Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-05-11
JOIN 4 COOPERATIVE BULL
ASSOCIATION
Best Way to Rapidly Develop Fino
Milk Cows.


ton. This is accomplished principally
by the joint purchase, ownership, use,
exchange, and sale OF good purebred
dairy bulls. recent census report
shows 100000 milk COWS in South Car
olina. Most Of these COWS are not kept
in dairies, but are used on farms and
in villages to furnish the family milk
supply. Not more than one-half Of one
per cent are purebreds. The ma.
jority Of these milk COWS do not
carry enough dairy blood to give them
a tendency to produce milk profita-
bly,; therefore the families owning
such COWS are without milk, except
for few months after their COWS
freshen. By introducing the blood Of
highly developed dairy COWS through
their sons the calves from our pres
ent milk cows ray become handsome
ly profitable COWS.
The Organization.
A bull association consists Of three
or more communities owning at least
three high class bulls. Each commn-
nifty is known as a block Of this asso-
citation. The number of members in
each block will depend on the number
Of COWS owned. Since each block
should consist Of 80 to 60 COWS owned
within one and one-half to two miles
Of tllc community center, one man
owning 30 cows might form a block
alone, while the next community
might have 20 members owning 4 to-
tai of SO COWS. The association is
managed by a board Of directors con-
sisting of one momber selected from
each block to serve one year. This
board Of directors manages and con-
trolls all the business and the associa-
ton, makes proper arrangement Of
the blocks, selects. purchases, and
sells the bulls Of the association, fixes
the rate Of compensation for bull sch
vice, arranges for keepers and their
compensation, and for the care and
handling Of bulls.
How to Organize an Association.
The success of cooperative bull
association depends largely on the
care used in it's organization. Before
an organization is attempted, the far.
mers interested should obtain as
much information as possible regard
ing the plan Of operation. This In
formation can be secured from the
county agricultural agent or from the
Extension Service Of Clemson Col
lege. Active work by the county agri'
cultural agent Is necessary in order
to perfect a hull association, since
it takes the time OF some ore ycry
ynuch Interested to see the me,nbGca
OF the communities and get them to-
geJher in a county organization.
After those interested have been in
formed as to the plans the county
agent should call q meeting in each
community suitable for a block. At
this meeting the plan Of operation Of
the bull association should be gono
over and explained by the county
agent, a dairy specialist, or member
of an association already in opera
ton. Those present desiring to be-
come members should sign an agree
ment somewhat like the following:
eve, the undersigned farmers OF
----- county, realizing the
need Of more profitable dairy cows
and the Importance Of nurebred dairy
bulls OF good breeding, hereby agree
to become members Of the proposed
cooperative bull association. provided
laws can be drawn up and adopted,
and that a block can be formed with
in reach Of our farms"
At this community meeting dele
gate or director should be elected to
attend the county meeting at which
constitution and bylaws are drawn up
and directors elected. This county
meeting is held after all the communi-
ties interested have held their local
meetings. The assessment for pur-
chasing the bulls Is levied by the di.
roctors equally on each block. This
assessment may be apportioned to the
members of the blocks in either Of two
ways. If there Is a rather thick COW
population among tho members, the
assessment may be made on each cow
subscribed If the n embers have only
few cows each, the assessment may
be made on the "share" basis. each
member taking an equal amount OF
stock. For example. suppose $4,000
bulls arc to be purchased. II there arc
ten members owning 30 COWS In on>
block, the assessment on "per cow'
basis would he $1,000 for each COW
subscribed. On the Share" basis. it
would take $4,000 worth Of stock for
each member in that block.
BY using these high class bulls ono
after another the farmers can rapidly
develop fine milk cows. The calves
from the first bull used will carry so
per cent improved blood. When they
in turn are bred to the next bull their
calves will carry rs per cent improved
blood The next cross carries 81 pcr