Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-05

ASSOCIATION MEETING
Second Meeting of Fulton County Hol-
stein-Ftesian Association Held at
Court House Splendid Attendance
of Progressive Dairymen-Member.
ship Increased-Aggressive Action
Taken-Practical Address by Prof.
Err, of o. S. u.

In spite of the annoyances and
financial losses due to the Foot and
Mouth disease epidemic, there was a
very enthusiastic crowd of Holstein
breeders and dairymen present at a
meeting OF the County Holstein- Erie
sian Association last SATURDAY.. 1t
was the second meeting of this or
ganization, and the interest that is
being manifested surely portends a
rapid development of the dairy in
dustry in this county. The member
ship was increased to 43. However,
there are many more breeders and
dairymen who should belong to this
association. Whether they join or not,
they are bound to receive. benefits in
directly, but the larger the member
ship the more benefit such an organi-
zation will be to the community.
Whether owning any pure bred cattle
or not, every one interested in the
dairy business is invited to become a
member.
At the morning session last Satur-
day about 40 were present. After
the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting, the general topic of "How
can this organization be most helpful
to its members" was discussed. Among
the suggestions offered were the fol-
lowing: a. That there be an exhibit
made at the County. Fair by the
members collectively. Mr.. Fraker of
the Fair Association assured the CO.
operation of the members of the
Fair Board. (2) That there be held
an annual auction sale. This would
do much to advertise the County as a
Holstein center. 81 That meetings be
held at various farms in the county
during the summer months to which
every one would be invited to come
and bring their dinner and spend the
day inspecting the herd of the farm
and comparing notes. =:
In the afternoon there were nearly
one hundred present, including repre-
sentatives from all parts Of the coun-
ty, and also from Henry and Williams
counties. Mr.. Connell, of Fayette,
who has had the misfortune to have
five head of his choice cattle quaran-
tined at Chicago since the Dairy
Show last October, gave an interesting
account of the way these $50 pure
bred cattle contracted the Foot and
Mouth disease and how they had been
cared for. All have apparently re-
covered from the infection, but it is
still an open question whether it will
be safe to return these. cattle to the
various herds to which they belong.
| Prof. Err, head of the dairy depart
ment of the Ohio State University was
| then introduced and spoke for nearly
two hours to- a most attentive au-
dience. It was a talk that no one in
terested in dairy cattle could afford
to miss. Prof. Err is a most pleasing
speaker and his ideas are practical.
He is recognized throughout the Unit
ed States as an authority on this sub
ject. 5
/ During his talk he touched upon the
work of the State Dairy Mems As
sociation in prosecuting the oleo manu-
facturers. He also urged that every
one cooperate in stamping out the
/ Foot and Mouth disease. It is q
i dangerous disease in spite of the fact
that only per cent die directly from
1 the disease. Nevertheless, it costs
the dairymen of Germany and France
$4,000 per head per year because of
the ravages of the disease. His adj
vice was to stamp it out at any cost
/ The most interesting part of his
address was a plea for better cows.
He told of the new record made by
o. C. Barber's Guernsey COW as an
ILLUSTRATION of what the dairy cow is
lcapable. This worlds record cow pro-
duced in 365 days on official test 1898
! lbs, of butter fat, or almost 1400 lbs.
of commercial butter.
In Ohio today there are 8 cows that
have produced $50 pounds of butter
fat in a year. There are but 16 such
cows in the world. No other state or
nation has more than two. There is
a herd of cows in Ohio that are MAX
ing over 1000 pounds of butter each
in one year. There is also a herd of
lib tested cows that average 7O2
pounds of butter The main thing is
greater economic production in the
dairy herds. To increase the general
average is the goal of the progress
sive dairy man. The official test is
the means to this end. At present
1000 cows. are being tested in Ohio an
nually. 118 men are employed at
$500 per day for actual time. From
creamery and condensory statistics in
, Ohio, 1000 cows average 4500 pounds
of milk per year. The average cost
for feed is $500, labor $24.00, and
, interest on investment and equipment
= taxes, veterinary services, deprecia-
! ton, etc., brings the total expense UP
= to $110. Deducting the value of cali
and the manure, leaves a net cost Of
about $4,000. Somebody is surely
: keeping cows at loss, for the mar
whose cows give 5000 pounds produces
. milk at cost of "a cents per gallon
The cow that produces the largest
> quantity of milk and fat is unquestion.
ably the most profitable, regardless
> of the cost of feed.
? Prof. Err then urged the use of bet
: ter bulls in Fulton County. He ask
t ed the question, "What is a bull
. WORTH" Sometimes the bull is hal
i the herd, sometimes he is not any
: part of the herd and sometimes he i!
the whole herd. He then gave tn,
e results of breeding experiments at tn,
n Missouri State University. The,
e started with herd of cows averag
e ing but 218 pounds of butter fat pc
: year.
n The daughters of these cows out o
the next bull averaged 224 pounds.
I The daughters of another sire aver
+ aged 278 pounds.
The daughters of the next bull aver
= aged 219 pounds.
9 The daughters of the next bull aver
q aged 384 pounds.
n And the daughters of the next bul
: brought the average to PIT pounds.
n Figuring this out in dollars an,
It cents, the bull that brought the aver
age up to 3S4 pounds made an increas
il ed production of $1,000 per year on
It herd of 80 head. Further than this
l. 35 per cent of the dams of his daugh
r. ters that were tested averaged 25
o pounds of fat. IS per cent. of hi
n daughters were tested and average
,r 450 pounds of fat. He was the sir