Evening journal., 1920-08-07
HIGH Feeding
BROUGHT PROFIT
This Is Shown BY Years
Record in Cow Testing
Association
DAYETT'S HERD
AMONG LEADERS
Special 70 The Evcning Journal.

'"N"" r'e'to huW ltdtlIHf Association
has greatly Increased interest in dairy
cattle, especially among the members
/ or the association, is shown by me
records made the first year endine
August I. During the year an aver
aee or 10 COWS were te1eT eash
There were only 22 COWS whic& ~
Twelve months failed 10 make at
least 5000 pounds OF milk and $50
POUNDS or butterfat. Fef cows failed
to return a profit over feed costs. A
number OF Improbable COWS were
sold and together with those dis
posed or which reacted 10 the tuber-
cuhn test and those sold for breed
ing purposes, numbered SO head. Eight
herds were tested by the government
under The accredited herd plan and all
but two or three were given a clean
PIN OF health. Applications are 10
be made for a number OF the remain
ins herds 10 be tested Forty cows
were purchased during the year and
records
The question Of whether or not II
! pays TO feed COWS heavily when the
price Of grain Is so high, has been
answered through this years work
In every case where heavy feeding
has been practiced and judgment used
a good profit has resulted The men
whose COWS show the highest aver
age profit are those Who fed best.
The small herds made the best show
ing for the year because there was
no room for the loanng COW and the
owner was In closer touch with each
/ individual.
! Some good. official records have
been made during the year in sew
erGl Holstein herds. J. Irwin Dayett
Of Cooch's Bridge, made six seven-day
records OF from "a to "a pounds OF
| butter and Is now running a heifer
and an aged COW on a yearly test.
The older animal is the champion
milk producer Of the association with
record OF t5,i0i pounds. She has
only been milking for seven months
and should make a very good yearly
record. Another COW Of the same
herd, while not giving as much milk
produced the largest quantity OF but
terfat In the eleven months she has
been tested. Her record for this
period is 1881 pounds Of milk and
( 5i9i pounds Of butterfat. Without
/ doubt. she will be given a good yearly
| record in the Holstein Friesian Asso-
citation the nCXt time she freshens.
Mrs H. b. Thompson, BrOokwood
/ Farms. is the owner Of the cow which
should have easily carried of the
| honors OF the year had she been
given chance. Rosealia Jewel
Pietertie, a lne, big fve-year-old,
brought In from Michigan little
more than year ago, made ii,2I3
pounds OF milk and BITS pounds OF
bulterfat. She was tested for seven
days am made 3i09 pounds o. but
te' from $50 pounds OF milk. Durtrs
the latter part Of her seven-day pc
riod she was milking over 100 pounds
a day. Had she been given the chance
she would undoubtedly make a good
yearly record
]. r. Edmanson still belongs neal
the ton Of the list. Five OF his ninl
COWS have made better than s,0O'
pounds Of milk and $40 pounds o.
butlerfat His big blue roam hold:
the lead In the herd. despite her II
years Of milk making. Her OWL
dauGhler In pushing her close for th'
honOrs and a recently purchased pure
bred. in another year, will give hei
The herd OF John C. Mitchell Hook
essin, has been a persistent producer
during the year. While his individ'
lual COWS have not broken any rec
ords vet. they have been well up iT
the running. With an average OF Il
COWS MIXED during the year. eigh
have made better than 5000 pound:
OF milk, three OF these being above
5000 pounds
Daisy. a big grade cow, which sew
eral years ago. won the assoclatloI Joy
prize siill leads The hard with ii,iO
pounds OF milk and 1917 pounds ol
butterfat.
on the various breeds OF cattle
represented In the records OF the as
sociatlOn the Holsteln ranks first As
a breed the Holstein is known as &
low tester. vet some are making gOOC
records in butter production. In order
10 keep them producing milk which
will meet the market standards, II Is
necessary 30 eliminate The low test
ers and keep breeding for a nigh pei
cent OF butterfat For the farmer
the best way 10 do this Is through
the cow testing association. With
the execution of J r. Edmanson IN,
lhlchest producing herds In the cow
testing association, have been tested
for two or more years. John q. Nit
chel lis probably the oldest, having
been IN every association since tht
frst was organized during 1918
Tho results OF the year are giver
lon both the milk basis and the butter
Eat basis for individual COWS. The
herd averages are divided into two
classes. Herds with less than ter
COWS and herds with more than ter
COWS. These records are also silver
on both milk and buiterfat basis.
The names OF the owners OF COWS
leading in the association remain II
ihe same order In both lists.
All are Holsteins and only one 4
grade The list OF ihe champions
in milk production follow: