Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-29
BREEDERS CLUB
MAKING PROGRESS
FARMERS TO MEET
AGAIN JANUARY & TO PER-
Feet DETAILS.

Considerable progress toward the
formation of Thurston County
Breeders Association to be composed
of local farmers interested in improv-
ing their dairy cattle, was made at
the meeting of the Chamber of COM
merce last Saturday afternoon, at
tended by some 20 farmers. Further
features Of the organization will be
discussed at meeting Saturday af-
ternoon, January 6, when it is hoped
that either the new county agent or
Supervisor r. B. Coglon can attend.
Temporary officers were elected at
the meeting last Saturday, l.. r.
Campbell, president of the Dairy
mems Association and Contrasting
Association and leader in organ
izing the Breeders Association, being
chosen president, and Walter r. Tay-
lor of South Union secretary-treas-
urer. Farmers representing differ
ent districts in the county were dele
gated as committees to discuss the
formation of the proposed association
with the farmers of their respective
communities, the idea of the organi-
zation being to have a representative
of each community on the board OF
directors.
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The tentative plan of organization
contemplates dividing the county into
six districts and the purchase of six
high grade bulls from stock prodnc-
ing from 500 to 900 pounds of but
terfat per year Arrangements have
been made with the Tacoma Rotary
club to advance the money with
which to buy these animals II It can
not be obtained locally, and . repre-
sentative Of that organization Is to
attend the meeting January 6.
The average production of the COWS
composing the Cow-Testing assocfa-
tion is at the rate of $50 to zoo
pounds Of butterfat per year, though
there are individual COWS producing
as high as 500 pounds. The object
Of the Breeders association 1s to
breed the dairy herds of the county
up to a higher average butterfat pro-
duction. the bulls being moved fHDm
ono district to another every two
years to prevent in-breding.
Promoters Of the association be-
lieve that it can be established with
practically no initial expense to th9
farmers Joining, the money with
which the bulls are to be purchased
being paid of by the service fees.
They point out that the Cow-Testing
association is showing it's members
their Improbable cows, and the
Breeders association will enable
them to improve their herds.
Very Important, Taylor Thinks.
II think this association the most
important thing our farmers can
carry out" says Walter r. Taylor
the secretary-treasurer. "If farmer
buys high-grade cows now, paying
$500 for them, and imports them into
the county, the heifers will not be up
to standard because there are no
high-grade bulls in the county and he
has a scrub herd on his hands again
in a few years.
But one high-grade bull, serving
a district, will soon breed up the
present herds and at very little ex-
pense to the farmers. Our dairy
herds here certainly need improving.
and the Breeders association offers
the cheapest and best way of doing
it,"
Farmers generally are reported to
be much interested in the formation
of Breeders association here and it
is hoped that q large number will
attend the meeting January 6.