Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-10
HOLSTE|N
LEADS FOR NOVEMBER
Josie, Owned by g. II. Barclay, Pro-
duces 1867 Pounds of Milk and
05.4 Pounds of Butterfat,
Leading Field of $40
Cows

Josie" Holstein COW owned by
c. H. Barclay, the Pullman dairy
man, won the honors in the Novem-
Der tests of the Whitman County
Cow Testing association, producing
1867 pounds of milk during the 30
day period, which tested Az per cent
month Of 65.4 pounds of butterfat.
At the prevailing prices for butter
fat Josie" brought her owner
$19.62 during the month, and the
cost of her feed. according to the
records, was less than IS, showing
profit of nearly SIS on the one
cow for the month.
The records were compiled by A.
j. Lashbrook, field agent In dairy
ing, U. s. Dept. Of Agriculture, State
College, and Noel Buchanan, official
tester for the association, and show
some interesting facts.
During November, % of the 310
cows included in the organization
produced over 40 pounds of butter
fat, very creditable record for this
time of the year. Below are given
the names and owners of the IL
highest producing COWS, each OF
which made over As pounds of but
terfat:
Josie, a Holstein, owned by G. H.
Barclay of Pullman-1157 pounds
milk, testing AZ per cent; 65.4
pounds butter fat.
Golden Queen Ideen, Holstein,
owned by G. Wurgler of Pullman
1858 pounds Of milk, testing 4.3 per
cent; 54.3 pounds Of butterfat.
Queen, a Holstein, owned by G.
H. Barclay Of Pullman-118b
pounds of milk, testing As per cent;
1913 pounds of butterfat.
Miss Ormsby Artis, Holstein,
owned by s. W. Shoemaker of Gar
field-1305 pounds Of milk testing
SO per cent; 5O19 pounds of but
terfat.
Pauline, a Holstein owned by j.
c. Graham of Palouse--1149 pounds
of milk, testing AZ per cent; 49.3
pounds of butterfat
Grade ", Jersey, owned by A.
G. Woodward of Fairbanks-1140
pounds of milk, testing 4.3 per cent;
40 pounds of butterfat.
Alta Hengerveld DeKol Ormsby, a
Holstein, owned by C. II. Barclay of
Pullman-1311 pounds of milk.
testing 81 per cent; 48.5 pounds OF
butterfat.
Jennie, Holsten, owned by G. II.
Barclay of Pullman-1143 pounds
of milk, testing AZ per cent; AZ
pounds OF butterfat.
Mermaid a Jersey, owned by J. G.
Graham of Palouse--849 pounds OF
milk, testing 5,5 per cent; 46 pounds
OF butterfat.
Grade XVIII, a Jersey, owned by
A. G. Woodward of Fairbanks-837
pounds of milk, testing 55 per cent;
As pounds OF butterfat.
Grade XXIV, a Jersey, owned by
A. G. Woodward of Fairbanks-90S
pounds of milk, testing per cent;
ASP pounds of butterfat.
Mermaid a high grade Jersey,
owned by j. c, Graham of Palouse,
holds front rank in the association
with a production of nearly $50
pounds Of butter to date, in the first
nine months of her lactation period,
and proved her persistency as milk
producer by giving $40 pounds OF
milk and 46.7 pounds Of butterfat in
November.
The Official tester makes the
rounds each month, spending from
one to two days at each herd, where
he weighs the milk from each COW
and tests it, as we'll as keeping
record Of the cost Of feed. The COW
testing association acts as detect
i've agency in ferreting out the I'M
profitable cows so they may be elm
mated from the herd, and in estab-
fishing authenticated records of the
good cows.