Show DAIRY POINTS PLAN FOR BULL association idea has haa been in use dee in E europe drope for many years but to Is comparatively ively new here prepared by the united atte dp department t rit ot of Acri agriculture culture every dairy farmer knows that lie he would get better returns letwins from tits ills teed feed and labor if he had high grade stock but the idea 0 of f esta a blooded h hem e r ta i immediately n suggests ud glove f farming a r m 1 n t and bankruptcy two thousand dollar cows cos and two do dollard afir milk was one farmers fan ners charac characterization terza I 1 yet lie united states department of Agrical agriculture ture annually Is leading hundreds of farmers toward the pos poa of herds that will increase the former milk and butterfat yield with the same outlay tor for upkeep one of the most useful agencies Is the co operative cooperative bull A high grade cow will impart her excellent qualities to ono one calf in a year and the total of high grade farm cattle la Is increased by one on tile the other hand a bull whose mother had tile the same milk and butter qualifications and whose father Is descended from a milk and butter strain may sire as many as TB 75 calves each carr carril yang ng its hart of the racial ancial excellence ecel excel lence lenc e tilts bull eon do duty with one lot of cows I 1 1 4 five bulls like this will improve an entire dairy community for two ato years without danger of in breeding it if there were five lots ol of cows cotis and five bulls and the bulls bull wei we r rotated from one lierd herd to another every two years each bull would him a period of usefulness of possibly IC years and may easily have added aw 75 head of young stock with a due pro portice cn of high milk producing heffers heifers As the first generation of helleis heifers became the breeding value ol of the aulls would become established and any inferior sires could bo be weeded out five bulls kept for ten years ina change the entire dairy industry of a community and possibly give its cattle a that would 1 be e a valuable market asset operative cooperative co alive bull associations have existed in europe for a long time in ameika the system Is only twelve or thirteen years old but records of milk and butterfat butter fat production are in ili pos session ot of tile the department show showing ing tangible boneff far exceeding the me cost to the cow owners at new windsor md ild for instance seven daughters of one sire averaged 2705 C pounds of butter tat fat a year an improvement over the average ol of 2083 pounds for their dams dains this was only ill the first generation genei atlon the five block association will permit line breeding with greatly increased possibilities sib lIttles ties to organize ore anle a co operative cooperative bull as so clation it Is first advisable to arouse as much interest as aa possible in tho the plan through meetings c conversation on and the circulation of department ot of agriculture literature it Is possible that the county agent or even some state or federal agricultural representative sen senta tive can be induced to help personally so advice can always be obtained from the department by mall mail forms can be had from the department tor for a preliminary agreement in which among other things the number ot f cow cowl v owned by each prospective bember member Is listed when it a sufficient number ot of cows have been listed a meeting should be called and arrangements thado made for incorporation lach each member would contribute in proportion t oll to the number of cows he owns but have only one vote As early as possible the temporary r permanent nent secretary secie tary should begin corres corresponding with breeders bleeders bre eders having high egilide bulls tor for sale one bull should be purchased for about every 75 cops the cows should be divided into blocks of that number with re gard to geographical colv convenience en lence and arrangements made for the keeping of tile bull by a responsible nie member niber whose lose farm Is conveniently located the tes should be such its as to cover the purchase cost and the cost of keep for it year and annual assessments provided thereafter VE Vel information on the forma tion annl conduct of bull soel ablone will he be found in farmers Fan ners bulletin ma OT which the department will send free on oil reque ic quest ft supplemental information including plant plans for a model enodel bull pet pen and data on the operation and success of various established bull associations can call also he be had by cor indence the department if 19 doing everything in its power to promote tile tho cooperative bull association move BS as one of the most Talu valuable able advances ninde made in modern dairying |