The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-21
n.1RYMAN PRAISES RE-
sIJITS OF C. T. A.

HIGH tribute TO DAIRY neru I'M
har,ant association work has
g made by Carl j. Gaul of Mis-
oeer III Thurston county, in re-
qu s4 letter to the State College.
cen. COWS that he joined the associ-
az ~, 90 under pressure, thinking
sI.1 .s a retailer of bottled milk
sDss .onld not receive much help.
70 he he has changed his mind
NV ,mrletely and tells of some of
roln improvements that have been
ue AZ on the farm as result of
ma srestions of the tester, o. j.
ns Thev formerly bought ready
,;vad dairy feed, paying no at
Iant;on to the content. Now they
s ;r their own feed and get advice
l.lr n as to what is adaptable
l iss the season. Concentrates are
~ according to production. Twice
~ dsv every cows feed is placed
:. tbe scales and the amount
changed - according to production
srom month to month.
They are using a milking mach
mo thereby saving $50 a month
and hoard for a mixer, who may
OF he Immediately clean. Each
NV aou,s udder is washed with a
sSloride solution Immediately be
s s the milking machine is put
~ thereby sterilizing not only the
sov's udder but the mixers hands
Ssfore stripping. They have order
a 4 covered milk pail for strip
ping. 81. :. d,,s+ad
Nth Gypsum every day. which
ILLS the barn odor, help disinfect
,hs cows feet and improves the
manure ~, as fertilizer. They are
raising heifer calves from the
highest producing cows. as shown
Nv association records, to replace
those discarded. This saves pay
mo out high prices for unproven
cows S Through Mr.. Hill they ac-
ou;red q herd sire Of Sir Bessie
breeding. whose dam produced
1oaO pounds of fat in one year.
All calves are dehorned with
caustic. :,
They have built a modern bull
mem so by 90 feet, with a safety
breeding chute, at total cost OF
go for lumber and labor. They
have staked off the ground for 8
loafinp shed for the cows and 9
covered manure pit. Their latest
Improvement is feeding mineral
which appears to increase the
milk flow and put the cows IN bet
ter condition. They are eNper1-
menting with a pasture near the
barn instead of making the cows
walk two miles and it apparently
is increasing production and say
ing grain.
Agents and the director, it wa:
found possible to organize COW
testing association work in thi:
county in. cooperation with farm
ers in Walla Walla and Franklin
counties. This mean that W.
should have the COW testing worl
started by September 1st.
We have approximately 4O(
cows signed up at the presen
time and other farmers wishin,
to test should keep in touch wit
the cow testing situation in thi
county and inform the county ag
ent, or attend meetings which tn
county agent plans for this WORK
Not as much time in the futur
IS going to be given to this wor
as has been given in the past.
Cow testing work is the onl
means of building herds and tn
dairy enterprise on the farm, a..
we know from past experience
that this work cannot be done b
the farmers as cheaply as it ca
De done through the COW testin
association. As county agent j
two other counties we have seel
q lot of this work done ond kno,
that if the dairy industry in thi
country is to be developed it mus
come through cow testing associ
alton. Without this work of thi
KIND other counties where tn
work is being carried on, will
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