White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-07
Ayrshire Breeders Hold
Semi-C Centennial Meet

| Ine ayrshire Breeders Association
celebrated its fiftieth anniversary at
Springfield, Massachusetts,, recently
in the most successful meeting in it's
history. One hundred fifty breeders
Joined in a harmonious effort for the
breed and unanimously legislated
program which is constructive and
progressive and a potential guarantee
| of continued and increased advance
by the Red and Whites.
The action of widest effect through
out the breed is that establishing the
Ayrshire herd test. This is adopted
as Article x of the associations by
laws and reads, For the purpose of
encoura cling the testing of more Ayr
shire cows, to the end that low pro-
ducers may be culled, the superior
bloodliness of the breed emphasized
and public attention directed to the
high average productive capacity of
the breed, the Ayrshire herd test is
established. 1t shall be under the di-
rection of herd test committee of
three members which shall be ap-
pointed each year by the executive
committee and shall prescribe. rules
and regulations for the test"
The details of the operation Of the
test will be determined by the COM
mittee appointed but some of the
fundamental principles are that both
grade and purebred Ayrshires may be
tested, all cows in a herd entered
must be tested, COWS shall not be
MIXED more than twice per day ex-
cept when producing more than 'cer-
tain specified amounts, as many as 20
COWS on twice a day milking may be
tested in one day, supervision and
identification to be under the direc-
tion of the agricultural colleges and
based on one-day inspection each
month with such additional surprise
tests as may be necessary, and that
semi-official records may be made in
connection with the herd test provid-
ed the requirements Of the colleges
and the association are met
The resolution passed at the Wash
ington inter-breed conference was
/ adopted and the 3O5-day test, the roll
of honor, made the exclusive semi
official production period of the breed
in the desire to keep Ayrshire records
on sound basis comparable with
practical dairy farming conditions. 1t
is believed to be most profitable to
freshen COWS each twelve-month and
that no record is worthy of publicity
unless the cow continues to breed aft
erward. The vote taken does away
with the issuance of a certificate if a
COW fails to calve within 400 days
after the beginning Of her test and
gives the Ayrshire breed the adver-
Using slogan, "a calf with every rec
ord"
H. ]. Chisholm, owner of Strath-
glass Farm at Port Chester, New
York, was elected president He has
been a leading breeder and importer
for many years and from his contin-
uous work as first vice president and
his strong support OF the association
in all it's activities is unusually well
qualified to serve as it's chief execu-
tive. Adam Seitz Of Waukesha. Wis
consin, leading breeder and Snowman
Of the Middle West, was made first
vice-president. The other members of
the executive committee are: Messrs.
Wilson H. Lee, New Haven, Connec-
ticut; G. w. Wilson, Vergennes,
Vermont; w. T. Tonner, Torresdale,
Pennsylvania; Leonard Tufts, Pine
hurst, North Carolina; and w. L. Glat-
felter, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania.
The meeting adjourned to Woron-
oake Farm at Woronoco, Massachu-
sets, where breeders were the guests
of H. A. Moses at an Ayrshire barbe-
cue.