Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-03-20
FARM zN1 AN, ORCHARD
Notes and Instructions from Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
~ Oregon and Washington Specially Suitable Pacific Conditions
Farmers May Easily Have
Registered Dairy Cattle

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis-There are approximately 5000
members of the Holstein- Fresian
association in the United States, and
only 80 of the number are in Oregon.
While it is true that the Holstein
breed has not received the attention
that some of the other dairy breeds
have, there are great many Holstein
cattle, pure bred and high grade, in
the state; far more than enough to
account for the three score member
ships in the great organization. The
poor showing seems to be due to the
unorganized condition Of the industry
rather than to the scarcity of Holsteins.
AS compared with the other Pacific
Coast states Oregon again fails to
make fiattering showing. Washing
ton has fully twice as many members
as Oregon, and California has more
than four times as many. British Co.
lumbia has but five members and AL
berta but one. The main Holstein
belt as developed to the present time,
is pretty we'll defined, running along
the Middle and Northern sections of
the United States.
Within this belt the industry is de-
veloped marvelously in many places.
New York has a membership in the
association of about 100. Wisconsin
is next, with about 900, and other
Upper Mississippi states make almost
as good showing. And really re-
markable development is indicated in
the small New England states, some
of which have memberships running
along into the hundreds. Missouri,
Texas and some other Southern states,
furnish a good many members of the
association.
These members have admitted 49,
600 cows and $50 bulls to advanced reg
istry. For this registry three things
are required: The COW must make an
official record of butterfat production
during a seven-day test; her dam
must have been in the advanced regis
try; and her sire must have four
daughters in the advanced registry.
The benefits of the association are
many. Members test their cows and
learn which are profitable and which
are not. The breeder desirous of i'm
proving the dairy ability of his herd
knows precisely which animals to Sc
lect for breeding, and is able to dem
onstrate their worth to his customers
and neighbors. He also raises the
standard of the breed and thereby
makes his own individuals more valu-
able. When the testing is properly
done it increases the value of his
cows, since the official tester is able
oftentimes to make valuable sugges-
tions for developing the dairy qualities
of the cows tested.
A good many dairymen and farmers
wish to make tests for. the advanced
registry and for other purposes, but
do not know how to begin. Assist
ance will be given as far rs possible
by the Dairy department of the Ore
gon Agricultural college through
the extension division. Any respon-
sible group of dairymen or farmers
may secure this assistance by making
application. Expert dairymen will be
sent to assist in organizing associa-
tions in any dairy community, regard
less of the breed of cattle used, and
provide for carrying on the work Of
testing and recording.