The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1917-05-31
Cow Testing
Good Results
LOUDON COUNTY, IN TAKING
ADVANCED STEPS IN DAIRY
FARMING. HAS RAISED THE
VALUE OF FARMING THERE.

If any dairyman doubts the Wis
dom of the cow-testing associate =
work, or thinks that such work does
not pay from a business standpoint,
he should note some of the result
which are constantly being secured
thru the various testing associations
now in operation in this state. One
of the big features of the testing
association is the, improvement in
the hsrdt, due to better feeding, AS
an illustration take one herd in the
Loudon County Association. The
owner was prevailed upon by the
tester tc feed his cows according 10
the suggestions of the tester. The
herd was being fed on farm grown
feeds, and was producing very well,
but was not doing its best, owing to
the ration not being properly balanc-
ed. The tester induced the owner to
add more protein to the ration, and
in order to do this it was necessary
to buy some feeds rich in this very
necessary element The owner de-
cided to try the suggestion, and here
are the results:
Total pounds milk produced. Feb.
1924; March, IL, 1913.
Total pounds butterfat produced,
Feb. 499; March, 634.
Total value of product, Feb.
$25O.99; March $316.2O.
Total cost of feed Feb. $98.90;
March. $1O2.85.
Total profit above cost of feed
Feb. $152.04; March $213.35
Net increase over February,
$61.31.
These figures show that this mem
Der made a net increase in net pro-
fit of $61.31 for March over what
he made February. There were 20
cows included in these records each
month. They were the same cows,
not one of them was fresh either
month. The feed cost only $3.50
more for March than for February.
By putting the feeds together in the
correct proportions this man made
$61.31 in one month alone. or p2sc-
tically 50 per day. This is not all.
He will doubtless continue to reap
such additional increased profit in
definitely. In other words, it is
difficult to say just how much benefit
this man will derive from work.
If he had gone on
feeding as he was. he would have
been losing the increased net profit
Of $61.31 which he is now receiving.
Does it not pay this man to be-
Iong to the testing association? 1t
cost him $40.25 for the years work
20 belong. In one month he hau
made one and one-half times this
amount, and has just started on the
highway to successful dairying. |
Another member had his net profit |
increased $49.5O for February over
January from the same cows.
These are only ordinary results |
which are being accomplished in the
yarious herds, which are being test
ID throughout the state. Feed has
)een bought comparatively, and one
recently saved it's mem
yer $140 on car load of velvet !
'ean meal. Dairymen are fast real
zing that dairying is business and
5tudy and thought and the
application of good business princi-
lies to make it a success. The
.verage production of cows on test
las been gradually increased and the
'has been done more
economically.
Mr.. Dairyman. if you are not
1ember of cow-testing association,
5hy don't you get busy and organize
ne in your county? 1t is paying
theirs and it will pay you. Take
he matter up with your county {
gent, or write to the Division of
University of Tennessee,
knoxville, for information and
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