Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
WITH THE COUNTY AGENT
Hi Spots from the County Agricultu-
raj Office
cow TESTING ASSOCIATIONS


/. Il is important for the individual 10
know which cows are paying profit and
which are not Cow testing has shown that
the performance of the animals most always
classes them differently than does their indi-
vidualty, or the color Of the milk which they
produce. Many dairyman has been deceived
/ Of cows ability 70 produce By guessing at
the color Of the milk. Moreover. many
dairyman has been deceived By selecting the
finest Looking COW as his best coz. Know
your cattle By their performance in actual
pounds Of milk and butterfat produced.
| 2. It Is important to know the performance
of all dairy cattle for cattle today are sold
according TO their performance out-of-state
buyers are coming TO Wisconsin daily asking
for carloads of cattle to be shipped 10 the
south and west for dairy purposes. In order
that they realize on their investment they
must know ~;-st return they are 10 receive
on their money invested Cattle buyers viii
not buy INFESTED cattle anymore than bankers
will accept money at five per cent interest
and loan it at four per cent interest. Bust
ness principles will not permit this kind Of
action. Buying dairy cattle Is business Just
as testing cows is business. II is part
of the business of farming. Is your farming
a business or are you keeping cattle just for
the sake of keeping cattle, Just to say that
your farm is well stocked. just TO be able to go
70 the barn twice each day and milk your
COWS. just TO have some animals to pasture
your farm, just TO have animals TO which to
give a large bulk of fodder, hay and
grain in order that il might be ground up.
digested and returned to the farm TO keep up
the process of growing crops, you
keeping cattle for the money you make by
so doing? If so. test your cattle and know
their performance
g. Il is important TO know the perform
ance Of our cattle because of the young stock
we raise each year. Each year the average
farmer grows three or four calves with the
idea of replanting his herd with younger
dairy animals We know from the laws Of
breeding that like begets like. that is. if an
animal Is high producer of butter fat and
milk it is very probably that her offspring
will inherit this characteristic. Likewise a
dairy COW of low-production ability will trans
nit characteristics to such dairy calves are
the progeny of high producing dams. With
the high cost of labor and general shortage
of farm help it is most important that every
calf that the farmer of Vernon county raises
will be guaranteed for high production when
mature. The time Is past when the farmer
can raise at random seven eight calves to
maturity and then Gull out all but two
three because of low butterfat and milk pro-
duction. The average farmer cannot afford
70 do this. The best, only and cheapest IL
s.rance for high producing dairy cattle is the
testing of all cows for milk and butterfat in
that you know from the natural law that that
calf selected from high producer when grown
to maturity.
4 1t is important also to test our cattle
through a COW testing association. in that
through this medium we learn better methods
of feeding and care of livestock. We learn
from observation and through reports, the val
ue of feeding balanced retions and the neces-
sity of giving cattle good Dairy cattle
like all farm animals respond to kind treating
and good feed Fifty per cent of the success
Of any dsirymen with herd Of dairy cattle
can be attributed TO care Of the herd. Need
less to say cleanliness is next TO Godliness
in the dairy business we'll in any walk
II life. Aside from this. the attention given
to breeding Is indeed very important. The
average dairy COW in Vernon county should not
be allowed to produce until thirts months of age
This is important because q the size of the
animals attained at that age. Suffice it to
say that the dairy cattle in hte world today
holding high records of milk and butterfat
production are individuals of exceptional size.
for their particular breed. The dairymsn may
argue that his knowledge of dairy cattle per-
mits him TO say he has number of small
cows which exceedingly good producers.
The writer's question to this argument Is.
How much better producers would these in
dividuals have been had they attained proper
growth and Development" small COW like
small threshing machine is limitet in its
performance by limited capacity in eve-y por-
ton:
For hte above mentioned reasons. namely.
the importance of knowing whether your
keeps credit account II owe you ac-
count, the relative sale value of individuals the
effect of increased production in offspring.
and the opportunity of learning better meth
DDS of feeding and care. you dairyman
are invited to join testing association.
At regular meeting of the Jersey cattle
breeders association at yiroqua the after
noon Of April 30. 1921. the following plan
of work for the year adopted;
i. Support a Boys and Girls Calf Club.
Every member get some boy girl TO
grow calf for the fair next fall.
2. Each member get new member.
3. Show a community herd at the County
Fair.
4. Promote Cow Testing both official and
association. 1t was mutually agreed that
campaign to eradicate tuberculosis be put
in the near future.
MEETINGS
| The next regular meeting of the Jersey
Cattle Breeders will be held on Saturday even
ing. eight o'clock, May eth. at the meeting
room of the County Agent, County Normal
school building, Viroqua, Wis.
The next regular meeting of the Holstein
Breeders Association of Vernon county. viro-
qua. will be held on Friday afternoon at / 80
May 18th. 1921. at the meeting room of the
County Agent, Normal school building, viro-
qua. Wis.
GOOD ROADS
| Think Of some future time and call that
time 1880 when we shall have a passable road
| for twelve months in the year between all
towns in Vernon county. We already have
! the right of WAY. All that remains is to
make a roadway not wider than twenty feet
with good waterway either side. not less
than three feet deep. then surface these roads
with CT Vshed rock which now lies hidden under
the grassy slopes. Think of accomplishing
this By system q knowledge of road making.
Then too. think Of two day good road
school each year at which time each of US, to-
aStier with road patrolmen may learn
about Building roads.
First publication May 4, 1szI-3
Notice Of application for final settlement.