The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-18
APRIL REPORT OF THE
ARKANSAS VALLEY COW.
TESTING ASSOCIATION

1T VIII ne noted that the cost of
foughage is materially lower this
month than last This is due to
me use OF pasture, saving hay and
ensilage. The price of grain has in
| creased somewhat over last month.
The profit over feed cost is con
siderably reduced due to the fiji
teen cent drop in the price of milk.
The price of milk is expected to
hold steady at sl.40 per hundred
pounds of 35 percent milk In Nav
and in the next months an increase
| in price is expected.
A public auction sale was held
on the Green Mountain dairy owned
by Hayes Williams on April u.
Forty head of high grade H0lsteins
were sold. A part of this herd has
been on test in the association for
a number of years, and some idea
OF the value of association records
in selling dairy stock can be OBJ
tanned by comparing the results of
this sale, Seven cows with years
association record were sold at an
average of Sl50 each. Thirty head
OF COWS without records sold at an
average of slG0 each A number of
heifors raised from this herd aver
aged $40 each Two OF the cows
with highest association records
sold for S200 and $l7S respectively.
These cows were bought by Turpin
and Dewitt of Lamar. A compari-
son of these figures proves beyond
a doubt the value of records in
making sale of cows. Records on
the cows not only increased the
selling value of the COWS themselves
considerably above that of the same
class OF stock without records. but
it also increased the selling value of
the cows and heifers raised from
this herd. Records on this sale
have paid for themselves many
times over on the sale alone and
in addition have made production
more efficient and profitable.
Tho First Annual Southwest Stock
Show held April IA and Is was very
successful and has created an in
creased interest in all kinds OF live
stock Much interest was shown in
the two highest producing cows ex-
hihited at the Testing Association
booth. One of these cows was
purebred owned by the American
Beet Sugar Co. at Center Farm, La
mar; the other high grade owned
by Harry Heath of Lamar. Many of
the association members are already
looking over their herds for suit
able animals to fit for next years
show. Prof. j. b. Fitch of the Kan
sas Agricultural college gave excel
lent satisfaction as Judge of the
daisy stock and gave much valuable
advice and interesting information.
1t is expected that the snow next
year will bring out better quality
of animals and also animals trat are
better fitted for the show ring.
This years show has thorOly con-
vinced the most skeptical that the
farms of the lower Arkansas valley
have large number of excellent
animals on them. The animals at
the show were for the most part of
very high quality and excellent
conformation. Some very good ami
mails were handicapped because of
the lack of fitting and training. In
another year the exhibitors will do
much better lin the fitting and
training of their herds.
Considerable interest has been a.
roosed since the show in the pro-
curing of Il number of purebred hei-
fcrs. Some of the most progressive
daiIyincn have declared their inten-
tion of getting few purebred hei-
fcIs and starting into the game.
These will be Holsteins. Move
monts are under way for the financ-
ing of these men to several animals
each This is very commendable
move and indicates that the valley
is soon to take another very import
ant step toward permanent and pro-
grcssie dairying a car load of hei-
fprs will be in demand soon.
Max c. Grandy,
Tester A. v. c. II. Assn.