South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-31
TESTING RECORDS
PROVE HERDS
Oairying in Indiana Gets New
Impetus From "SCien-
tifiC" Movement.
i3Y III. G.. STEVENS.
Indiana Dairy Extension Service


Good pure bred bulls have a great
deal 10 do in determining the
future OF Indiana dairying. We ind
that "a pure bred bulls have been
placed in our COW testing associa-
lions in this state during the past
year. This is true in spite Of the
fact that only five associations have
been in operation over the entire
period of the past year. Twenty
five of the pure bred bulls placed in
the associations are replacing scrub
and grade bulls while the remaining
nine are replacing bulls that are on
the whole inferior 10 their success
ors but are pure bred. We have
tried 10 get an expression from
some of the leading breeders of
dairy cattle of Indiana as to their
estimated value of pure bred sires
but have been unable to get any
thing definite. The fact is that their
production records do not go far
enough back TO show anything
definite while others do not go far
enough back but these records are
not continuous.
OF southern Indiana 10 finish a
years work is the Warrick County
association. Cows TO the number
Of los completed years record
with an average production Of
6,447 pounds of milk and 279.7
pounds Of butterfat When we stop
to consider that this is within four
pounds of being the states record
we realize that some of Indiana's
good COWS are down in Warrick and
Spencer counties.
Reports of Testers.
r. b. DURHAM-The First
Porter County Cow Testing associa-
ton has just completed the seventh
month of its third years work with
So COWS producing over 1000
pounds of milk and 40 pounds of
butterfat. This is a very creditable
showing considering the extreme
cold in February as we'll as short
age and high prices of feed.
The members are taking advan- |
tage of the ideal markets for fat
and boarder cows. eight of which |
we're sold from the association the |
past month. This means more milk |
for our feed and more money for |
our labor.
The pure bred sire is said to be
so per cent of the herd and in
some cases he has proven himself
10 per cent of the herd. 1 have
taken the high 20 cows of the asso-
citation 10 of which are pure breds
and 10 of which are high grades;
they are all Holsteins with the ex-
ception Of one which is a grade
Durham. Taking the 10 pure breds
we have an average production of
1856 pounds of milk and 1913
pounds Of buIterfat while with the /
10 high grades we have an average
production of 1880 pounds Of milk
and 522 pounds of butterfat or a /
difference of 1865 pounds of milk
and 21.1 pounds OF butterfat in |
favor of the pure bred cows.
II. S. MOREDOCK-A meeting |
was held Feb. Is, 1917. at which |
Prof. Otis of Wisconsin gave a /
splendid talk on farm management. /
There was an attendance of about /
400. The Sheridan banks are CO.
operating with some of the farmers |
in keeping farm records.
A meeting was held Feb. 10. |
1917, to discuss bull associations
and the possibility of organizing
one in this locality. a committee
was appointed and the matter will |
be taken up later.
A. L. BYERS-Eight members
have ordered milk scales. Looks
like business"
Three pure bred bulls were
bought last month, others will be
bought soon. Some of the MEM
bers will build silos this year and
thus be able TO cut down on feed
costs.
The association record for both
milk and fat for the past month Is
1866 pounds OF milk and 6S.3
pounds of fat. This COW is owned
by ]. ). Pattie.
W. T. ROBERTS-Prof. Caldwell
of Purdue university claims that a
good currying and brushing of a
dairy cow each day will take the
place Of three pounds OF grain.
Two Of our members have been
currying and brushing their cows
tOr several weeks AHS9 lain 60
the returns more than pay FOR the
grooming. Their COWS are IN excel
lent condition and are doing just ,
fine at the pail. Try il on your /
cows and be convinced. the proof
OF the pudding is in the eating
H. W. LANE-"If we could nave
had this testing done FIVE years ago
we could have had a herd OF COWS
worth while" is an expression often
heard by the tester these days.
seven months OF the work has
shown very definitely TO some OF
the mem bers, the desirability OF
having actual records and tests OF
their cows. In that time most o.
the good COWS have been located
and some 10 OF the others have
been disposed of as unprohtable-