The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-11-21
LINDEN MAY GET NEW
TESTING ASSOCIATION
County Agent Carroll Offers District
Opportunity To Get New Dairy Or
ganization

ing association all It's own!
H. B. Carroll, county agent, Will
make the rounds of the dairymen and
will give them a chance to join new
association to be established right
here with it's own official tester. To
carry out his plans for the associat-
ion. Mr.. Carroll will have to induce
the owners of six hundred cows to
join the association. Already he is
meeting with a fine response. and
has one hundred cows on the rolls.
Those who have already signed the
list are Jackman Brothers. Wander
Griend Brothers. Henry Bierlink,
John Bierlink. and Charlie Jacobson.
Ferndale has maintained a COW
testing association for a full year
now with splendid results. Out OF
593 cows, the farmers in the associat-
ion discovered that So we're not pay
ing their board, and sold them for
beef.
The official tester reports to the
farmer just how much milk each COW
is giving. and how much it is costing
to produce that milk. He weighs the
feed night and morning. weighs the
milk, and tests the milk, and finds
out what profit each COW is making
1t was through the figures obtain
ed from the COW testing associations
of the Northwest that the county ag-
ents and dairy associations were able
to make their campaign for an in
crease In the price of milk, as they
were able to show that it was cost
Ing the farmer 1929 a hundred to
produce it. and he was not receiving
NOR than $2.75 for it at that time.
Mr.. Carroll must close up the con-
tract one way or the other before
next Wednesday night. Farmers who
desire to join may get in touch with
Mr.. Carroll through The Tribune or
at the Lynden State Bank.
The following is the contract that
must be signed:
Whereas, the Whatcom County
Cooperative Cow Testing Associa-
ton is organized for the purpose of
providing means for the cooperation
of its members in aecertaining the
relative merits of their COWS, and IN
the economical production of dairy
products; and
Whereas the Association agrees,
from monthly tests (twenty-rour
hours in lengthy made by an en-
ployee of the association, 20 furnish
each member with a record of the in
diyidual performance Of each animal
subscrihed, and to advice the men,
bers in regard to economical feeding
and the improvement of their herds;
and
Whereas, we by the act Of affixing
our SIGNATURES below express our
desire of becoming members OF said
Association, for the object above sta
ted:
Now therefore. in consideration OF
our admission to membership ana the
services above mentioned. we make
this agreement with said association
and with the other persons who are
now or shall hereafter become men,
bers of said association.
We severally agree and promise to
pay to the treasurer of the Assocle-
tion the sum of two dollars t$2.OO)
for one. years record OF each and
every one Of the cows in our respec-
tive herds as entered below opposite
our signatures: with the following
provisos, namely: That the charge
for one herd shall not be less than
Fifteen Dollars (l5); and that the
tester shall not test more than thirty
cows 600 in one day. but shall give
two or more days service each
month, in proportion to the number
of cows in the herd. II larger than
thirty: and we severally agree to pay
for the yearly records OF our herds
on this basis. 1t is agreed that the
rate of payment for additional cows
entered after the year is begun shall
be twenty cents (20c) per month pei
COW or $500 per COW for the remain
der Of the year. at the option OF the
owner.
We agree If any COW in the test
dies or is sold from the herd before
the year is ended, there shall be nc
reduction in the amount to be paid
but another COW may be substituted
in place Of the sold or dead COW
Aside from this no COW shall be re
placed by another. in the number O.
cows undergoing test. The secretar,
must be notified before the secont
test of all new cows. whether substi
tuted for ones previously in the tes
or entered as additional cows.
We severally agree to make pay
ments for such testing semi-annual
ly. the first payment to be due on o
before the last day of the month il
which the tester begins actual work