Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-25
HOLSTEINS IN
YEARLY MEET
HELD AT VESPER FRIDAY-WAs
VERY SUCCESSFUL GATHERING
Main Address by MIR. Giilett Of Rosen
da e-lmig Reelected President.

The annual meeting OF the Central
Wisconsin Holstein-ErIesian bree4 e.
association. al. Vesper Friday.was wei
attended and one.ofthe. most. interest
ing and enjoyable gatherings IN the
history OF the association.
The meeting was called to order al
II o'clock by President c. Il. Lmig,
Of Junction Csty- w. h. Ludwig,
vice president and manager OF the
Vesper Wood Manufacturing com
pany, delivered the ADDRESS Of vel
come. The response was made by the
president, who, IL concluding, in
grOuuced the main speaker, W. J.
Giuet OF RosendaIe, president OF
the Wisconsin State HOIstein-Frie-
sian Breeders association. lie spoke
Oh various phases OF the H0Istein
COW, telling OF her origin, her rise
into popularity, what and what not
10 consider III breeding, develop
meut and care, the main points that
distinguish the different types OF the
HOIslelu ana the value OF testing. He
had been interested in HOIsteins Tor
thirty-seyen years. IN his early days
he said, the breeding OF HoIsteins
was looked upon as d standing joke
Tor the reason that she was cOnsidA
cred Improbable, but ne feIt.thank-
Jul that he has lived to see the
day that opened the eyes OF the
scorners to the errors OF their ways.
He had found various causes or
this change, chief among WhIch.Were
local associations and the system OF
official testing. The latter, he point
ed out, furnished an undisputabIe ar
gument OF her superior qualities in
that it proved her ability. AS fur
Their proof OF her superior qualities,
he cited a couple OF instances. where
she won trophies intended Tor Jer-
seys. He held that she was charac-
teIistic OF the country from which
she hailed, Holland thrifty, ener-
getic and productive. Among other
things Mr.. GuIett sounded q WARM
ing against trying for seven and thlr-
ty-day recorus, saying that the meth
cd employed Ior such honOrs, resting
a. COW several months ana then press
ing her to The limit, was injurious
To her constitutional iigor and the
persisteucy oil the how OF milk be
ing a drain upon her reserve ener-
gy.
I. +. Vannedom, the Well known
breeder OF tins city, spoke on the
subject OF Testing AssOciations.an
testing" He gave statistics that in
dicated Wisconsin has over one
million dairy COWS amd that half Oh
them did not pay for their board. He
explained that the testing may be
done by the dairyman personally Dy
providing himself with record sheets
such as are printed ut printing OF
mces, but as it involves con
siderable time and juggling OF zig
ures, an extra duty, Of which a far
mer already has u sufficiency, h,
advised that the testing be done
under the auspices OF an association
Tor that purpose. III this way, ht
pointed out. a man VIII know exactI.
where he stands, whether he i
losing or making money ON hi
COWS.
other speakers We're J.F. Schmidt
a prominent breeder near Arpin ,wh
was loud in the praise OF the Hol
stein, declaring that if she is ca
pabIe OF making a success out Of IL
inexperienced dairyman, as was III
case. she is the COW to tie to- Prot
w. W. Clark OF the Agricultuar
school, who recommended officia
testing of cows, told of results oil
tanned and urged the dairyman t
join the county association founde
for that purpose. DR.. Y. P. Norton Q
Grand Rapids, a veterinarian, VIII
spoke on the merits and reliability {
new tuberculin test, and Rev. I
d. Pec5ham of Grand Rapids, VIII
told of his experience with tn
black and white" COW. f. Wanna