Evening star., 1946-03-24


production capacity.
handling of dairy products already
n that must be met. Milk produced
evaporated and shipped at reduced
1cost, to be turned again into whole
milk by the addition of water.
Science is removing the handicap of
distance in supplying densely popu-
lated areas.
Science also has provided the
means for Maryland dairymen to
meet this future competition.
Through the Maryland Artificial
Breeding Cooperative, Inc, now
being organized in seven counties,
they will be able to use the best sires
obtainable to breed high milk pro-
duction into their herds.
Sponsored by the University of
Maryland, it will operate in Mont
gomery, Frederick, Washington,
Howard, Baltimore, Hartford and
Carroll Counties. The stud will be
located at the university, where
Holstein, Guernsey, Jersey and Ayr
shire bulls, whose daughters have
proved to be high producers, will
be maintained. Cows in the seven
counties will be bred by means of
artificial dissemination.
20-COw Dairy Example.
In telling a dairy farmer what
he may expect from artificial insem-
ination like to use as an example
a typical dairyman who milks 30
COWS.
Suppose his 20 cows have an
average yearly production Of $500
pounds of milk, about the average
for Montgomery County. BY breed
ing to bull whose offspring av-
erage 1000 pounds of milk a year
which will be average for bulls in
the Maryland stud, then he should
get heifers that will produce 1880
pounds of milk year at maturity.
Tests have proved the production
of daughters reaches the mean be-
tween the dam and sire.
BY the time his 20-cow herd has
been replaced by the daughters of
his original cows his yield per COW
will have increased 1,750 pounds of
milk year. This, in turn, will
mean 200 more gallons ef milk per
year from each COW. At the mar
ket price of 40 cents gallon this
is $50 more return from each cow
Also, better cows do not cost a
penny more to feed than inferior !
ones.
Saves Feeding Costs.
In addition to making an extra
$50 COW, total of $1,000 year
on his herd, the dairYnan will save
another $100, the average yearly
cost of keeping bull. This will
bring his total increase to $1700 a !
year. With this extra cash he can:
Pay $3.50 tax bill, pay his breed
ing fees of 500 a year, put aside
$500 to pay the per cent interest
on $4,000 debt, pay $40 premium
on fire insurance, buy $3.50 worth
of fertilizer and 5000 worth of lime
to improve his pastures, buy 500
worth of grass seed. put aside $400
for automobile expenses, pay his
500 coal bill and have $50 left for
miscellaneous dairy expenses.
And what is more. the improve
ments he will make to his land will
continue to pay extra dividends
through the years.
For years now, the average dairy
man who milks from 10 to 20 cows
has operated on a hit and miss
basis. He cannot afford to pay top
prices for high-grade bulls, and in
many instances his scrub bull pulls
down, rather than builds up the
production of his herd.
If he chances to get good pro-
ducing bull it is all too often the
case that by the time he discovers
that his herd is being improved
the bull has been replaced. The
most detected farmer I have ever
seen was Montgomery County
dairyman few years ago who dis
covered that the bull he had just
sold for beef was building up the
production of his herd. He discov-
cred it too late
To Keep High Standard.
In establishing the stud at the
university, contracts are now being
negotiated with breeders for the
cooperative to lease sires of the
highest quality. Later, as the or
ganization grows. other bulls will
be purchased. None of the sires
will be less than 9,000-pound pro-
ven producers.
Negotiations are now under way
with McKendree Walker & Sons of
Gaithersburg for use Of one of the
finest Holstein bulls in the State.
This bull, Dunloggin Masterstroke,
has sired 18 daughters on the Walker
farm that are producing 2,089
pounds of milk more than their
dams.
Another Montgomery County bull
expected to enter the university
stud is Jersey owned by N. C.I
Stiles & Sons, near Rockville. This
Jersey has sired daughters that are
higher milk producers than their
dams. Others will be leased from
breeders interested in seeing Mary
land dairy herds improved Many
would cost as high as $4,000 If pur-
chased by individuals, price much
too high for the average dairyman.
Leadership In formings the CO.
operative in Montgomery is being
taken by James D. King and John
stiles, president of the Maryland
Jersey Cattle Club. Assisting Mr..
King and Mr.. Stiles are Grover and
Ralph Walker, Raymond Kemp and
Wilson c. Poole.
When the cooperative is organ
lied, each of the seven counties will |
be represented by one member on
the Board of Directors. In addition,
each breed association will have a