The Redwood gazette., 1916-03-01

11edou1eI, OudS. 1OrDefC, dec-
tor. Directors elected were
Eric Vikingson, Bird Island
Rud. Stensvad, Redwood Falls
Anton Melvold, Fairfax, and AL
bin Anderson, Revere.
The meeting was called to or
der shortly after 1O:3O in the
morning by A. D. Stewart,
chairman of the temporary or
ganization. w. E. Morris, the
county agent of Renville coun-
ty, and Ralph Loomis of The
Farmer, St. Paul, responded to
the address of welcome given by
H. A. Baldwin. Short talks were
made by representative men of
Redwood county. Upon motion
the chair appointed a nominat-
ing committee. Adjournment
was then taken to the dining
room of the Presbyterian church
where very satisfactory din
ner provided by the citizens Of
Redwood Falls was served by the
Presbyterian ladies. One hun
dred and fifty people sat down
to dinner. A four-piece orches-
ira played throughout the meal.
Program
Immediately after dinner, the
program was taken up at the
Court House. President Lem
decker of the Renville County
Swine Breeders Association was
not able to fill his advertised
place on the program on account
of illness. DR.. G.. S. Weaver of
the Bureau of Animal Industry
force in Renville county spoke
on hog cholera control. There
were only "A cholera outbreaks
in Renville county last year as
compared to GIG the year be-
fore, said DR.. Weaver. In the
two years of Government work
in Renville county, over $4,000
hogs have been vaccinated. Of
we'll upon treatment but expos
ed to the disease, SO out of ev-
cry 100 were saved. Even better
results were accomplished in
preventing the spread of disease.
Professor w. A. McKerrow of
University Farm spoke on COW
testing associations, telling how
to bring about more profitable
dairying. Denmark organized
the first COW testing association
Il years ago. Since the organi-
zation of the first COW testing
association in that country the
average annual production of
butter fat per cow in that coun-
try has been raised 10 pounds.
Now there are 300 COW testing
associations in Denmark.
Testing Associations
The first COW testing associa-
tion was organized in the United
States in 1906. Minnesota
alone, now has 16 COW testing
associations. In general, there
should be at least 1926 COWS in
the territory Of a COW testing
association, distributed in not
more than 26 herds. The 26
farmers, or less, entering in
to a COW testing association,
agree to pay $3.50 per COW per
year for each cow in their herd.
A tester is employed by the cow
testing association, who spends
one day each month on each
farm representing to the asso-
citation, weighing the grain and
the roughage given such COW,
and the milk produced by each
cow. The milk is tested and the
value of the feed consumed end
milk produced is figured for
each COW by the tester. Wheth-
er the cow is making the own
er profit is then determined.
Since there are not over 26 farm
ers in one association, the test
er makes the rounds of the
farms once each month.
The COW testing association is
a business like feature of mod
ern farming. No farmer likes
to keep an Improbable cow at
the expense of the moneymak-
ers. Systematic testing elimin-
ates the boarder cow.
Haugdahl Talks
Mr.. Sam Haugdahl of the Fox
River Butter Company talked
most interestingly on cream
grading. with the old whole
milk system" said Mr.. Haug-
dahl, grading was not neces-
sary. Patrons were obliged to
bring their milk sweet so it
could not clog the separator"