Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-25
TESTING FOR
GUERNSEYS
Rusk County Association Holds
Live-Wire Meeting at
Glen Flora
HERDS REPRESENTED
SHOW LARGE INCREASE
REPRESENTATIVE of American AssOcia-
ton Present at SessiOns-Ud
Officers Reelected

The Rusk County Guernsey Breed
ers' Association demonstrated on
Wednesday at Glen Flora that it is full
of life and ginger. The praises or the
Guernsey COW were sung by thirty en-
thuSiastic breeders from various parts
of the county many of whom had
faced driving snow storm for fifteen
miles.
f. 4. Onsrud of the American
Guernsey Cattle Club traced the
growth OF the Guernsey breed III TINS
county from meager importation OF
$50 animals to the present registration
of $4,000. This development has taken
nlaco i'm comparatively short time.
thus proving the popularity and prot
itableness of the breed. Mr.. Onsrud
went on to explain how hundreds OF
COWS being officially tested by the or
binary farmer had produced buttertat
amounting to over 800 pounds per year,
while COWS which were pushed for
higher records had produced over
1000 pounds of butterfat within
wear. The speaker then quoted from
letters received by the Guernsey Cattle
Club TO prove his assertion that the
demand for high grade and pure bred
GuernseyS for the past ten years had
exceeded the supply by several thou
sand animals per year. On the basis
of these statistics he urged the dairy
farmer in RuSk county to increase his
herd as rapidly as possible. i'll order
that Rusk county would i'll the near
future have an excess of Guernseys
which would make it possible to sell
i'm carload lots.
For Cow Testing
County Agent Householder then out
lined the advantages to be obtained
through Farmers Contrasting Asso-
citation. Several of the best dairy
farmers in the county then gave their
experience and without qualification
endorsed the movement for the Organi-
cation of Il COOPERATIVE Cow Testing
Association.
TIE association is TO be organized on
the basis of $500 per month for each
herd. \ tester is to be engaged who
will spend one day each month on the
farm of some member of the assOcia
ton.
Each month he will submit to the
owner of the herd a complete butter
fat test of each COW in the herd the
record of the number of pounds OF milk
and the number of pounds of butterfat
produced by each COW in the herd, and
individual feed records. showing the
amount and the cost of the feed sup
piled on each COW. the value of the milk
and butterfat from each COW and a
statement of the profit or loss during
the thirty day period.
At the end of the year this infOrma-
ton will he compiled into Il yearly
record for each cow in the herd
Benefit to Farmers
In addition To this the tester will
figure ont balanced ration for the
herd. and advise the farmer regarding
9 the purchase of concentrates.
The tester is also expected to carry
skim milk testing equipment and
test the milk from each separator and
determine whether or not the skim is
perfect Butterfat at the present time
is worth in the neighbOrhO0w of S1100
per ton and is entirely too expensive
to feed hogs or chickens In many
cases the checking up of a leaky sepa
rator will more than pay the expense
of Il tester
Several farmers in the vicinity OF
Glen Flora signed the testing contract.
An effort will he made To push the or
ganiZatiOn of this circuit.
John Helm, Jr. of Tony. president of
the association gave a survey of the
complete cost records which were
kept ON their large herd of pure bred
and grade Guernseys during the pres
ent year.
Will Held Guernsey Day
Notwithstanding the high price of
labor and feeds a good profit was made
on the herd. l.. f. Mctiill, secretary
of the association discusses the adviS-
ability of holding Il Guernsey Day dur
ing the summer months. The idea was
well received and the association voted
that such Il day be set and elaborate
plans made TO make the occasion Il ban
her day for the fawn and white breed.
John Helm. ,Jr. was then elected
president and J.. Il. McGill. secretary
for another year. Several new mem
bers joined the association and the
meeting adjourned.
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