Middletown transcript., 1916-04-15
Low BRED CATTLE
Lower New Castle County Jared
Over Government Figures
EFFECT ON DAIRY BUSINESS

who is the official tester of the Middle
town Cow Testing Association, has
awakened the farmers to the fact that
the quality of the cattle in this section
of the State is far below the standard
of what it should be, and also to the
fact that for community favored by
nature, as this section is, the milk busi-
ness is not the paying proposition it
should be.
This association was formed about
four months ago by Hugh Fergus, a
representative of the Department of
Agriculture, and was formed for the
purpose of making tests of the quantity
and quality of the milk of each individual
COW. Twenty-six herds of cattle are
registered in the association. numbering
about 400 cows. Many farmers thought
that they had as good cows as could be
found anywhere, but the results of the
four months testing has shown that
there are many cows in the herds which
are not profitable, and these are being
weeded out and pure bred cattle in
stalled in place of them.
The milk companies settle on basis
of per cent. test Of butter fat
Some cattle have been found that test
as low as 2O2 per cent.
Mr.. Van Dusen spends one day each
month with each member of the assccia-
tion and makes an Individual test of the
amount and quality of the milk of each
cow. He lays special stress upon the
proper balanced ration for the production
of milk, and is a strong advocate of
silage as a milk producer, and already
several new silos are being contracted
for in this immediate neighborhood, and
he will endeavor during the coming fall
and winter to have the feed merchants
of the town to put in stock a different
line of feed for cattle, than is now kept
on hand.
The list of the record cows during
the past four months, has just been
issued. The records are based on a
production of 1OOOof milk or 40 pounds
of butter fat per month. The records
are as follows:
Lottie, Guernsey, owned by FREQ
Brady, March, 900 pounds milk, Az
pounds butter fat
May, grade Holstein, owned by James
Moore, Middletown, February. 1.l7O
pounds milk, 4O.9 pounds butter fat.
Fantine Beauty, pure bred Holstein,
owned by James Moore, February, l, ,O86
pounds milk, 1872 pounds butter fat.
No. 10, grade Holstein, owned by |
William D Hudson, Clayton, Del, Janu-
ary, 1,O41 pounds milk, S5. 9 pounds but
ter fat.
No 1, scrub Jersey, owned by Eugene
H. Shallcross, Mt. Pleasant, December,
1,OO5 pounds milk, 1913 pounds butter
fat.
No. l, grade Holstein, owned by John
Piser, Middl etown, February, ,81S pounds
milk, 40.6 pounds butter fat.
Lilly Flag, grade Guernsey, owned by |
John Piser, Middletown, March, 1,O4O
pounds milk, 1854 pounds butter fat.
Catherine, grade Jersey. owned by
John Piser, Middletown, March, 876
pounds milk, 429 pounds butter fat.
March Maid, pure bred Jersey, owned
by John Piser, Middletown, January,
900 pounds milk, 43 pounds butter fat
No. 8, grade Guernsey, owned by
Victor c. Kohl, Middletown, March, 663
pounds milk, 457 pounds butter fat.
No. 5, cross between Holstein and
Durham, owned by Dudley C. Crossley,
Clayton, February, 1,3O2 pounds milk,
"a pounds butter fat. March, 1,119
pounds milk, Sc butter fat.
No. 6, cross between Holstein and
Durham, owned by Dudley C. Crossley,
Clayton, February, 999 pounds milk, 40
pounds butter fat.
No. 2, grade Guernsey, owned by
Clarence Batten, Delaware City, Del,
December, 915 pounds milk, 43. 9 pounds
butter fat. January, 984 pounds milk,
As. 5 pounds butter fat.
No. Is, grade HoIstein, owned by
Paul B. Messick, Middletown, Del,
January, 1,O74 pounds milk, SO. Z pounds
butter fat. February, 1,1O4 pounds
milk, 33. l pounds butter fat.
Nos. 4 and z, grade Holsteins, owned
by Thomas Lattomus, Townsend, Del.
No. 4, January, 1,O32 pounds milk, 81
pounds butter fat. No. Z, 1,O68 pounds
milk, 1868 pounds butter fat.
The following ten from the herd of
the Catholic Home at Clayton, Del,
will make good comparison as to the
merits of the pure bred and the grade
cattle:-
No. 66, pure bred Holstein, January,
l. ,1S1 pounds milk, 1874 pounds butter
fat. February, LOOP pounds milk, SO
pounds butter fat.
No. 1S7, pure bred Holstein, Decem-
Der, lob pounds milk, 334 pounds but
ter fat. January, l,128 pounds milk,
l0.6 pounds butter fat.
No. lao, pure bred Holstein, Decem-
per, 1,236 pounds milk, 51.4 pounds but
ter fat January, 2,O19 pounds milk,
a. pounds butter fat February, 1885
pounds milk, 44.5 pounds butter fat.
No lob, pure bred Holstein, Decem-
Der, 1,1S8 pounds milk. 279 pounds but
,er fat. January, 1,491 pounds milk,
'O.7 pounds butter fat. February, 1880