Middletown transcript., 1918-07-27
Pure BRED HOLSTEIN
Thirty-five Head of Pure Bred
Cows and Heifers Imported
WORTH FROM $3.50 TO $500

Within the last few months fifty
head of pure bred Holstein cows and
thirty-five head of pure bred heifers
have been imported into the county.
Moreover, several farmers already have
a few pure bred cows on their farms.
Recently great number of inquiries
have been received in regard to a bull
to which these cows will be bred. The
average pure bred COW in the county is
worth from two hundred fifty to three
hundred dollars. To be systematic,
these cows should be bred to five or
six hundred dollar bull As the aver
age farmer is not in position to in
vest this amount in one bull the only
practical solution is the buying of one
comparatively, through county bull
association.
The New Castle County Bull Associa-
tiGn will be made up of several blocks
or units at different points over the
county. Each block will be composed
of from four to seven farmers, depend
ing upon the size of their herds. The
maximum number of cows in block
will be eighty head. The members of
each block will reside within commu-
nifty so that each farmer will not be
more than mile from the center of
the block where the bull will be kept.
There will probably be five of these
blocks in the county with approximate
ly $500 bull in each block, at a cost
of around 500 per farmer, depending
upon the size of his herd. Although
the Association is organized essentially
for those farmers having pure bred
stock, yet there is no practical way of
building up grade herd, and several
men with grade herds are expected in
the association. The average farmer
in the association has but one or two
pure bred cows, so that good portion
of the service he receives from the
bull will be on his grade cows.
AT the end Of two years each block
will have heifers that cannot be bred
back. Each block will exchange bulls
according to rules of the association,
with no additional cost to the farmer.
In two more years another change will
be made, until every block has had the
service Of every bull in the association.
If there are five blocks in the associa.
ton it will mean that each member Of
the association will be provided the SER
vice of bull for ten years, having the
privilege of breeding to five $500 bulls.
service of $500, for the original cost
of $l00 or $3.50.
This is the only practical proposition
that will enable farmer to purchase
the class of stock that will command
big prices. Probably every dairy GEN.
ter of note has attained its fame
through the use of association bulls.
The greater portion of the Michigan
cattle imported were sired by and bred
to association bulls.
The average farmer is, reasonable in
preferring to have his bull on his own
farm, but any inconvenience he is to in
this plan is more thsn offset by the
price that he will be able to ask for his
stock. Because of the rules of the
bull associations over the country it has
been demonstrated that contagious
abc,T.ion has been controlled far better
! siian when each farmer owned his own
bull.
If you are interested in this PROPOSE
ton speak to your Community Farm
Ruseau Dairy Committeeman or your
County Agent at Newark.