Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-08-25
SECOND YEAR OF
TESTING ASSN
TIME FOR GUESS WORK.
TO BE ELIMINATED
BY FARMERS

Inc second annual report of the
Wausau-M Marathon Cow Testing asso-
citation, covering 1920-1921, has been
issued by that organization, of which
Cecil McAdam is president; NJ. l..
Oleson, vice-president, and f. H.
Schneider, secretary-tre reasurer. s'The
accomplishments of the last twelve
months have not been as satisfactory
as we had hoped for" says the fore
word of the report, "but it must be
remembered that his year has been a
most unfavorable one for the dairy
farmer as well as for any other class
OF business men,"
Needs Organization
The report was compiled by Nander
M. Nelson, official tester, in cooper
alton with the county agents office
If the farmer has ever been in need
of an organization that could help
him realize profit from his business
as dairyman, this has certainly been
an ideal year for the COW testing asso-
ciation-sto render such SERVICE" the
report continues. This is the time if
at all, that guess work should be
eliminated. Many farmers have been
obliged to cut down their herds on
account of the shortage of feed, es-
pecially roughage. The farmers who
have been testing have done this GULL
ing intelligently, keeping only the
best COWS, this being time when eff
ficiency in production has been ap-
preciated more than ever"
HI. II. Burg's Letter
letter to A. j. Cramer, dairy hus-
bandman, at Madison, from H. R.
Burg, attests to the value of the cow
testing association. Mr. Burg's testi-
monial reads: "At the close of our
second year of COW testing work we
find that our herd had nearly topped
the list, due largely to culling. With
in the past year we have increased
our herd average from 1858 pounds
OF fat per COW for the previous year
to 310.7 pounds for the past year. The
cost per year considering the publici-
ty and service rendered through this
medium such as attracting buyers to
this locality is comparatively small
and the services of a good tester are
almost indispensable when we can
count the benefits derived from an as
sociation in dollars and cents
Statistics on the ten high herds.
ehN A1lNI POOJ CSt llCi tuG5 ISSlSlSTH Oh
production cows, and other compare
tive tables are features of the report.
Members OF Assn.
Following are the members of the
Marathon association, and the
breed of cattle kept by each:
c. A. Nelson, Guernseys
Burg Bros, Guernseys
M. c. Ewing, Guernseys
George Glasel, Jr., Holsteins
Schneider Bros, Guernseys
G. A. Parsch, Guernseys
T. j. Burger, Guernseys
Mathie Bros, Holsteins
County Asylum, Guernseys
County (Stettin) Farm, Holsteins
b. McAdam & Son, Guernseys
Arden Paronto, Holsteins
0. Bache-wiig, Holsteins
Ed. Bonkowske, scrubs
NJ L. Oleson, Holsteins
George Helf. Holsteins and scrubs
M. J. eau, Holsteins and scrubs
Anton Volhard, Holsteins
Mike Baumann, Guernseys
John Hornung, scrubs
G. j. Baumann & Sons, Guernseys
Robt. Gresens, scrubs
Geo. Hoffman, mixed
F. j. Bandy, Guernseys
Ed. Klavitter, Holsteins
Fred He'll, Holsteins
Paul Kickbusch, Guerneeys
Walter Alexander, Guernseys
Arthur Denfeld, Holsteins
G. w. Simmons, Guernseys
VIM. Gensmann, Gueraseys.
Directors of the association are
Anton Volhard, William Gensman and
Fred j. Bandy