The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-18
cow TESTER REPORTS GOOD
RESULTS FOR BUHL SOCIETY

At the close of the first quarters
work the members were beginning
more than ever to realize the immense
good resulting from the work of the
association, to both their herds and
the dairy industry in Idaho.
81 COWS in the association met the
requirements for the honor roll dur
ing the month of December, 40
pounds of butterfat per month.
Nubbins, a grade Holstein owned by
A. A. Stauffacher, securing first place
with a record of 1895 pounds of milk,
3.9 or total of 69.6 pounds of butter
fat for the month, while a registered
Jersey, owned by c. e. Long, secured
second place with 1894 pounds of milk,
testing "a, producing a total of $50
pounds of butterfat She was Cas-
lillian Lady No. 266,62S
Third place was captured by Lads
Bright Light No. 266,60S She is also
owned by c. E. Long. She produced
117S pounds of milk, testing so or
a total of $50 pounds butterfat for the
month
In the high herd butterfat average
for the month, G. E. Long secured
first place with his herd of regis
tered Jerseys. Their average being
421 pounds of butterfat.
Fred Reeds grade Holsteins cap
tured second place with an average of
361 pounds of butterfat
Third place went to H. II. Stiyer, his
registered Holsteins averaging 31.5
pounds of butterfat.
AS a result of the work of the as
ISOLATION, three cows have already
been sold to the butcher as unprofit-
able for milk production and more
are slated to go.
That persistency in our herd has not
been overlooked is proven by the fact
that there were 10 COWS on our honor
roll in December which were also on
the roll for October, which is unusu-
ally good for this season of the year
The association now has 81 mem
bers with total of SIS COWS; twenty
of these herds are headed by regis
tered sires while seven herds have
| grade sires.
| Besides keeping a record of the COWS
of the association, we also keep a
close check on the cream separators
owned by members Investigations
have also been made in regard to the
prices of linseed meal in car lots and
ltIuc hSuISS are now on lie WIN Lnt
tester.
The herd tester desires to express
his appreciation of the cooperation
extended him in his work by the sec
rotary of the Bull Commercial club
the Bull newspapers and the news
papers at Twin Falls At the Com.
mercial club rooms in Bull desl
has been installed for the convenience
of the tester and he now has perma
nent place for business when in Bull
where he can prepare his reports anc
attend to his correspondence and also
has been extended the use Of the
rooms for holding meetings of the asso
citation.
On Friday afternoon, December 81
Ae members of the association anC
their wives were entertained at lunch
con by the Bull Commercial club. A
nice lunch was served after which tn,
guests were entertained by an exhibi
ton of beautiful colored stereopticor
views of the herds, barns, farms. anC
homes of the Bull country. County Ag
riculturist Birch and Secretary Brad
ley OF the Commercial club mad,
short addresses complimenting the as
ISOLATION on its progress. 1t was de
cided to hold these meetings MONTH,
in the future so that feed questions
and other matters of Importance coul,
be discussed
o. T. ROSTER,
Tester