The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-11-17
cow TESTING
AID TO HERD
Makes Possible Practice of Sc
lective Breeding in
Herd.
SkAGIT LEADS BUTTERFAT
clallam County Gets for First Time
Honors for Highest Herd
Average.
sKAGIT LEADS BUTTERFAT
BY FRANK W. KEHRLI,
Dairy Specialist, State College.


Der of Washington dairymen are lay
ing the foundation for more efficient
dairy herds. Knowing the true pro
duction and feed records Of each cow,
the dairyman is enabled to eliminate
with certainty all low producers, prac-
tice selectiye breeding, and feed &C.
cording TO known production. The
cow testing association takes the
guesswork out OF dairying.
Reports submitted by Washington
COW testers show that the 3491 cows
tested in the nine testing associations
during September average 71S pounds
of milk and 800 pounds of butterfat,
being a slight decrease from last
months figures OF the total number
tested, GA cows or Is per cent, pro-
duced above 40 pounds of fat during
the month. StilIaguamish Valley as
ISOLATION leads the state in number OF
COWS tested. 529, of which 45 produced
over 40 pounds of fat; Wahkiakum
county running a close second with
90 COWS tesISu, Win 4So PiOuuSAi6
over 40 pounds fat
Butterfat Average 1875.
In average butterfat production the
Skagit Valley association again leads
with 1888 pounds milk, 1876 pounds fat
average from the 488 COWS tested.
Clallam county and Snoqualmie valley
tied for second place with an average
of 321 pounds butterfat each.
The Geo. Nixon herd, of Dungeness,
gives for the first time to the Clallam
County association the honors for
highest herd average, in the state.
This herd of 10 grade Guernseys pro-
duced an average of 991 pounds milk
and 513 pounds fat apiece during the
herd OF A. j. Lawson and Sons, Skagit
valley, 16 pure bred Holsteins average
14S5 pounds milk 51.0 pounds fat.
Among the respective association
leaders other herds above the 40 pound
average are e. NJ. Written and Theo.
Anderson of the Wahkiakum County
association f. G. II. GALLAGHER &
Sons, Skagit valley; r. j. Kegley OF
Thurston county; Hollywood Farm OF
the Snoqualmie Valley association;
VIM. Wyatt and Hans Jensen, both
White River valley herds; and w. j.
Berns of Grays Harbor county
High butterfat COW for all associa-
tons is one of Thos. j. Owens semi.
official test -Holsteins Hollywood Lii
it'll Posch," with credit of 1926
pounds of milk and 89.5 pounds Of fat
for the 30-day period OF the grade
owned by E. NJ. Written of Skamo
kawa, headed the list with 1855
pounds milk and 83.1 pounds of fat.
Tester Robinson reports that pure
bred bulls, all of the Guernsey breed
were purchased by members of the
Clallam County association during the
past month, two of these replacing
grade bulls. The men making these
purchases are c. e. Blake, Max
Schmuck and b. H. Ridgway. Seven
cows went to the butcher and more
are to follow. Tester Fairbairn, Of the
Grays Harbor association, reports the
organization of a County Holstein-
Friesian Breeders association in his
territory. Three COWS sold for beef
during the past month
Report by Assoc iations.
Individual reports for nine associa-
tions are as follows:
Clallam County - G.. A. Robinson,
tester, reports 515 cows tested average
6S4 pounds milk, 321 pounds fat; 101
COWS above 40 pounds fat. High herd
owned by Geo. Nixon, 10 cows average
991 pounds milk, 51.3 pounds fat. High
COW a pure bred Guernsey, owned by
Geo. Nixon, produced 1411 pounds
milk and TIA pounds fat.
Grays Harbor-L. d. Fairbairn, test
er, reports 225 cows tested average
62S pounds milk and 245 pounds fat;
10 honor COWS. High herd owned by
w. J. Berns, 9 COWS average 1892
pounds milk and 400 pounds fat. High
COW a grade Holstein, owned by w. j.
Berns, produced 1854 pounds milk and
57.5 pounds fat.
Skagit Valley-C. o. Riese, tester,
reports 4S8 cows tested average 8SS
pounds milk, 1876 pounds fat 103 hon.
or cows. High herd owned by A. j.
Lawson &c Son, 16 cows average 1885
pounds milk and $40 pounds fat. High
COW pure bred Holstein, owned by F.
GALLAGHER & Sons, produced 1886
pounds milk and 1914 pounds fat.
Snohomish Valley A. c. Sweet,
tester reports 221 cows tested aver
age 745 pounds milk, 29.1 pounds fat;
&c honor cows. High herd owned by
e. p Rehing, cows average $50
pounds milk and 37,9 pounds fat. High
COW grade Guernesy, owned by b.
A. Barker, produced 975 pounds milk
and 7G.0 pounds fat
Snoqualmie Valley - A. G. Sweet,