The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
OCTOBER REPORT OF THE
4. V. c. T. ASSOCIATION

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Number of COWS tested, 221.
Average pounds of mills, Sl3.
Average pounds of butterfat, 2S.4.
Average test, $50 per cent.
Average cost of roughage, $3.50.
Average cost of grain, S1.75.
Feed cost of 100 pounds of milk,
SO cents.
Market value of 100 pounds of 3.5
per cent milk, S1.8O.
Profit over cost of feed, S1.27.
Five High Herds.
Ray Gilbert-number of cows 6;
pounds Of milk 1923; pounds fat $50;
roughage $500; grain $2.95; profit
over feed $500.
Guy Gilbert-number of COWS 8;
pounds of milk 1856; pounds of fat
1876; cost of roughage $500; cost of
grain S2.95; profit over feed $3.50.
Green Mt. Dairy-number of cows
II; pounds milk 134O; pounds fat 41.O;
cost of roughage $3.15; cost of grain
S5.75; profit over feed S11.S0.
A. b. S. Co.-number of COWS 13;
pounds of milk 1851; pounds fat 1888;
cost of roughage S3.1O; cost of grain
1925; profit over feed S14.5O.
w. L. Helton-number of cows 6;
pounds milk $40; pounds fat 35.2; cost
roughage s1.3O; cost grain s.; pro-
fit over feed S11.5O.
Address of all the above is Lamar,
Colorado.
Five High Cows.
Green Mountain Dairy-cow Ideal;
pounds milk 1892; pounds fat 69.5;
cost of roughage s3.15; cost of grain
$3.50; profit over feed S25.s5.
Guy Gilbert-cow No. 1853; pounds
milk 1873; pounds fat 65.9; cost of
roughage $500; cost of grain S3.15;
profit over feed S2s.75.
A. V. S. B. & L. L. Co.-cow No.
II; pounds milk 2O40; pounds fat CSC;
cost of roughage s21O; cost grain
81 65; profit over feed S29.95.
Froman Bros.-cow Humpy; pounds
milk 1915; pounds fat 649; cost of
roughage s1.95: cost grain s.; pro-
fit over feed S3155.
Green Mt. Dairy-cow Beulah; lbs.
milk 2127; pounds fat 6O.3; cost of
roughage S315; cost grain $500; pro-
fit over feed S2O96.
There are 81 that produced over 40
pounds of butterfat or 1000 pounds of
milk.
The outlook for dairying in this To-
cality is very promising. The demand
for good dairy stock is excellent, and
the prices have held up very good.
changed hands. Farmers who have
never MIXED before are buying cows
and starting in, and those who are al
ready in the game are increasing and
bettering their herds. The two Gil
bert Brothers seized a rare opportuni-
ty, when the A. p. S. Co. offered its
herd for sale, and bought twenty head
of the tops. The two herds composed
of these cows are named in the high
est five this month. The Helvetia
Milk Condensing Co. shipped two car
loads of nice heifers and springers
from Illinois and had no difficulty in
placing them. The condensery's new
milk receiving station at Holly will
soon be under construction. A large
number of farmers in that locality are
preparing to produce and ship more
milk. With most of the harvesting
work over the herds are receiving more
attention. There are n large number
of fresh cows in the valley this month,
and the porduction has increased con-
siderably.
The American Beet Sugar Company
sprung a surprise this month by Of
fering their entire herd for sale. The
merit of this herd has been known far
and wide through its association re-
cords and otherwise, and the cattle
went rapidly at an unusually good
price. A number of the best grades
We're obtained by Ray and Guy Gil
bert who are starting a herd with
these as a nucleous. Some of the
grades went to Pueblo and others to