that some associations arc
not getting the full benefit of ~