Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-05

80 tHAM NMHH W#H# NHNNH
advisable % prlut aame in 80
sections. the first appsarna
herewith. The saoond wil a.
pear later on.
The Imperial ta4H FHrm
reaa Cow Tesflaz azsa.lafsaa
now completed ifs SECOND s...e
work. This 1.sUe sfi.a rrzla n...
10 December ls12 It is orrras.
bv the dairy druartmeaf af tHe O.
pcrisl County Farm hHrrla. esaH
Grating with tAr tgfe4.iuui este
sion service.
As stated = wear ag.. fhr purf
Of The cow t,~t4HE association hHz
been 20 make u possible for ts
members o. improve their herds. -
eulljas out tAels leW pr0du- (
COWS. aud by discovering wlisH
methods uf fcoJls- give the hest
results.
The report Of wear go ,hav
that the association had serus.
some of the results expected OF {.
\ summary Of the past wears NO.
shows that IL has continued ta -
cure these results. yompari~aH
OF the results obtained during tHs
past year with those of the Vr
cerding year follows.
During The past year i6i unprot
liable COWS were euIled as cvHt-
pared with 80 fer the preceding
wear. The number Of COWS produe
ing over 500 pounds Of buttrrfat In
10 months during this year was nine
rs compared 10 five for the prcrr.i.
ing year. The number Of cows pro
ducing over sou pounds of butte
fat during this year was 765 aS com
pared to SOL for the preceding yea.
The number of first calf hcIfrrs
producing 80 pounds or more 81
Duttertat was o. rs compared 10 J.
fer the preceding year. Most i'm
portant Of all, the average prodae
ton per COW in the association dur
ing the past year WAS 27O.3 pounds
OF buttcrfat for tine year while dur
ing the preceding year the average
was only 2J0.5 pounds OF buttertat
per COW.
Average Is Higher
Also while during the fist Yea.
of testing the average COW in thu
association averaged only - pounds
buttertat per year more than the
average COW in the county, during
the past year the average cow IN
the COW testing association averag
ed 24.4 pounds OF buttcrfat more
per yetr than the average cow ia
the county.
Judging from the above figures
We believe that We are Justified III
stating that members OF the cow
testing association have been able,
through the COW testing association
records, to improve the production
of their herds far more than enough
70 pay the cost of testing.
\ county summary Of the cow
testing association Tor the period
December !, 1923 to Noycmbcr 50,
1924 follows:
Number OF herds in which tests
were made during the year, l37.
Total number of samples tested
during the year, 37.3J2.
Total number OF COWS cul,cd out
during the year, 46j.
Number of herds completing the
wears test, 81.
Number Of these Gl herds using
purcbrcd bulls, -.
Number Of these 81 herds using
high grade bulls, 10.
Number of COWS in these 81 herds
nine months or more and which
have therefore been included in the
following summary, 2259.
Cows Over 300 Pounds
Number of COWS producing 500
pounds Of butterfat during the year
i63.
Number Of first calf hcifcrS pro
ducing over 30 pounds Of butter
fat during the year, o..
Number of COWS producing less
than 9G0 pounds Of buttcrfat dur
ing the year, 40.
Average pounds Of milk per cow
per year for the association, $50.
Average pounds OF buttcrfat pei
cow per year for the association
270.3.
Average pounds of buttcrfat pei
cow per year for the 45 herds using
purebrcd bulls, 27f.0.
Average pounds of bUttcrfat pei
COW per year for the - herds using
grade bulls, 36l.l.
Average pounds Of buttcrfat pc
wear for cows in herds which have