The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-09-26

Reorganization plans and the annual
election of officers occupied the atten-
ton of the dairy men gathered at the
meeting of the Bull Pioneer Cow Test
ing association held at the home OF
Gustav Kunze Monday evening, says
the Bull Herald. The meeting was
one of the best ever held by the asso-
citation and was marked by enthusiasm
for the coming years work. Eighty
persons, interested in the work OF
the association, we're present.
Gustav Kunze, president of the as
sociation, presided over the meeting
and gave some interesting talks along
the line of dairy work in general and
the benefits of the testing association.
The association was reorganized on
three year basis, the first associa-
tin in the United States to adopt this
plan. The plan of a longer period OF
enrolling has many advantages as was
pointed out at the meeting. 1t saves
the expense and trouble of organizing
every year; it gives the members
three year record, which is many
times more valuable than a one year
record, and it also gives the members
Il
that has been dry but a few days as
against six or seven weeks, which is
considered by most dairymen the pro-
per rest for a COW between lactatlon
periods
w. Z. Meyers, assistant with the
western office of the dairy division at
Salt Lake, was present at the meeting
to reorganize the association. He
was assisted by County Agent Birch
President Kunze and o. T. Roster, the
official tester for the association. Mr..
Meyers, being sick part of the time he
was here, most of the work was ac-
complished by the above men.
Mr.. Meyers gave an interesting talk
on the advantages of the new plan Of
organization and commended the local
dairymen on the fact that ninety per
cent of the old members joined again
| for the three year time. Mr.. Meyers
stated that eastern associations figure
on a fifty per cent loss of membership
at the end of the first year.
Mr. Meyers also said that the de-
partment of dairy husbandry of the
state college desired the bulletin OF
the first years work of the Bull Cow
! Testing Association to use in their
work in the university. Mr.. Meyers
also stated that most likely, Mr.. Kos
ter would be on the program at the
| dairymens convention at Salt Lake,
which is held some time in November,
to explain the methods used in Idaho's
first testing association, and that 1t
would be an excellent plan to send
him to this convention, where the Bull
country would be well advertised as a
premier dairy section.
o. T. Roster, official tester of the
association, gave a brief summary OF
the years work. In his report he men
toned that there were ass cows on the
testers record, and that there will be
complete yearly records on 337 cows
Records of the COWS of "a of the 70
members of the association for the
year are complete.
Mr.. Roster stated that at the be-
ginning of the association last October
there were 10 purebred sires. At the
present there are %. Ten herds were
all or partly purebred last fall, while
at the present time there are 10.
According to the report of the test
er, IS cows were sold for beef, mos
of them star boarders." Some of the
dairymen, it was found. were actually
paying money for the privilege O.
keeping these boarders on the ranch.
| The new organization now has 2!
I members and a prospect of more t.
join. There are approximately 50'
cows signed, on $3.50 basis per Gov
a year. with Is cents per month TO
COWS that are entered after the begin
ming of the year. 1t is the plan thi
1 lraar, n olnci
record on all cream separators. Thi
has proven a great saving in the past
In view of the efficiency of the pas
years work, Prof. Ellington in charg
of state work, has decided to ALLOW
Mr.. Roster to do the official testing
of the purebred herds, and this ties
will be recognized by the breed asso
citation as strictly official. This i
the first time this has been done in tn
state. 1t will require two days worl
each month, there being two purebre
herds in the Bull country.
The election of officers for the ney
organization resulted as follows
President, Gustav Kunze; vice presi
dent, H. H. Stiyer; secretary, Geo. A
| Childs; treasurer, NJ. p Dau. Thes
officers together with ]. H. Colt, H.
/ Payne and w. S. Samuels, comprise
board of directors.
After the meeting was adjourned tn
well known hospitality and generosit
of the Kunze home was displayed b
the serving of delicious refreshments
and although there we're many NOR
present than had been counted upo
there was plenty to go around Mr.
Kunze was assisted in the serving b
Misses Charlotte McQuown, Nell Nc
Quown and Lilly Lindstrom. The mex
meeting will be held at the H.
Stiyer home in November
1t was discovered during the evenin
that the date of the meeting was tn
anniversary of the wedding of Mr.. an
Mrs. Gustav Kunze and also that {
their daughter, Mrs. Tamler.