The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-14
JOIN 4 COOPERATIVE BULL
ASSOCIATION
sset Way to Rapidly Develop Fine
Milk Cows

pose OF Dull ASSOCIATIONS IS 10 DflHS
about the rapid development of pro
ductive milk COWS Of good conforma-
! ton. 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 SSnth 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
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 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 commu'
| nifty 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 lave 20 members owning a to-
tai of sc cows The association IS
managed by board Of directors con-
sisting OF one member selected from
each block to serve one year. inns
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, txes
the rate of compensation for bull SER
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
iege. Active work by the county agrl'
cultural agent is necessary n order
to perfec. 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 county organization.
After those interested have been IN
formed as to the plans the county
agent should call a meeting in eacn
community suitable for block. Az
this meeting the plan Of operation OF
the bull association should be gone
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:
I've. the undersigned farmers OF
--c 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 ana py-
laws car be drawn up and adoptea'
and that block can be formed "ltn'
in reach Of our farms
At this community meeting a aeler
gate or director should be elected 70
attend the county meeting at whlca
constitution and bylaws are drawn up
and directors elected. This county
m Getting is held after all the commun'-
ties interested have held their local
meetings. The assessment Tor pul-
chasing the bulls is levied by the oi-
rectors equally on each block. hnls
assessment may be apportionec 10 the
members OF the blocks in either OF TWO
wavs If there is rather thick co"
population among the members the
assessment may be made on each co"
subscribed. If the members have only
few COWS each, the assessment may
ha made on the share" basis, eacn
member taking an equal amount OF
stock. For example, suppose s9oo'oo
bulls are to be purchased. II there are
ten members owning 80 COWS IN one
blork. the assessment on per co"
basis would be $1,000 for each COW
subscribed. On the share basis II
would take $4,000 worth OF stocS 1or
each member in that block.
By using these high class bulls one
after another the farmers can rapidly
develop fine milk COWS. The calves
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