The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
TURPIN AND DEWITT LEAD
December Report of the Arkansas
Valley Cow Testing Association,
December 30, 1922.

for the month, 27.9.
Average test, 3.44 per cent.
Average cost of roughage per COW
for the month, 1887.
Average cost of grain per COW for
the month, S2.42.
Market value of 100 lbs of 3.44 per
cent milk, $2.41.
Average cost of feed per 100 lbs of
milk, 73c.
Profit over cost of feed per 100 lbs
of milk, $1.6S.
Average profit over cost of feed per
COW for the month, S13.O5.
Number of quality cows, 81.
Five Highest Herds.
Turpin and Dewitt, Lamar-number
of cows, 7; lbs milk 1856; lbs fat 431;
cost of roughage, S4.63; cost of grain
1929; profit over feed $22.27.
Green Mt. Dairy, Lamar-number
of cows, 16; lbs of milk, 1915; lbs fat
4O.S; cost of roughage $4.62; cost of
grain $3.50; profit over feed, s2O5s.
Model Dairy, Holly-number of
cows, II; lbs milk. 1894; lbs fat 37.s;
cost of roughage, s3.l2; cost of grain,
1884; profit over feed, $l94O.
l.. Writ Markham, Lamar-rumber
of cows, IL; lbs milk ITO; lbs fat,
1852; cost of roughage, 1928; cost Of
grain s2.e2; profit over feed $16.S2.
A. p. Clark, Lamar-number of
cows, 8; lbs milk, 1915; lbs fat BAT;
cost of roughage, $40; cost of grain
$l.lO; profit over feed Sl9Sl.
Five Highest Cows.
Model Dairy, Holly-Cow l6; lbs of
milk 22.63; lbs fat 1896; cost of rough
age $3.12; cost of grain sS5s; profit
over feed, $5s.O2.
Turpin & Dewitt, Lamar-Alma, lbs
milk 1928; lbs fat 1884; cost of rough
age 81. B; cost of grain S422; profit
over feed, s46.O3.
Green Mt. Dairy, Lamar-Marie; lbs
milk 1858; lbs fat 1872; cost of rough
age; cost of grain. $3.50; profit over
feed, $3.50.
Green Mt. Dairy, Lamar-Charlotte
lbs milk, 1863; lbs fat 56.4; cost of
roughage, s4.34; cost of grain $3.50;
profit over feed S3O.54.
Ray Gilbert, Lamar-No. 81; lbs of
milk 1852; lbs fat sci; cost of rough
age, 1895; cost of grain s4.2O; profit
over feed s3l.72.
The average milk production increas
ed 26 lbs above last month, and the
average butterfat Is lbs. The aver
age cost Of feed is cents less and
profit over feed cost is &c cents more
per 100 lbs of milk than last month
Due to the lowering of the average
feed cost and the increase in the price
of the product as well as the increas-
ed production, the cows have made
profit Of Sl.63 more per head than
they did last month. There are five
more quality cows this month than
last.
The annual meeting for the purpose
of recognizing the association for
"NN Ntdi > NOIh was Itlu VII
Der 18th. A resolution was passed to
carry on the work next year on the
same plan as during the past year
provided a sufficient number of cows
could be signed up to pay the ex-
penses. The following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, w. S. Partridgt; vice president.
VIM. Turpin; secretary, Coy Barnard;
treasurer, X. Reed; directors, w. r.
Ewing, Harry Heath, and G. H. Cen
ter. Mr.. Lascells, fieldman for the
State Dairy Commission was present
at the meeting and spent the week
following it in getting the contracts
for 1928 signed up. A total of 2s1
cows were signed up for the work with
possibility of securing some 20 or
30 more. A meeting of the directors
was called on December 29th to de-
eide whether the work should be car
ried on during 1923. The directors
considered that the number of cows
signed up with those that might enter
later, together with the promised
amount of official work. was suffic-
lent to justify continuing the associa-
ton and voted to go ahead with the