Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-07
PALoUsE COW SETS
HIGH MONTHLY MARK
Cow Testing Association Records
for December


Whitman County Cow Testing asso-
citation by producing Ill pounds of
butter-fat during the month of De-
cember. c. H. Barclays cow
Josie" who was first in November
with a production of 65.4 pounds of
butter-fat, landed fourth place in De-
cember with a record of els pounds.
Considerable interest is shown
among the members as the associa-
ton year draws to a close. Only two
more months are left and several
cows are competing closely for the
highest yearly record. At least five
members have confidently asserted
that they will have the champion
COW for January. Possible honors
for the yearly record are still in the
balance as there are several cows
showing up with big monthly records
that may upset the mark set by the
COW that made the biggest Part of
her record during the early part of
her lactation period.
The following cows, according to
Mr.. Buchanan, the tester. made over
SO pounds of butter-fat in December:
Nancy, a grade Jersey owned by
l.. n. Chase of Palouse-1513 pounds
milk, Al per cent test; III pounds
butter-fat.
Midget, grade Jersey owned by
l.. n. Chase of Palouse-133O pounds
milk; 81 per cent test; CTS pounds
butter-fat.
Lady, a grade Jersey owned by l..
n. Chase of Palouse-1361 pounds
milk; AS per cent test; 66.3 pounds
butter-fat
Josie, grade Holstein owned by
Z. ii. Barclay of Pullman-1872
pounds milk; S.3 per cent test; 61.S
pounds buttcr-fat.
Buttercup, grade Holstein owned
by G. II. Barclay of Pullman-153S
pounds milk; SO per cent test; 55.4
pounds butter-fat.
No. 1913, a pure-bred Jersey owned
by E. e. Flood of Rosalia-1218
pounds milk; "A per cent test; 53.6
pounds butter-fat.
No. ~, a grade Jersey owned by A.
G. Woodward of Fairbanks-1O63
pounds milk; 5 per cent test; 53.1
pounds butter-fat
Rose, a grade Holstein owned by
c. II. Barclay of Pullman-1311
pounds milk; 4 per cent test; 52.4
pounds hutter-fat.
Big Blue, a grade Holstein owned
by G. H. Barclay of Pullman-15S1
pounds milk; 3.3 per cent test; 52.2
pounds butter-fat
No. II, a grade Jersey owned by
+. f. Flood of Rosalia-973 pounds
milk; 5.3 per cent test; SIG pounds
butter-fat
Alta, pure-bred Holstein owned
by c. II. Barclay of Pullman-1426
pounds milk; 3.6 per cent test 51.3
pounds butter-fat.
Polly's Judy, pure-bred Jersey
owned by A. G. Woodward of Fair
banks-S25 pounds milk; GO per
cent test; 51.2 pounds butter-fat.
Dairymaid, a grade Jersey owned
by II. S. Curtis of Palouse-775
pounds milk; &c per cent test; Sill
pounds butter-fat
Thirty-one cows in all made over
40 pounds of butter-fat during the
month, but lack of space prevents
giving them all mention.
The cows that made the above rec
ords are not standing out these
wintry days in the shelter of wire
fence, feeding on last years straw
stack with snowballs for succulence,
as are a great many Palouse cows
this winter, while the owners sit
around the house, toasting their feet
before a fire and complaining be-
cause dairying does not pay. On the
contrary, these cows, whose names
are worthy of being mentioned in the
papers on the same page as the polit-
ical and society news, are comfort
ably sheltered in warm barns. fed on
alfalfa or clover hay, with silage,
roots or beet pulp for succulence in
com bination with grain mixture.
Their owners find that If you have
good cow and treat her right, she
will respond to it and that this pays
Is shown by the fact that there Is not
a cow in the above list that did not
make over SIS worth of butter-fat
last month, and some produced
about $40 worth of milk. One COW
in the association has already made
over $3.50 worth of butter-fat this
year, with feed cost of around $40.
Surely the combination of breeding
and feeding will beat out the scrub
and the straw pile.
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