Show Work of Dairy Herd Association Is ls Improving Uintah Basin Cows The Uintah Basin dairy herd improvement association ob ob- observed Ob-I Ob served its second anniversary Sunday June 15 Through the efforts of the as as- association which was organized I June 1945 Uintah county dairymen according to Eldon Billings president have in- in eased eased production and income I er cow and built larger herds I In summarizing the results of I two years testing Mr Billings I stated that the average pounds of milk per cow caw has been in in- in increased creased from Ibs In 1945 to Ibs lbs in 1947 Also the aver aver- average age has h pounds Ib been d di raised i of butterfat ut from per fio cow hi In ri 1947 to in 1947 The aver aver- average average age number of cows per herd in 1945 was 87 and in 1947 1847 is 96 Because lecause of increased fat pro- pro each dairyman's income has been Increased an average I of a year Objectives of the dairymen according to Mr Billings has been the attaining of better management practices through the culling of poor cows better feeding and acquisition of bet bet- better ter sires Testing records disclose that the the Uintah Basin association W-ates W ates fifth highest among as as- associations throughout the state In the quantity of butterfat re re- re f I from each animal Out t of cows tested in April 24 cows produced over 50 pounds of butterfat during the month 6 produced more than 60 80 pounds and 3 gave in excess ex ess of 70 lbs Ibs Champion butterfat pro pro- producer ducer duc for May which produced Ibs lbs during the the month n nth W is owned by Lester Bingham Mae- Mae ser The association is governed by a board of five directors directors- Monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 8 pm at the county agents agent's office |