The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-18
CHESTERFIELD
FARMERS TURN
TOLIVE STOCK

O1NCO J. al lllClO W
Give Attention t o
Possibilities of Cat
tie Raising
; (By c. G. cush,nan. Extension
Dairy Hushandnan).
Chesterfield, Oct. 11-One of the
outstanding factors in live stock de-
velopn1ent of the present day is
community enterprise. having to do
with the cooperative development
of one particular breed of live
stock, and it is through this unified
effort that we are looking to some
county. community or sectional
name for the trade mark of eX-
cellence and progress in pushing
some breed of live stock to the
foreground through the maze Of
individual breeders-a thing which
would be prohibitive or take years
IN the making with individual
breeders.
In the Guernsey breed such
units are making themselves felt
and the bull association is becom-
ing the foundation for these COM
munjty enterprises. In this. con-
,nection it is a pleasure to announce
the recent formation of county
organization for the particular pur-
pose of promoting the Guernsey
breed. Founded on buH asso-
cation. Chesterfield county has en-
tered the list under the caption OF
the Chesterfield County Guernsey
Bull Association and it is safe to
say that few such organizations
have launched forth with equal de-
termination and enthusiasm to
take q place among these organ
izations as breeders of the best in
Guernsey blood.
Chesterfield county is typical Of
the whole state of South Carolina
IA state aboundiRg in resource
possibilities adapta bic to the dairy
ing industry. Farmers Of Ches-
terfeid county Were this year face
to face with a serious condition.
For years andyears cotton has
been the basis Of one crop system
which has desleted the natural fer
tilits oe the land to such an extent
that the state has been using one
sixth Of all the fertilizer used in the
United States. Then the cotton
boil weevil arrived and with its arr
rival it became apparent that a
change must be made. The people
investigated the possibilities Of
.6airying and found that they were
all that could be desired if follow.
ed intelligently. 1t was then that
the bull association idea was intro
ducsd.
After careful study the temporary
organization was perfected and
nine directors elected representing
eight blocks At meeting of the
directors May 2e it became appar-
ent that this association was to
be fo.med on bed rock and that
only the best OF animals would suit
and only the most progressive pro-
visions would be written into the
constitution as far as the spokess.
men Of the organization We're con
cerned.
The constitution in final form is
a most businesslike and progressive
one. It permits only bulls Of live
blood lines and from dams with
two years old A. f. record of at
least 400 pounds Of butter fat or
the equivalent. Strict tuberculosis
testing is provided for. Strict
breeding rules are included and a
circuit arrangement within the
association provides fer an excel
lent system OF line breeding on ex-
change of the animals 10 best uti-
lie their breeding value. Adver-
tising the association. showing at
fairs and many other progressive
features all combine to confirm the
prediction that tIleNChesterfield as
sociation will take its proper place
in building Guernsey history. An
extract from an official report on
file at the Clemson college extern
sion department headquarters is
found the following statement.
In its final form the association
includes eight blocks. covering the
county thoroughly. Twenty-Five
scrub bulls were eliminated. ap-
proximatelv $50 non-m members will
use the animals. There are ap-
proximately 70 pure bred cows
owned by membersand so owned
by non members approximate,::
100 cows are located in the imme-
diate territory where the bulls will
be kept. OF this total number Of
COWS 80 are extra we'll bred and
close UP in the blood OF the in
dividuais that are making Guern-
sey history
With membership of 40. the
association is large enough to be
influential yet not so large as to be
unwieldy Members owning the
best Of the pure bred animals are
,rakins preparations TO start adj
sancsd testing within the year and
n plan is on foot TO order q car
load Of we'll bred heifers to be
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