The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-18
KENOSHA COWS
IN GOOD RECORD
Reports Of Tests for Cattle
Of Racine and Kenosha
County High.
THE WINNING RATION
Reports of Tests Shows Prog
ress Made in Stock Raising
in Two Counties.

be Of greatest interest to the farmers of
the two counties. The report says:
There were four hundred seventy
eight cows in the Racine Kenosha
County Cow Testing association that
finished the years work. Of this num-
Der there were twenty-five that pro-
duced 800 pounds of butterfat or more
for the year. The highest was grade
Jersey COW owned by Holloway Broth
ers. She produced 513.1 pounds but
terfat, equivalent to 615.7 pounds of
butter, eighty per cent fat. The sec
ond highest COW for the year was
grade Holstein owned by Edward H..
Sleeves which produced $3.50 pounds
butter fat equivalent to 609.6 pounds
butter, eighty per cent fat.
During the year there we're ninety
one cows sold as improbable, twenty
five sold for dairy purposes, going out
into other herds. Every member but
one in the association has silos Four
teen have two silos, which makes
a total number Of forty-three silos
in this association.
Drinking Cups Valuable.
Fourteen of the members have drink
ing cups for their cows Every men,
Der should have them, as they are the
most profitable investment a dairyman
can make. Why not supply the COW
with all the good fresh water she
wants? Is it not the cheapest sub
stance contained in milk? With milk
at 200 per hundred it takes just 200
pounds of milk a year to pay for a
drinking cup, and it is proven fact
that where COW is supplied with water
at all times by the use of drinking cups
she will produce Is per cent more milk
in a year, More of the members should
have them installed before the winter
feeding is commenced.
Of the thirty-one members in the
association, eighteen used milking
machines and are we'll pleased with
the results they have obtained
Only ten, or one-third of the mem
bers have modern barn equipment
which, of course, is not absolutely
necessary but is labor saver and
also is a great help in producing good
clean pure wholesome milk. 1t also
saws a good many cows from going
to the block because of defective I'D
ders caused by one COW stepping on
anothers teats. Many cases in this
association have shown how members
have lost cows in this manner. Had
they put good partitions between the
cows, many of these accidents could
have been avoided.
All the members are owners of pure
bred dairy sires, with the exception of
one member and he will discontinue
the cow testing work
members have done official testing and
have made very creditable records in
seven day work.
The highest producing herd in the as
ISOLATION is the grade herd of Jersey
cattle owned by Holloway Brothers.
This herd consisted of twenty-six cows
that finished the year
This herd did not make as large re-
turns as did some of the others be-
cause only the butterfat was figured
whereas the other herds had the whole
milk figured getting full value for the
skim milk The average value of the
fat produced was sixty-two cents and
the cost of production was 35.7 cents
per pound
The Winning Ration.
This herd was fed ration of corn
silage, alfalfa hay, and some corn
slower, for roughages. During the last
three months they had no alfalfa so
mixed hay was fed. They fed grain
Last year four herds were tested for
tuberculosis and ten reactors were
found and disposed of. More members
will test soon as they have applica-
tions in to the state for testing. Four
ration during the entire year. The fol-
lowing grain ration was fed: 200 oats,
200 corn and cob meal, 100 oil bran,
100 cottonseed meal, 100 oil meal.
When corn was not available, ground
barley was used, This mixture was
fed in proportion to the amount Of
milk produced by each COW, feeding
one pound of feed to every four pounds
Of milk produced.
The second highest herd in the as
ISOLATION was owned by Harvey Nell
son, the secretary of the association.
Mr., Nelson has sold nearly all his
grade cows during the year and has
but\a small herd left. Many of the
cows sold had nearly produced 865
pounds of butterfat at the time of
selling and had they been in the herd
until the end of the year, larger
average would have been realized.
The produce from this herd was
sold in the form of whole milk and a
very good return was made Mr.. Mel
sons herd is very largely pure bred
herd at present and another year will
be entirely pure bred. He has modern
barn equipment including drinking
cups for his cattle. They are kept in
the barn most of the year. He has only
a small yard for summer where the cat
tie can get exercise They are fed grain
the entire year. His feeding ration
consists of corn silage, alfalfa hay and
clover hay, for roughage, and his grain
ration fed was uniform. Mr. Nelson
was unfortunate in buying his feed
early in the fall for his years supply
and the drop in feed prices caused him
to have high priced feed on hand This
accounts for the high cost of his grain.
It is an interesting fact that every
COW in the association but one paid for
her feed. This one COW is grade
Holstein five years old She was dry