Newark post., 1917-11-07
BENEFITS OF
THE COW TESTING
ORGANIZATION
Farmers Urged To Join By
New County Agent,
r. O. Bausman

Due to the high price Of feed and
the scarcity and high price of labor
some few farmers of the county
are considering disposing of their
dairy herd. When one takes
broader view of the situation, 1t
would seem that this is poor policy.
Not for years has there been the
scarcity of dairy cattle and the de-
mand for dairy products as there
is at this time. Mr.. Hoover tells US
that Europe is $4,000, 900 short of
food animals and that even in the
United States the production OF
dairy cattle has not kept pace with
the increase in population. Ac-
cording to the number of cows IN
the United States in 1890 and the
increase in population since, we
are about 4,559,000 dairy cows
short.
On the other hand the increase
in expectation of dairy products
is enormous. According to Mr..
Hoover our exports of butter since
the war have increased from about
100000 to about 27,OOO,o0o
mounds. The expectation of other
dairy products has increased IN
like proportion. The greatest. IN
crease however, in any class OF
dairy products has been in con-
densed milk, which has increased
from a scant 100000 pounds to
259.OO0,OOO in 1917 and still on the
increase. Furthermore Europe
knows we'll where she has exported
her best breeding stock and when
the war clears up she is going to
draw on American dairy cattle by
the thousands to rebuild her des-
troyed herds.
It seems obvious then that the
dairy business of the United States
has a great future and the farmer,
who maintains his herd thru this
trying period will be in a position
to reap his just returns.
The Diamond State Cow Testing
Association has just completed It's
wear and for the reasons just al
luded to, it is the earnest desire OF
the officers to reorganize the as
sociation and thus enable the far
mers of New Castle County to CO.
operate in improving their herds
and in increasing their milk pro-
duction and thus do their bit IN
meeting this shortage of dairy
products.
The cow testing has ever been
an important organization in the
profitable production of dairy pro.
ducts but in this day of high priced
feed and high price and shortage
of labor, it is of unusual value
Rv having the herd tested thru a
testing association the poor cows
are detected and can be disposed
of before further loss occurs. Ihe
GOOD cows can thus be given better
attention and the heifer calves
raised from these cows. during
this last year IA inferior cows
were sold from the ASSOCIATION
The loss that was prevented IS oo'
vious. A good COW still continues
to return a good profit but the poor
cow returns a greater loss. A gooc
cow requires little more labor thaf
q moor one. At this time it IS hlgn
" profitable to keep better ana per
hans fewer cows. Many cases car
he cited in the cow testing assocla
tions over the country where
herd was reduced to half thru tn'
disposal of the inferior COWS ane
the profits from the herd were IN
creased. This policy of better an'
if necessary fewer cows is hlghi!
. advisable during this period O
scarcity and high price OF labor.
The association is composed o
twenty six members. The teste
who is a practical dairymaH AM
who has had special training II
the dairy business, spends one ga
each month with each member o
the association. While he is there
he not only weighs the milk an
tests it for butterfat and calculate
the proft or loss of each COW 10
the month but he is often able 7
make profitable suggestions. HE
o1,,oys olad to talk over any que