Graham guardian., 1922-01-20
DAIRYMEh SHOW
BIG PRODUCTION
FOR DECEMBER
TEMPE COW TESTING
ASSOCIATION
r. N. Davis
Extention Dalryman
University Of Arizona

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According to the December report
OF MIR. W. d. Morrison. official tester
for the Tempe Cow Testing Associ-
alton. December is one OF the best
months in the history of the associ-
alton both in number of cows tested
and average production.
A total OF 4S2 cows were tested dur-
ins the month with an average pro-
duction OF 675.9 pounds of milk and
% pounds of fat. In November thcre
were 35S cows tested with an average
production OF 647.7 pounds of milk
and 24.5 pounds of fat. Fifty-two cows
made 40 pounds of butter fat for
December while only Is COWS were in
the forty pound list for November
The fat record for the month is 81
pounds compared to 54.5 pounds in
the previous month.
The herd of Mr. Gottschalk remains
at the head of the list with an average
for the month OF 961 pounds of milk
and 1872 pounds OF fat. This herd
was first in November with an aver
age of 1925 pounds of milk and 35.4
pounds of fat. b. Conan has second
highest herd with an averaPe of 939.S
pounds of milk and 36.3 pounds of fat.
Following are parodies on the scrub
COW and scrub bull which 1t is hoped
every dairyman in the State will read
carefully and give serious thought.
These are taken from the Monthly
News Letter OF the Western Office
OF the Dairy Division:
"oreater Love Hath No Man
I love my scrub COW. She gives me
employment every day in the year
She consumes my hay and grain and
grows fat and sleek. She is thing OF
beauty, though a burden forever. TT
produce milk and butterfat would
detract from her physical beauty;
therefore. 1t is unreasonable to expect
II OF her. She helps to reduce my in
come taX. love my scrub COW. She
ia luxury. DaiTymen are entitled to
Injuries as well as other people. My
nelghbor tells me to sell her to the
butcher, but my neighbor Is a hard
hearted man, so Is the butcher. The
official tester says that the profits
from three OF my best producers will
keep her in comfort, so why should |
worry. love my scrub cow. 1t re.
uUires mach time to feed her. but
very little time to milk her, My bank. |
er saws that the small amount of milk
she contributes can justly be called,
The milk OF human kindness" it Is
human kindness that allows her to
exist. Even Parson Jones was heard
to remark that, "a greater love hath
no man than he who wears his young
life away TO support a scrub COW. eX.
pecting no reward. not even the re-
spect OF real dairymen." ! love my
scrub COW. Who can doubt It?
Meditatlons Of a Scrub Bull
They call me scrub bull; yet ]
have a pedigree. I was sired by a |
scrub, dam'd by scrub and am treat |
ed like "a scrub. and sometimes think |
that am owned by scrub. My tribe |
purebred bulls four to one. |
Just why ! should exist is a mystery
even to me. Yet, am not responsible |
for IT, was brought into the world |
without my consent and shall prob. |
ably leave It against my will. In the
meantime | am getting the most vi.
cious publicity! principally through
the farm press, They say am rene. |
Gade and an abomination, and should
be exterminated. Dairymen passing
my owners farm look at me with con.
tempt; even the cows show me no re.
spect. My own daughters seem to
hold grudge against me, saying that
| am responsible for their low produc- |
tion. cannot argue the point, for 1t |
is true. But what can | do? My own.
er must think lot of me personally. |
or he would not continue to support
me, knowing that | can never improve |
the quality Of his herd or be source |
OF profit to him. These COW testing |
associations are certainly showing me |
up, and ! can see the handwriting on
the wall. My tribe is doomed. Under |
the keen competition and low prices
Of good purebred bulls there will soon
DC no place on the form for me. So |
goodbye. may be gone but not for |
gotten. for have retarded the develop. |
mont Of the dairy industry for many |
years"
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