Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-23
Merchants to Greet Dairynoen Saturday

cow for the Is herds using grade
bulls, 257.1.
Average pounds butterfat per
COW for cows in herds which have
been tested only l year, 245.6.
Analysis of Yearly Summary
This summary shows that COWS IN
herds which have been tested more
than one year, averaged 34.2 lbs.
more butterfat per COW than cows
in herds just completing their first
years test. The 1926 annual re-
port showed that cows in herds
tested more than one year averag-
ed 17.S lbs. more butterfat per cow
than cows in herds just completing
their first year, test. Apparently
it pays to test more than one year.
The above summary also shows
that the cows in herds using pure
bred bulls averaged 1870 lbs. more
butterfat than cows in herds using
grade bulls. The 1926 report show
ed a similar condition. This woulo
indicate that it pays to use a pure
bred bull. The evidence in this
case is however not complete, since
the record does no, show how long
purebred bulls have been used in
the 26 herds now using them.
All cows who appear in this re-
port have had their annual produc-
tion figured on the basis of 305
days or less. This is done because
we believe that it is desirable to
have each COW in the dairy herd
calve once year. Under these
conditions each COW should be pro-
ducing for 10 months and have a
rest period of two months. We be-
lieve that it would be unfair to
compare the 10 months production
of one COW with the - months pro-
duction of another COW. We have
therefore figured the production of
all cows on the 10 months basis.
Report of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau Dairy Cow
Competition
The following rules governed the
Dairy Cow Competition which was
carried on in this county during
this COW testing association year:
|. All cows tested in the Imper-
ial County Farm Bureau Cow Test
ing Association are automatically
entered in the competition.
.. In the Monthly Glasses A-C,
inclusive, first place shall count 5
points toward the sweepstakes cup,
second place shall count points.
Bird place 2 points and 4th place I
point. In Yearly Glasses A-C, in
elusive, first place shall count 10
points toward the Sweepstakes Cup,
second place shall count points,
third place 5 points and fourth
place 3 points. In classes DE-, in
elusive, first place shall count 90
points, second place IA points, third
place 10 points and fourth place 6
points. The Sweepstakes Cup
shall be awarded to the dairymar
having tho largest number of points.
Medals shall be awarded to the
dairvman having the second, third
and fourth largest number of points.
3. Ribbons shall be awarded to
the winners of first second, third
and fourth places in each yearly
class.
!. A COW will be considered eli
gible in the first calf he,fer class
if she dropped her first calf at less
than 3 years of age, and complet-
ed at least six months of her re-
cord during her first laetation per-
iod
8. Glasses SHALL he as follows:
Monthly Glasses
Glass A. Highest producing COW.
Glass b. Highest producing fist
calf hcifer.
Glass C. Best cows In one herd.
Yearly Glasses
Class A. Highest producing COW.
Glass b. Highest producing first
calf heifer.
Glass c. Best ) COWS in one herd.
Class ID. Highest annual herd ave.
rage in in herds of 90 cows or less. !
Glass +. Highest annual herd
average in herds of 21 to 40 cows
inclusive.
Glass F. Highest annual herd
average in herds of over 40 cows.