Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-07-31

in creating interest IN the proJect
and helping to carry it out.
How the Plan Works For the Individ-
ual Member.
The member signs a request for
his creamery secretary to deduct MS
cost from his monthly cream check
| until further notice.
He BUYS a milk scale from his
creamery at cost.
:. The secretary notifies the CEN
trail office to send a sample box to the
member in the month In whch ne
wishes to start.
4. When the box arrives, the farm
er weighs and samples the milk from
each COW, night and morning, and
returns the samples of milk to the
central laboratory by mail. (Return
postage is furnished)
:. He receives in return in a few
days a herd production report Tor the
month.
6 At the end of the year he re-
celyes a herd production report show
inc individual production and the
herd average for the year.
4 A member may include a skim
milk sample each month free OF
charge.
:. A member may start testing al
any time of the year.
g. A member may request feedlne
service by mail These requests Will
ne answered by the Agricultural Elk
tension Division through the field SER
| vice.
10 If there are % or more mem
hers in a community, local unit j
completed, and the fieldman conducts
meetings from time to time through
out the year to discuss local DAIRY
{ problems.
IL. Individual members records ar
2 private, and are not given pubnclt.
tv the association. Members ma!
2 give them any publicity they ma.
: choose.
u. Those who wish to become mem
/ bers, yet cannot interest enoug.
: Eeighbors to form a local unit, ma.
D send in their membership directly
: uaying a full year in advance. Sucl
!, members will receive the complet
i. service of the organization, eXcep
S that it will be impossible for then
e to secure personal field service iron
!, the fieldman.
: The Cost.
The cost to a member Is SD
: wear for a herd of 10 cows or less
i Fer each additional cow the cost l
0 81 year more. If a member pay
o through a creamery by monthly de
: auctions, his fee is S1.25 mont
L fer a herd of 10 COWS or less, an
8 1-3 cents a month for each ao
n ditional COW. A COW Will be con
o sidered in the herd and charged TO
e during her dry period. Charges o
g a COW stop when she is marked sold
/. on the sheet Cows or freshen1n
e heifers added to the herd start pa!
: 1nent on their testing date. 1ndlvldua
e members who are not paying by tn
Il month receive a statement the eleI
s eutL month, giving complete charge
7, for the year on the monthly basis
5 outlined above.
How To Organize Local Unit.
1. Local creameries that are intel
O. ested will make an arrangement Wit
h the Statewide Contrasting assoc
II alton to make the monthly deduction
for testing costs from their patron
who request it, as per agreement wit
the state office.
4 .. The local creamery board WI
appoint a committee, including tn
L county agent as an ex-officio men
Der, to take charge of the local org;
&c nization.
e This committee then will:
/. Arrange for a meeting of II
N patrons, where the county agel
d or dairy specialist will expla1
the project in detail.
.. Secure the required number
D. members to form a local unit
x 25 members.
3. Call another meeting of Il
Is signed-up members later on f
u. definite instructions in startiI
" the testing, how to take sample
Oh etc.
4, Assist in arranging meetings f
Is field service-co-opera Wi
ne the county agent on this and 3