The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-05-16

is; and for real upbuilding a farmer
can take it up for one year and then
drop 1T again as cow may be good
this year and fail next year. Also
what would he know about the heif-
ers as they come fresh?
As to the COW testing work itself
it goes on in the following manner,
explained here for the benefit of the
farmers not acquainted with this
work:-The COW tester arrives at the
farm during the afternoon and gets
ready to take a sample of the nights
milk. The next morning he takes
another sample and mixes with the
the evenings sample and then tests
for butterfat. Next he gets the
weight of feed used for a day and
figures its cost. From these figures
of butterfat and feed he builds up a
record for the month of production
and consumption that is quite accur-
ate if the work is well done. This
record shows him what each COW is
doing, and after this work has been
is on hand which shows the value of
cow as a producer and breeder.
By keeping up the work and taking
advantage of the records, a man is
certainly in position to Gull his
herd and keep only the best for
future production. Some of the far
mers of Van Buren, County have been
doing good work for themselves and
the future of the dairy business in
! this way.
The COW tester is also able to figure
out the balances ration of the feeds
on hand or what ought to be bought
according to feed prices and other
circumstances and how much to feed
to each cow for best results. This
method surely makes quite a saving
considering the high cost of feed.
| AS to the value of the work-it
ought to be worth while for a man to
know what he is doing. Some men
will declare that COWS do not pay,
while they are having a substantial
income from their creamery. Others
are paying money for the privilege Of
milking. These men would know what
they were doing if their cows were
tested. What cows can be made to
pay under present prices of feed and
butter fat, \can readily be seen from
the records of the cow testing associ-
alton.
Lemuel Nichols of Arlington, has
twelve cows, and for two months, SIX
of these have produced over forty
pounds of butterfat per month. The
average production of the twelve cows
has been over forty pounds of butter
fat per COW for the last two months
and the net income from the herd for
the year will probably be over $1,000.
Harry Crawford, southeast of Law
renee has eighteen cows and six OF
these last month and three this month
produced over forty pounds of butter
fat. This Spring when Harry bought
the farm he has been renting for the
last few years, he also bought the
owners share in the COWS as he needs
them in his business. 1t would be
pleasure to show his net income for
the month, to any cow-gloom-bird. 1t
ought to be an eye-opener.
Bella Kennedy, near Mac Donald, is
another COW man making money.
Bella has only twelve cows in the
association, this being his first year.
Four of these were in the forty pound
class last month. He has many more
COWS and is milking about S5 gallons
of milk a day. He ships it to Ben
ton Harbor getting twenty-five cents
for 3.5 test. Mr.. Kennedy is using
milking machines without stripping,
and is doing the milking without
assistance. This spring he bought
new Ford truck principally for taking
milk to the depot.
Sherman Dairy Company of South
Haven is another concern making
cows pay They have twenty-seven
cows in the association. Six of these
are in the forty pound class and their
net income above cost of feed for the
month was over 100000 1t would
be hard to make them believe that
cows don't pay.
There are many more well paying
herds in the association. AS matter
of fact all of them are making a good
profit over cost of feed and in figur-
ing profit the skim milk is not taken
into consideration. Of course, it is
naturally some of our best dairy men
that are standing shoulder to shouldN
in the cow testing association for
progress and profit.
The cow testing work is the acid
test whereby a man finds out if he l.
a dairy man or not. 1t will very
shortly tell him if he is making
success with cows and if he is not,
and is made Of the stuff the boys who
licked the Kaiser are made of, he will
make himself fit and not be a Stacker
and keep on with the old soil robbing
method. For what is the use Of sacri-