Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
BANKS AND COMMERCIAL CLUBS
AID IN DEVELOPING DAIRY
INDUSTRY.
PURCHASE MADE
EASY FOR MEMBERS
Boys and Girls Joining Calf Clubs As
sisted by Banks and Clubs in Buying
stoek-Pure Bred Animals Furnished
Thru Iowa State Dairy Association
Calves Sold at Cost.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, June 29-More than $50
high grade dairy heifers have been
imported and distributed thru calf clubs
in Iowa by the Iowa State Dairy Asso-
citation during the past three months.
This permanent means Of developing
the dairy industry has been made pos
sible by the constructive policies that
many of orr banks and commercial
clubs have adopted.
Clubs have thus far been organized
at What Cheer, Barnes City, Suther-
land. New Sharon, Waterloo, Iowa City
Wellman. Brighton and Gilmore CITY.
Six Of these have used heifers from SIN
to eight months OF age, while the other
three have secured calves from three
to five weeks old They were purchas-
ed by representatives Of the state as
ISOLATION, the dairy extension depart
ment and nlen from each communi )
in which clubs ':ere o12anized.
Purchase Mcde Easy.
n this organization work every pr
cau,1on was taken to safeguard tire
members. We CdlNSS WHY SUN " g ~
Lc.s and girls 4: tue actual purchase
price plus tn cist Ct insuring against
any possible loss Dy death from the
Period of the cl.l': which varies IL
~, 9Th from six ii;prths 10 one yea.
Each bank accepted the child's note Tor
tbs amount These calves varied }.
.c, from SIS months to year. Icy
were all tuherculin tested and srAds
care was taken to select them from
clesp high producing herds.
The plan which the dairy association
is working upon is to develop herds
from these heifer calves by introduce
ing pure bred bulls of the breeds repre-
sented. One of the agreements entered
into by the child signing membership
application is that the heifer calf shall
be bred to a pure bred bull of the same
breed but not before the heifer is six
teen months old. The purpose Of this
ruling Of course is to prevent crossing
and miving Of breeds as well as fur
Their the grading up of these heifers.
Fey Will Sell Heifers.
At the end Of the clubs duration, the
members have their choice of two plans.
They may either pay tie amount of the
note and keep the cals~as their per-
nanent property or sell j" at public
auction and receive the difference be-
tween the :c'ling price and the amount
Of the note as their profit. One purpose
of the GLIB to arouse t. tae boy, and
girl sufficient interest that they will
prefer to xeap he heifer for milk cow
rather tina, sell her AMI .e- some one
Sc reap ;i.e benefits. It u: encourag-
ing to find that at least threc-fourtns
of the memLers have taken these calves
with that pl rpose in mind
A show Will be he'll in connection
with the sale at the end Of the club pc
Rod. Many premiums are to be awarded
to the boys and girls who have made
the greatest development and improve
ment In their calf during the time
Another encouraging feature of the
movement is the fact that it has been
voluntary on the part Of the bank or
commercial club in each community.
These institutions have realized the
need for a more improved class of
dairy stock in their communities.
Without this complete cooperation it
would be impossible for the dairy as
ISOLATION to carry on this work.