The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-01-14
CREAMERY TO
COST $4,000
ALUMINIUM COMPANY PROPOSES
TO ESTABLISH NEW INSTITU-
TIoN WITHIN FEW MONTHS.
HOG AND ANGUS SALES TO BE
HELD IN BLOUNT COUNTY IN
FEBRUARY AND MARCH.

It was good to hear tnat the Am
erican Poland China Association saw
fit to elect our big hearted Blount
County Poland China breeder, Mr..
j. S. Hutton as it's vice-presldent.
This coupled with the recent election
of Mr.. John Hitch as president of
the Angus Association of the State,
shows how ~ efforts of our breed
ers are recognized from the outside.
These men are worthy of any honors
which may come to them, and we
know that their presence will add
strength and character to the breed
associations over which they may
preside.
Important Dates
There are three dates between
January and Easter which every
Blount countian should keep in mind.
These are February 81, the date on
which Mr.. Hutton puts on his Poland
China Sale, and March 18 and 19,
the dates of the two Angus Sales of
the county. Every hog man of the
county, whether he grows DuIoc,
Chester-W Berkshires, or Po-
land Chinas, viii be benefited if the
sale of February 21 is an outstand-
ing SuCCtSS. E6 DuSIDSSS DlCIt VI
Maryville should be and l am sure
are interested; for they can grow
only as the county grows. We are
so closely knit together that the sue
cess OF failure of one helps or hurts
us all. Especially is this true of
business-a foundation plant such as
the pure-bred hog or cattle farm
This county has angus cattle this
e II. II a.
should be proud. In breeding they
are second to none in the United
States. The breeders are getting
them in shape-not too fat, but in
condition such as breeders demand.
do not believe that there will be
better offering of hogs made in
the South this year than Mr.. Hutton
will put up in February, and the
the development of their herds since
last year. Grand Champion blood
will be offered in all three of the
sales.
$4,000 Creamery.
A $4,000 Creamery for Alcoa be-
tween now and summer should sound
good to the dairymen of Blount
county. This word comes from the
manager of the Aluminium Plant di-
rect. With such a plant established
dairymen should not have to worry
for an outlet for their products.
Jersey Record.
Mr.. w. E. Russell of Louisville
was good enough to hand in report
of his dairy records for last year.
He is milking Is cows, most all of
them high grade Jerseys. He
weighed his milk each day and then
kept a close test on his butter fat.
The record was kept from August 1,
1918, to Aug. l, 1919. The fifteen
cows produced 1900 pounds of but
ter fat, or an average of about $50
pounds per head. His best cow ran
365 pounds, or an average of one
pound of butter fat per day, while
his poorest only made 100 pounds.
Such records are highly worth while.
Mr.. Russell knows each of his cows
and their efficiency as a machine for
producing milk and butter fat He
knows on what points he can pull up,
and which cows are paying and
which are costing him. The average
in butter fat from the standpoint of
records, is not high, when we con-
slider that the ten highest record
Jersey cows averaged 943 pounds
per year; yet, it looks fairly good
when compared with the average
yearly yield of all cows in the Uni
ted States of 166 pounds per year.
Mr.. Russell is in position now to
pull his record higher without extra
cost.
S. G. Abernathy,
County Agent.