The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-04-22
BULL ASSOCIATION
How They Work Out in
Practice.-Helpful to Large
6s Wei as Small Breeders.

SHoAaliVc puil aSSOClStOuS lS rSCO8s
nized ~ time goes on and its bene-
fets to the dairy industry have .
chance to become evident. The full
results that can be obtained from
such an association obviously can not
appear for several years. 1t is evil
dent thsr 1fore that since the bull asa
sociations arc Of only recent begin
ming. the benefits SO far obtained are
only the e-shadowing OF greater
things TO come.
The cooperative bull association
has been carefully planned to enable
. number OF small dairymen and far
mers who individually could not af-
ford good bulls, to combine their re-
sources and buy few really good
dairy sires. For example, suppose
four farmers each have 500 to invest
in bull. They are so situated that
they can all use the same bull. The
association makes it possible for them
to pool their resources and buy ono
$4o0 bull, presumably four times as
good as any one OF the four 500 ami
mails that they could buy individually.
Is working out In practice so we'll that
1t applies not only to the dairymen
with 800 available for investment in
bull but equally we'll to the one
with only $40. or on the other hand
to the one with $500.
Saves the Good Bulls.
The money advantage is the first
thing which attracts the farmers at
tention to the bull association. but by
far the greatest advantage OF the or
ganization 10 the exchange OF bulls
every two years by means OF which
continued use of bulls can be had un-
til their value is proved. Statistical
figures indicate that bulls owned by
individuals are used only to an aver
age age OF about three years. At this
age 1t is impossible to have any pro,
duction records OF the offspring,
which is the only real test Of sire's
value. Because Of this short life Of
the bull 1t happens over and over
again that dairy farmers have dis.
covered, after the daughters had An
ished record, the exceptional pre-
potent qualities OF their sire; and
then, on looking around for that sire.
have made another discovery. sad
one. that the search was futile, for
the sire had gone to the butcher.
Beneficial to Family Cow Owners.
The average he'd Of all the mem
6ers OF these associations consists Of
six cows. Inasmuch as there arc
many herds with ten or dozen cows.
1t follows that there must be a great
number OF herds with less than six
cows each. In fact. town people own.
ing family cows are often members.
paying their share or asses sment Of
hve. ten. or whatever number Of dol.
lars is required for each COW; and
for this payment they have the use OF
all the bulls in the association. Thus
q family cow owner may for a SO in
vestment have for period Of 10 years
the use OF such bulls as freely az
though ne owned them himself
Leads to Keeping Purebred Cows.
The claim Is made In behalf Of tho
bull association as an institution that
II opens up an opportunity for the
small datryman to do pure breeding.
The figures gathered in the 1919 d.
rectory Of bull associations show that
while the number CT organizations.
the number OF members. etc, have
increased less than II per cent as
compared with 1918. the increase In
number OF purebred cows owned by
members went up 240 per cent. show
ing plainly that the bull association
docs help the small breeder to do
pure breeding.
No Chance o. Loss.
We have still to get the first re-
port from farmer to the effect that
hn has lost monev on his investment
In cooperative bull association. says
J. p. LaMaster. Extension Service
that can be sustained from a disband-
cd association is that the wrong i'm
prossion which the community and
other communities may receive NAV
prevent them from organizing other
associations OF the same kind. For
this reason. we are anxious to see all
associations organized on the tight
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that none OF them will disband.
Suggestions for Success.
The principal points to keep in
mind for building a successful asso-
citation are as follows:
l. Have the blocks we'll organized.
principally with reference to sa:isfac-
tory location Of members and .he
place TO keep tho bull
2. Have the association we'll or
ganized. with carefully selected Off
GERS. the principal one OF whom Is the
secretary. The secretary Is the life
Of the association. He should be a
dairyman Interested in the brood Sc
lected and In breeding generally. and
q man with good business ideas.
3. Buy the best bulls possible with
tho available money
4. Provide a good place for the
bull. and keep him properly.