The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09

ers of Blue Earth county Satur
day we're:
Presidents. 8. Wilson.
Vice President Charles
Brooks.
Secretary-Mauriee Nelson
Treasurer-L A. Yaeaer.
Directors elected for three
years-CharIes Brooks, Kenneth
Morrow and George Gilman.
! Blue Earth County Guernsey bre-
elders at their annual meeting
Saturday went on record unanim-
ously in favor of area testing OF
dairy cattle. Speakers at the meet
ing urged the use OF purebred sires,
and of the breeding to type, in or
der to make livestock breeding
better paying proposition.
| President S. B. Wilson OF this
CITY presided at the meeting. Mr..
| Wilson gave some interesting flg-
ures in a short talk at the opening
of the meeting to show what mas
been done in the past thirty years
in the way Of dairying. He said
that the average butter fat product
|
pounds to 1876 in that length Of time.
The earnings of the dairy cow in
that same period had also increased.
The net earnings per cow had been
increased from $3.50 in 1890 to
s11O.5S per cow in 1920. The dairy
industry had developed a wealth in
1890 of sS,O00.00O and had increased
in 1920 to $150,000,000.
J In Blue Earth county the average
butter production per COW had been
as follows: 1916, 1926 pounds: 1917:
1895 pounds: 1918. 1893 1919. 144:4
pounds; 1920, 1868 and in 1921,
1908. with this table Mr.. Wilson
demonstrated that Blue Earth county
had not come up to the average
butter fat production. The falling
off of averages it was thought was
due to averaging the butter fat pro.
duction of scrub cows with that or
purebreds, which pulled down the
high average.
Talk, BY Guernsey Breeder
Following a dinner served at the
dining rooms of the Methodist
church the afternoon meeting was
opened by very able talk by z. 70.
La Pelley of Mound, Mimi, breeder
OF purebred Guernseys, and at one
time a resident Of the Isle of Guern-.
sey. the home of the Guernsey breed
of dairy cattle. Mr.. La Pelley took
for his subject the Feeding and
| Management of the Dairy Herd.
In opening his remarks Mr.. La Pei.
ley said that there are great
many things to be taken into con-
sideration The future of the herd
depends largely on the manner in
which the foundation of the herd Is
selected and developed. Clear keen
knowledge, and application Of pro-
per judgement should be exercised.
One of the greatest mistakes, the
speaker said was the fact that many
sell their best animals instead Of
retaining them as the foundation of
the herd. Good feeding is import
ant in the breeding of excellent
stock By breeding the speaker said,
is the Improvement of the quality
of the livestock. Mr.. La Pelley said
that the man who knows his bust.
ness in the breeding of livestock,
will look to type not only in the
individuals but in the ancestry.
Every good bull has good dam
Mr.. La Pelley advocated the pur-
chase of a matured bull in order to
get the best results, for, then one
can see some of his offspring. and
know better what his producing
qualities are. In the selection OF
cows the purchaser should look for a
strong constitution, the capacity to
consume a large amount of feed in
order to produce a good flow of
milk. Mr.. La Pelley would also adj
wise the purchaser of dairy cattle
/ to look into the health OF the herd
from which he is making his pur-
chases. The speaker brought his
| talk 10 close by advocating the use
of purebred sires to grade up the
herd, good feeding and the care Of
the cow especially before and after
giving birth to a calf. His talk was
| listened to with very much interest.
q Address On Sanitation
DR.. J. r. Pooley; federal vetin'
arian. located at Mankato gave
very interesting paper on the neces-
sity of sanitation, and the necessity
of cow testing, and barn construc-
ton. His paper is as follows:
Sanitation is absolutely essential
in the control and eradication OF
tuberculosis and all other infectious
and contagious diseases. Veteri-
narians engaged in this line of work
should make a close study of Tari-
Gus sanitary principles that are ap-
plicable to the conditions met in
the field in connection with tuber-
culosis eradication work and should
| do as much educational work as
possible in order to obtain the de-
! sired results. Inspectors in their
! endeavor to test large herds of cat
| tie should not neglect to advise
| livestock owners concerning sani
tation because otherwise such acti-
on may result in haste making
waste.
mo doubt many Of the so called
breaks in apparently healthy herds
can be charged to lack of proper
sanitation. Sanitation plays a very
important part in the eradication OF
disease especially in our campaign
against tuberculosis and hog chol-
era. Our attention should not be
confined merely to cleaning and dis
infection. Every effort should be
made to enlighten the farmer on
general sanitation by carefully go
| ing over his premises with him to
determine where infection might be
harbored as we'll as to suggest to
him some Of the benefits and ad-
! vantages to be derived from i'm
provements that can be made The
removal cf diseased cattle. which
should DO done as soon as their
status Is determined, is but ono step
tNu ~ l;ch