White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-11


and that II q series of these confer
ences could be arranged the beef
men would cease. at their annual
gathering, to pass resolutions COM
mending oleomargarine. and dairymen
would discontinue to flood the beef
market with their old shelly cows At
only for hides, tallow and fertilizer.
The evening program concluded by
the Luscher Brothers singing two
songs extolling the virtues of the Hol-
stein COW, that were written for the
occasion by Walter A. Goss of Port
land, Oregon, brother Of A. s. Goss
of Seattle. master Of the State Grange.
Second Days Session
The meeting of the second day was
devoted to the unfinished and new
business of the State Association and
to the election of officers.
A subject that came up at the morn
ing session that. brought out lively
and lengthy discussion was the ask
ing for an expression of opinion re-
garding the proposed complete herd
test in making semi-official records.
In this proposed classification it was
the intention to include all COWS in
milk regardless of age and the ad-
vancement Of the lactation period;
and all COWS in the herd were to be
MIXED but twice daily after the 45th
day from calving; and the average for
the herd was the credit to be given
each Individual member. The idea
met with little or no favor, so Mr..
Ghormley advocated in it's stead the
continuance of Classification G, chang
ing the rules to allow the supervision
of two COWS at time where they
stood side by side. This idea was &C
cepted by the meeting as better
plan to reduce the expense and in
crease the interest in official tests,
which has waned decidedly during the
past few years.
Selective registration was another
question that was well debated, and
one on which the meeting failed to
take an affirmative stand at this time,
the general opinion being that since
the introduction Of the TRUE Type"
model, and the more serious attention
now being given to recognized type
by judges was stimulating an interest
in larger sized animals Of better con-
formation, and that sooner or later
the evil would be corrected without
resorting to selective registration; in
many herds there was already no.
ticeable Improvement in type, partic-
ularly in the show ring. The "All-
American" selections and the pubnca-
ton Of their pictures in the Holstein-
Friesian World, each fall, was credit
ed also with having desirable influ-
ence in type improvement. The man
who fails to recognize type is losing
out in the dairy cattle breeding game.
The Resolutions
Res. No. Asks that no change be
made in the present feed laws, and
that the state chemist be required to
make public the analysis of all COM
mercial dairy COW feeds.
Res. No. petitions DR.. G. w. Lar
son, chief of the U. S. Bureau OF
Dairying, that the fat standard for a
perfect scoring market milk be re-
duced from 4 per cent to lower
grade.
Res. No. 3-Petitioned the State De-
partment of Business control that the
splendid herd of high-record regis
tered Holsteins at the Western Wash
ington State Hospital be kept intact
Res. No. -4-Petitions the state leg
islature that adequate funds be ap-
propriated to put in force an agrees
sive campaign for the elimination OF
bovine tuberculosis from all the herds
in Washington.
Res. No. Recommended the pleas
ing and instructive addresses given by
Dean Edwin c. Johnson, w. d. Barney
o. M. Plummer, Roy G. Jones, ]. c.
Knott, Leonard Heganow, w. A. Link
later, Jake Luscher, as well as num-
bre of others.
Res. No. 6-Thanked the National
Association for sending to the North
west territory so efficient and popular
field man as R. e. EVERY has prov
en- himself to be.
Res. No. THANKED the city OF
Auburn and its commercial club for
the use of the city hall for meeting
purposes and other courtesies ex-
tended.
Res. No. 8-Thanked the Holstein-
Friesian Association Of America for
the presence of Mr.. Barney at the
meeting, who did much to enhance the
interest in the proceedings.
Res. No. 9-Carried a message to
President Frank o. Lowden of the
Holstein-F riesian Association of Amer
lea, urging that he look with favor on
the suggestion OF the American Live
stock Association to call meeting at
which representatives of the beef and
dairy interests meet to formulate q
working plan leading to the elimina-
ton of the differences now existing
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