The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-13

The second years work of this as
ISOLATION ended September 30 1917.
With this. as with any association. the
purpose has been one of improve.
ment in quantity and economy of milk
and butter-fat production. and I'M
Questionably this years records show
an improvement over those of last
year This improvement has been at
tanned during a period of the worst
feed shortage with which dairy far
mers on the Twin Falls tract have ever
cOntended. On the other hand il is
not so great as it could or should be.
Among some of the members of the
association there has been marked
inattentiOn to the records furnished
by the tester and a lack of culling out
the poorer cows on the basis of these
records. However. rs cows have been
sold out of the association for beef
during the past year and quite likely
the number will soon be increased.
Only by wedding out the poorer cows
will there by any appreciate increase
in association records.
During the twelve months ending
September 80, 1917. 434.S cows in the
association have produced 3.479,572
pounds of milk testing 3.S2 per cent
fat, or 133.1S1 pounds of fat. valued
at 500. 57S.26. produced at a feed cost
of 24.3SS.60. leaving a profit to the
members of the association of $39.-
1886. These figures give association
averages per COW of 5000 pounds Of
milk and 1908 pounds of fat. value of
product S146.22. feed cost $56.09 net
profit per COW S9013, returns for 8
expended for feed $3.50, feed cost of
100 pounds of milk roc, of one pound
of fat lSc
Last years averages are SOS1
pounds of milk 304.3 pounds of fat.
value of product SS31O feed cost
S4446. profit per COW S3S.64. returns
for 81 expended for feed S1S6. and
cost of one hundred pounds of milk
and one pound of fat 55c and lac re-
spectively. In comparing these rec
Ords il must remembered that last
years valuation of butterfat was based
on creamery prices and this years
.On cheese factory prices. The average
price of butterfat last year was pc
per pound, and this year 47c per
pound
An interesting breed comparison
follows. 90.5 Jerseys in unmiXed
Jersey herds averaged 1884 pounds OF
fat for the year; 212.5 Holsteins in un-
mixed Holstein herds averaged 1913 |
pounds fot, 1918 COWS in mixed herds |
averaged 1884. pounds fat, while 46 |
cows in three herds of pure-bred Jer- /
seys and one of pure-bred Holsteins /
averaged 1884 pounds fat. while IS 1
figures show that the mixed herds are /
holding down association averages, !
that the unmiXed herd is greatly to be /
preferred. and that the pure-bred herd /
is to be preferred to all. With few eN
ceptions all of the high records of the
association for the year are made by
pure-bred COWS and herds.
The leading herds in the various
phases of production are as follows:
Pounds of milk per COW, II. II. Stiy
er 11.7S7 pounds.
Pounds fat per COW, S. II. Kayler,
454.6 pounds.
Highest testing herd, c. E. Long. 5.5
per cent fat.
Lowest feed cost per COW, Fl. H.
Payne. S40.27
Greatest net profit per COW, Geo. a.
Childs. S135.33.
Greatest returns for 81 feed Geo.
A. Childs, S4.1S.
Lowest cost of 100 pounds of milk,
II. II. Payne, 42c.
Lowest cost of l pound of fat Geo.
A. Childs and Chas. F. Smalley. lie.
The leading COW for milk production
is H. II. Stiyer's pure-bred Holstein