The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-01-11
COW TESTING ASSO-
CATION ORGANIZED
FARMERS IN SAUK CENTRE TER
RITORY TAKE LONG STEP
FORWARD
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
ELBRlDGE CASS WILL BE Of
lFICIAL TESTER-STARTS
WORK AT ONCE

The Sank Centre Cooperative Cow
Testing Association was organized
very auspiciously Tuesday afternoon
OF this week at meeting held at the
Commercial Club rooms. County
agent P. w. Huntemer of Melrose was
present and presided over the meet
ing until the organization was per-
fected. L. V. Wilson head of the
Dairy Extension Department at the
~" farm, st. Paul, made a very
interesting talk in which he showed
the farmers the advantages to be de-
rived from cow testing association.
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Will
son stated that there should be at
least six testing associations in
Stearns County which made more but
ter in 1922 than any other county in
the United States.
Mr.. Wilson stated that one cannot
tell by the looks of COW or milk i'm
the pail, whether she is "boarder"
or is paying for her keep. The only
lnfaliible test is the Babcock method.
He urged the Sank Centre farmers to-
organize for three year period i'm
order to give the cows a full test un-
der all conditions of feed. The test
ing association will demonstrate the
kind of feed necessary to get the best
results and whether sire is building
up the butterfat producing qualities
or only the physical appearances.
He urged that the farmers 60
/! ing into the association should
put every cow of their herd in, in or
der to know just what each cow is do
ing, and every cow should stay in the
association at least ten months.
Mr.. Wilson also stated that the
! Sank Centre farmers were extremely
fortunate in that they had an exper-
fenced man in their own community
who was qualified to take over the po-
sition as official tester.
Elbridge Cass who in 1920 and 1921
was employed in the capacity as Of
fetal tester at the Ames, Iowa, Agri-
cultural school, will handle the work
for the Sank Centre Cooperative asA
ISOLATION. Mr.. Cass was elected tenn
porary chairman and secretary of the
meeting when the actual work of or
ganizsfion started. Before this, how
ever, it was decided that each farmer
joining the association should obligate
himself to pay So. 90 per month for
one year period, giving his check for
the first quarter in advance and plac-
ing three post dated checks in the
hands of the secretary-tresurer to be
deposited at the first of each quarter
to carry on the work of the associa-
ton. The estimated cost of which
would be approximately $3.50. 90 a
year.
The bylaws of the association stip-
ulate that each member will be furn-
ished with a record of the individual
performance of each animal and ne
will be advised in regard to economi-
cal feeding of his herd.
Frank Pesheck who has been active
ly engaged in signing up members
for the association, was the unanimous
choice for president. H. w. Parker
was unanimously elected Vice Presi-
dent, Harold Dean was chosen Secre-
tary-T Treasurer. The directors are JOS.
Leutmer, Metre Cove; F. P. Minette,
Sank Centre; Matt Jennisen, Padua
and Frank L. Connolly, Mccormick
Lake.
After election of officers President
Pesheck asked for an. expression of
sentiment relative to the standing of
the association on the advent of the
Blue Valley Creamery Co., into the
Sank Centre field. The one senti-
ment expressed by those present was
! that it was absolutely necessary for
the farmers of this section to stand
back of their local cooperative
creameries. If they did this they
would have nothing to fear from the
advent of the Blue Valley company.
Twenty-one farmers had signed up
at Tuesday afternoons meeting. Not
more than a membership of 81 can be
accepted and the Herald was informed
late Wednesday afternoon that two
or three. others had signed and it was
expected that the required maximum
number will be secured within short
time.
Tester Cass will furnish 1.-THE Her.
aid with a complete tabulated record
of the average test of each herd in
the association to be published each
month. Mr.. Cass will start his work
at once.