Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11
FARM ADVISER
POLLS DIARIES

Verne De Tarr, assistant farm ad
wiser, in charge of dairyirg, has re
ceived 658 replies to his raiy question
uaire which he sent out to practically
all dairmen in Imperial Valley during
July. A summary of these replies has
been made, and a total summary will
be issued when all questionnaires have
been received.
According to returns nthe question
naires, they were answered by 436
American, IS Swiss, &c Portuguese, 1e
Italians, Is French, IL japanese, Bel
rians, Al other nationalities and p
gave no nationality. Of the 65S ans
wering the QUESTIONABLE, AZ per cent
own their own ranches. Forty-three
per cent of the bulls used are registered.
Ranchers wish to purchase US more
purebred bulls within the next three
years. Forty-o per cent wish to have
their cows tested in a COW testing asso-
citation. The report says:
In July the agricultural extension ser
vice began a survey of dairy production
in Imperial county. This survey is not
completed, but 65s questionnaires have
come in and have been summarized.
At a latr date, after all the question
naires are in, a more complete summary
viii be made. 1t would be greatly ap-
preciated if such dairymen as have not
filled out questionnaires would get a
copy, fill it out and turn it in to the
assistant farm advisor or to one of the
creameries.
The summary of the 65S question
naires follows:
Nationality Of Dairymen-
American 436, Swiss 50, French Is,
Japanese ii, Portuguese &c, italian l6,
Belgians z, Other Nationalities Al, no
nationality given 81.
Own 3l4, lease 344, average length
Of lease two years; average price per
acre $2O.6O. Average number of years
in business six.
Cows-Number registered, 100 Jer-
seys; III Holsteins; 9 Guernseys; total
376. Nuhber elegible, 50 Jerseys; l22
Holsteins; no breed given; total 1S9.
Number grade cows, 81 ,lS9. Total num-.
Der cows, 1854. Average number cows
per herd 32.9.
Heifers-Number registered, % Jer
seys, So Holsteins, Guernsey. Total
IS. Number eligible, 20 Jerseys, II
Holsteins, 25 no breed given. Total
116. Number grade heifers S642. Total
heifers s,s43.
Calves-Number registered, 5 Jerseys,
IL Holsteins, 8 Guernseys. Total 19.
Number elegible-0 Jerseys, II Hol-
stems. Total Ill. Total calves 1852.
Bulls-Number registered, so Jer
Beys, 222 Holsteins, 62 Guernseys,
Ayrshire, 12 no breed given. Total
377. Number elegible-25 Jerseys, Sc
Holsteins, Guernseys, no breed given.
Total 90s Number grade bulls 396. To
tai bulls 1868.
Feeds-38 dairymen feed silege, $50
feed cOttonseed, so feed cotton cake,
IS feed other concentrates including
rolled barley, ground milo, Indian corn,
beet pulp and cotton seed meal; 147
dairymen have purchased feed, 125 of
these purchased hay and pasture, the
remainder purchased only concentrates.
Silos-73 silos were reported, pit,
81 wooden, concrete and cement stave.
Fifty-two of these silos are being used.
Silage Crops-Indian corn, 10 acres,
sorghum 90h acres, honey sorghum, 2S5
acres, feterita six acres, Mexican June
corn Is acres, milo 40 acres, hegari IL
acres, kaffir go acres. Total 5161a
acres.
Diseases-76 herds have been tested
FOR tuberculosis; SO herds have abortion
disease.
Field Crops-Only SCI dairymen re-
ported acres of field crops: alfalfa 33,-
$50 acres, barley 2,019 acres, stock
beets % acres, sudan grass 500 acres,
Rhodes grass 167 acres, corn 1904 acres,
oats 226 acres.
Milking Machines-40 milking ma.
chimes have been reported.
Cow Testing-270 dairymen Save ex-
pressed desire to test 1864 cows.
Pure Bred Bullss-Dairymen wish to
buy in the next three years the follow
ing:
1926 Guernsey bulls. AZ Holsteins,
IA Jerseys, six doubtful about breed.
Total 88.
1923-14 Guernsey, 2s Holstein, two
Jersey, seven doubtful about breed. To-
tai 81.
1924-Three Guernsey, two Jersey.
Total five.
1925-Tw0 Jerseys.
No time stated-Eight Guernseys, 13
Holsteins, six Jerseys, five doubtful
about breed. Total 32.
Total bulls desired 178.
81 see some very interesting things
about this summary. Two-thirds of
these dairymen are Americans, AZ per
cent of them own their ranches, 43 per
cent Of the bulls they use are register
ed and they wish to buy 17S more pure
bred bulls within the next three years
Forty one per cent of them wish to
have their cows tested in a cow-test
ing association.
'fIf these 658 dairymen fairly repre-.
sent the dairy industry in this velley
there is every reason to expect that the
dairy department Of the Imperial coun
ty farm bureau can organize and con.
duct successful cow-testing associa
tion during the coming year. And il
the dairymen who test take advantage
of these cow testing records, weed out
the poor cows, feed the good cows bet
ter and use good registered bulls, there
10 every reason to expect that in the
future dairymen in this valley will
prosper.