Macon beacon., 1916-06-09
" Cow Testing Associations
AXE for Larger Dairy Profits


lat are contributing to profitable
airy development I would say
nat the COW testing association is
he leading one. 1t is the one
factor that puts dairy production
upon a business basis. 1t is the
one means by which dairyman
may know whether he is in the
business for pleasure or for profit.
Wherever COW testing associations
are formed, an element of per,
mauency is given to the dairy in,
dustry; better systems of feeding
. dairy cows prevail; better bred
Rfires are invariably purchased
Che men who are members and
sreceiT1e of these influences become
oetter' farmers, better producers,
and sbetter "all round' citizens.
nIA COW testing association is
Ymerely an organization of men
who own and milk COWS, organ
lied for the purpose of determin-
'ug profits and losses, and to de
rmine ways and means of i'm
owing their industry.
The association generally re.
Tres a membership of twenty.
e to thirty COW owners.
The number of cows owned by
h man is not so important, as
/ rules provide that the official
ter shall spend one day each
nth with each and every mem
and he can test large herd
we'll as a small one.
'he business of the official
er is to keep an accurate ac-
1t of every COW listed in the
citation. To secure this data
n members are required to weigh
N milk of each COW every day,
J to take samples whenever re-
\ ed. The tester then tests the
n pie and determines the
mt of milk and butter fat
uced, and the profit or loss Of
COW for the month He ad
', IS on the kind of food to bt
/ and regulates the amount &C
ling to the manner in which
,ow uses it.
IT SMALL COMPARED WITH
BENEFITS
cost of an assosiation can.
e compared with it's value tC
embers. Yet in round mum
amounts to from 81 to s;
COW per year. Practically
jly cost is in the salary o
ester, and this is usually
low for the reason thai
men take hold of the work
,ly to gain experience.
lope the time is not far dis
when the Importance of al
al COW tester will be appreci
/; / more, and that attractive
salaries will be paid and tina
more efficient, better equipped
men will take hold of the work.
/, WHAT ONE WESTERN ASSOCIATION
Y HAS ACCOMPLISHED
I A review of what has been ac
\ complished by a COW testing asso
4 citation in a far western state will
! probab,,, be of interest and LEM
( encouragement to other communi
ties where an association nigh
/ be formed.
u The Richmond Lewiston Utal
! Cow testing Association wa
formed in 1911. The first yea
4 495 COWS produced an average o
I 254 lbs. of butter. fat, which is 81
lbs. of butter.fat higher than tn
average for the county.
There are two reasons for thi
high yield above the average.
z AS is always the case the bes
\ Ndairymen entered the association
and consequently the best COW
vere enrolled.
j The second reason is that befor
first year was completed 10
j we're found to be unproft
and were discarded.
le average income per COY
$3.50. The cost of feed wa
81, giving profit of S45.2
COW. This one lesson mus
II e been a revelation to tn
4 rymen of Utah, for the aver
production of the COWS in tn
is only 140 pounds per COW
he members soon discovere
It forty eight of the best COW
uld make as much money
} of the poorer ones, or or
cd COW would make as muc
,ney as four poor ones, yet
SITS as much to keep a poor co
it does a good one.
Thav learned another valuaD