The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-05-12
join 4 COOPERATIVE BULL
ASSOCIATION
Best way to Rapidly Develop Fine
Milk Cows.

pose of bull associations is to bring
about the rapid development of pro
ductive milk COWS of good conforma
tion. This is accomplished principally
by the joint purchase, ownership, use
exchange, and sale of good purebred
dairy bulls. A recent census report
shows 100000 milk COWS in SSuth Car
olina. Most of these COWS are not kept
in dairies, but are used on farms ane
in villages to furnish the family milk
supply. Not more than one-half of one
per cent are purebreds. The ma
iority of these milk COWS do moi
carry enough dairy blood to give them
a tendency to produce milk proflta
bly,; therefore the families owning
such COWS are without milk, exceps
for a 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 may 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'
nity is known as 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 so COWS owned
within one and one-half to two miles
of the community center, one man
owning 40 COWS might form block
alone, while the next community
might have 20 members owning a to-
tai of so cows The association is
managed by board Of directors con.
sisting of one member selected from
each block to serve one year. This
board of directors manages and con-
trolls all the business and the assocla-
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 agr1
cultural agent is necessary IA order
to perfect bull association, since
it takes the time Of some one very
much interested to see the members
of the communities and get them to-
gether in a county organization.
After those interested have been lh'
formed as to the plans the county
agent should call meeting in eacn
community suitable for a block. Al
this meeting the plan of operation OF
the bull association should be gone
over and explained by the county
agent, dairy specialist, or member
of an association already in opera
tion. Those present desiring to be-
come members should sign an agree
ment somewhat like the following:
1--WE, the undersigned farmers OF
county, realizing the
need of more profitable dairy COWS
and the importance of purebred dairy
bulls of good breeding, hereby agree
to become members Of the proposed
cooperative bull association, provided
that satisfactory constitution and oy'
laws can be drawn up and adopted
and that a block can be formed with
in reach of our farms"
At this community meeting a dele
gate or director should be elected 70
attend the county meeting at which
constitution and bylaws are drawn up
and directors elected. This county
meeting is held after a.! the communt
ties interested have held their Local
meetings. The assessment for pur
chasing the bulls is levied by the d.
rectors equally on each block. This
assessment may be apportioned to the
members of the blocks in either OF two
vays. II there is rather thick co"
population among the members, the
assessment may be made on each COW
subscribed. If the members have only
a few COWS each, the assessment may
he made on the "share' basis, each
member taking an equal amount OF
stock. For example, suppose s3oo.Oc
bulls are to be purchased. II there are
ten members owning 30 COWS in one
block. the assessment on per COW"
basis would be $1,000 for each COW
subscribed. On the "share' basis, ii
would take $4,000 worth OF stock foi
each member in that block.
By using these high class bulls one
after another the farmers can rapidly
develop fine milk cows. The calves
from the first bull used will carry 30
per cent improved blood. When they
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