The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-15
IT CAN BE DONE


Mr.. B. H. Rawl for twelve years
head Of the Dairy Division, U. s. De-
partment of Agriculture says that any
dairyman who has been in the busi-
ness for Ave years should have his
herd producing an average of 800 lbs.
of butterfat annually. II it does not,
he has worked too hard from his
neck down. and too little from his
neck up. A good purebred dairy bull
at the head Of the dairy herd is the
first essential step forward.
The efficiency of the higher pro-
ducing dairy cows as shown in the
following figures recently compiled
by the Dairy Division on the relative
cost of producing butterfat.
647 cows tested, aravege butterfat
production 100, Average price, Acts.
Average cost of feed $34, Income ov-
er feed cost, $40.
431O Cows tested, Av. Butterfat
production 200 Average price Acts.
Average cost Of feed $45 Income over
feed cost $42.
1886 Cows tested Average buterfat
production 800 Average price butter
fat ACTS. Average cost of feed, $5S,
Income over feed cost $74.
656 cows tested, average butterfat
production 400. Average price butter
fat A cts. Average cost Of feed $40,
Income over feed cost $106.
Idaho is coming to the front in da-
trying. It has been proven that we
have an unusually good state for da-
trying, and prosperity follows the
dairy cow. So lets put our shoulder
to the wheel and put this industry
across.
Bull associations will build up our
dairy herds and bring up the average
production records. Cow testing as
sociations will show us which cows
are making money and which are just
boarders. Bingham County should
have these associations. The follow
ing report has been sent out from
Davies County. Illinois. "The high
COW in the county in the Cow Testing
Association has produced in eight
months 514 pounds of fat, 10,414 lbs
of milk making profit above cost
of feed of $164.18. Last year was the
first year for this cow in the Cow
Testing Association work. In ten
months time, she produced 356 pound
Of fat, 921 pounds of milk making a
profit of $97.56 above feed cost. This
is a year old grade COW. Her i'm
provement under the association is
worthy of note"
Such figures are valuable to the
dairyman. To have a dairy herd and
not know whether the cows are maxi
ing money for you is like having
grocery store and not knowing whet-
her you are selling your groceries
above cost.
Bull Associations and Cow Testing
Associations are being organized
throughout the state. A 10 block
Holstein Bull Association has been
completed recently in Teton county
and 10 bulls Of good individuality and
backed with records Of more than
500 pounds OF butterfat have been
purchased in the Boise and Payette
valleys. The First National Bank Of
briggs bought one bull and donated
It to the Association.
Twenty communities in Bingham Co
are now working on bull associations.
We expect to have these organizations
completed in the near future and will
ship in some purebred bulls that will
make the dairymen sit up and take
notice. When we get the good bulls
we will test the cows and Gull out
the boarders. We are also going to
start a cheese factory in order to
have a market for the dairy products.
In a short time we will have the in
dustry built up in fine shape and the
farmers Of Bingham County will be
on the payroll.
The man who misses all the fun
Is he who says, 1T cant be done!"
In solemn pride he stands aloof
And greets each venture with re-
proof.
We'd have no steam or trolley cars
No streets lit by electric stars.
No telegraph or telephone,
We'd linger in the age Of stone,
The world would sleep If things
were run
BY men who say, 1T can't be done" !"
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