The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-03-26
Extension and Club Work
By Miss Gertrude Gage

the past few months many
Duim ns have come into this office
quesNn;no cow testing associa-
concelT ast month when Mr.. Magrud-
tion; Tho Dairy Extension Specialist,
e = the county he met with sew
was ;imm,erested parties and suggested
era !. would be the most feasible
tnM ;oin in with the Walla Walla
pan for the present or until
a ssv .;,,,a ms we have more and long
- herds in Benton county.
e. For those who are in doubt as to
=. GOOD to be derived from such work
Ins -, here giving an article by Mr..
,xs an Those interested in this
Mssas;tion can get the particulars
pm me upon inquiry.
Tho question facing some dairy
;s whether it pays to stay in the
nsn testing association continuously
CIV sfter wear. A dairyman can very
VA e,Som tell the production of any
se. :, his herd during the last year
cor he has weighed and tested her
u ';iI regularly and kept a record Of
~; !. ne might very easily miss her
-, ,s;,k PRODUCTION 1000 pounds and he
l easily miss her average test
lms ner cent. If she gave 5000 pounds
- milk testing a per cent, she gave
on rounds of butterfat. If she gave
s en- mounds of milk testing five per
.srt she gave 800 pounds of butter
81 There is an enormous difference
10. the net profit of 200-lb.
Sutterfat producer and 300-lb. but
terfat producer.
Identify the Poor Cows
The dairyman needs to know the
PRODUCTION of each cow in order to
rronerly Gull his herd. 1t has been
found that almost every herd which
= entered in cow testing associa-
finn has q few cows which do not pay
~ which pay very poorly. All of the
cows in your herd may show some
profit, but every herd has poorest
COW. While many cows may be safely
chilled from the herd On the basis of
one years record, it is often unfair
To COW to Judge her by the record
Of one year. 1t may take several
wears records on a cow before it is
advisable to decide definitely what
70 do with her, especially after the
herd has been rather thoroly culled.
She should at least have a record dur
ing a year when she is receiving real
sonably good feed and care and was
freshened in good condition.
In almost every herd new cows
are being bought and new heifers
are freshening. In order to know the
producing ability of each of these
COWS it is necessary to secure a rec
ord for at least one year and sew
eral years. records may be necessary.
Old cows will begin to fail, so rec
ords should be kept on these. So, con-
sidering only the proper culling of
the herd, it is important to stay in
the cow testing association year af-
ter year.
Keep Calves from Best Cows
Except under very unusual condi-
tons, the dairyman should breed and
raise the cows for his herd. If this
Is done it is very important that the
heifers should be raised from the best
cows. In selecting cows from which
to raise heifers, it is exceedingly i'm
pcrtant that adequate records be Sc
cured on them because several heif-
ers may be saved from the same COW.
The dairyman should purchase a
herd bull with the exception iof
maintaining lat least a part owner
ship in him until a years record has
been secured On some of his daugh-
ten. Then, if he proves to be an en-
ceptionally good breeder, he should
oe kept and used as much as possible.
The bull which can be depended on
70 get uniformly high producing
daughters is enough of an exception
tnat it pays to keep him and use him
10 the limit, 1t should be the ideal
q every dairyman to use a proven
cuil; 1t is well that the daughters
should be compared with their dams
tons.
Usually an old bull must be sold
u a sacrifice for beef because most