Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-04-07
CONTRASTING CLUB
HERE IS ASSURED

458 OUT OF NECESSARY 500 COWS
SIGNED UP-TO START
THIS MONTH.
With 453 cows already engaged
and enough prospects to make the ~
more needed practically assured. Pres
ident L. r. Campbell of the Dairy
mems association announced this
week that q cow-testing association
would be successfully organised In
this county and that he expected to
see the work Of regular testing under
way before the end of this month.
The organization of the associa-
tion would probably have been COM
pleted this week If o. q. Gibson Of
the federal department Of agriculture
had been able to come to the county
as he had planned. President Camp
bell expects him most any day, how
ever, and believes that the enroll
ment of members can be finished in
side of day or two.
With this part of the work COM
pleted,. meeting of all the members
Of the association will be called, to
discuss various matters Of business
and dispose Of the different details
that must be worked out before the
actual testing can be undertaken.
The Chamber Of Commerce viii fur
nish the Babcock tester and the gov
eminent supplies some $40 worth Of
record books. 20 that each member IL
supplied with . regular form Of book
keeping for his dairy.
Where Members 1--we.
Included in the membership aro
farmers living at Mud Bay. South
Bay. Lacey. Chambers Prairie. Bush
Prairie. South Union. Brighton Park.
Little Rock and Nina Prairie. The
success Al the Organization please.
.Preside1t Campbell very much. = 10
has devoted much Of his time 70 Il.
since last fall. and he said this weeks;
1T Is most commendable, tor Il
shows our farmers do appreciate the
value Of cooperative work. ana ii
means the beginning Of more prosper
Gus conditions here, for It Will tend
to bring our farmers closer together.
Each win be interested not only In
what his own herd u doing. but also
in what others In the association aro
doing, and that viii lead to greater
consideration. study and discussion
Of the business side Of dairying. Il
IL important that We make It ! suc-
cess. for this Il one thing upon which
our farmers are willing TO set TO-
gether. have no doubt We viii -
able to get the few additional meme
bers We need"
Each member agrees to pay $3.50
per COW per year, payable quarterly
in advance, to board the tester while
ct his farm and to take him to the
next place. All cows are 70 be test
cd once each month. the records kept
by each farmer on the books fur
nished by the government. in which
are also kept statistics - 70 the
weight Of milk produced BY each COW.
the amount Of butterfat In, Il. the
amount Of grain abe eats Per month.
the amount Of hay. the estimated
value Of pasture. In fact. al items
that enter into the cost Of the milk
she produces. with this informa-
ton. the farmer, with the aid Of the
tester. will be able to tell which Of
his cows pay and which do not. and
to weed ont the ''boarders."
IAst of Members.
Following 10 the list Of the mem-
bers to date:
Charles d. Starr, G. G. Aspinwsll
A. H. Kaiser. Clyde Mckenzie. George
Kelley. August Rixe. o. @. Cameron.
W. r. Kelsey, d. X. Bigelow. H. n.
Pierce. @. e. Stearns. Sleater Bros..
J. .wickie. L. R. Campbell. w. J. ABB
bott. Fred Schulxe. Joseph Comstock.
Jay Bolster, c. A. Wiley. 3. Num-
W. H. LaFond. Fred Reichel, John
s. Bush. A. Koch, Mrs. G. q. Aver, H.
sommers, c. #. Dixon, F. A. Rut-
ledge, e. r. Dodge. M. e. Neck. J.
w. Britton, w. Baumgarner, J. r.
Walthew, Ole Gardner and John
Hackman.
In the state of Wisconsin. whose
annual output Of dairy products
reaches a value Of $10o.000.000,
there are 45 cow-testing associations.
composed Of 1900 members owning
100000 cows.
Cecil A. Burr, an employe Of the