The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-10-12
cHEsTkRFiEED COUNTY
4 MAKES FINE START
WITH GUERNSEY STOCK


One of the outstanding factors in |
livestock development Of the present
day Is community enterprise, having
to do with the cooperative develop
ment of. one particular breed Of live
stock and it, is through this unified
effort that, we are looking to someI
community or sectional name
generally as the trade mark Of ex-t
cellence and progress in pushing some
breed of livestock to the foreground
through the maze of individual breed
ers-a thing which would be pro-
hibitive for years in the making with
the individual breeders of such orr
a .r
In the Guernsey breed these units
are making themselves felt and the
bull association is becoming the foun-
dation for these community enter
prises. a.. These things being true, it is
a pleasure to announce and crafty
ing to Guernsey enthusiasts to learn
of the recent formation of a county
organization for the particular pur.
pose of promoting the Guernsey
breed. Founded on bull associa-
ton, Chesterfield County, has enter
ed it's name to the list under the cap
ton 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
a place among these organizations as
breeders of the best Guernsey blood.
The Chesterfield County Com
munity is typical of the whole State
of South ,Carolina--a state abound
ing in resource possibilities adapt
able to the dairying industry. Farm
ers of Chesterfield County were this
year face to face with serious con-
dition. For years and years cotton
has been the basis of q one crop
system which has ravished the nat
ural fertility of the land to such an
extent that the State has been using
one-sixth of all the fertilizer used in
the United States. And the cotton
boil weevil arrived. Subsequent
with it's arrival it became apparent
that change must be made. They
investigated the possibilities of dairy
ing and found that they were all that
could. be desired if followed intel
ligently. 1t was then that the Bull
Association idea was introduced.
After careful study that temporary
organization was perfected and nine
directors elected representing eight
blocks. At . meeting of the dir
ectors on May 29th it became appar-
ent that this Association was to he
formed on bed rock and that only the
best of animals would suit and only
the most progressive provisions would
be written into the constitution as
far as the spokesmen of the organ
ization were concerned. The con-
stitution in final form is most bust
ness like and progressive one. 1t
permits only bulls of live blood lines
and from dams with a 2 year old A.
r. record of at least 40G pounds of
fat or the equivalent. Strict tuber-
culosis testing is provided for. Strict
breeding rules are included and a
circuit arrangement within the AS
sociation provides for an excellent
system of line breeding on exchange
of the animals to best utilize their
Association, showing at fairs and
many other progressive articles all
combine to confirm the prediction
that the Chesterfield Association will
take its proper place in building
Guernsey history. An extract from
an official report on file at the Glenn
son College Extension 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, approximately
13O non-members will use the ami
mails. There are approximately 70
pure-bred cows owned by non-mem-
bers, approximately 400 cows are 10
Gated in the immediate territory
where the bulls will be kept. OF this
total number of cows 30, are extra
well-bred and close up in the blood of
the individuals that are making
Guernsey History"
With a membership of 40 members,
the Association, is large enough to
be influential yet not so large as
to be unwieldly. Members owning
the best Of the pure bred animals
are making preparations to start ad-
testing within the year and a
plan is on foot to order car load
of well bred heifers to be added to
the list thus forming the nucleus on
which to build name synonyous