Show dalry dairy work at woodward okla much helpful information given in report of western station wre prepared pared by th the united united staica department of agriculture culture dairymen operating farms in th alie vicinity of woodward oklahoma or under similar conditions in other parts ot of the country will find helpful information in the report of the dairy work at this station results covering the period from 1921 I 1 when con grass made the initial in appropriation for live stock work at woodward to are discussed lit in circular no dairy work at the woodward meld field station woodward okla 1021 1921 to 1920 lias has just been published by the united states department of agriculture the experimental work covers feeding and management problems records of production studies on growth and coyt cott of raising hei li elfers fers pasture experiments with grass winter wheat rye and sweet clover P and studies in breeding dalry dairy cattle made advanced records twenty two cows in the woodward bierd have made advanced registry records showing an average yearly production of pounds of milk and pounds of butter fat at an average age of three years five months cost of raising 17 heffers heifers tiel fera atthe at the farm averaged tile year tind and the second year making it total of for two years experiments have been conducted w with ith a view to developing a rotation of pasture crops that might furnish grazing for the whole year the experiments peri ments have shown however that winter wheat and winter rye are not dependable for fall and winter pasture since there was not sufficient clent growth in alir th fall and winter to furnish good pas pasture ture in fact where the wheat and rye were allowed to reach sufficient growth to provide plenty of feed for the cows march 9 was tile the enrI earliest lest date tile the pasture was available lack of moisture was the cause of the slow growth heretofore there has been a gup guil between the last iasi pasture day of winter wheat and rye anti anil the lie first pasture day of sudan grass from the results of the one year thill that sweet clover was pastured it Is thought that thle this crop may fill the gap there Is a possibility also tha brome grass and crested wheat grass may be worked into the rotation place bulls in vicinity As a part of the breeding project the bulls born in the station herd are arc placed in tile the herds of dairy farmers in tile the vicinity of woodward in order to determine the transmitting ability 0 of f these bulls for or high milk anti anil butter fat production the farmers receiving the bulls agree to keep records of the production of both the daughters and their dams so that a comparison may be made of their production duct lon the herd sire now being used at the woodward station tied hod been placed in it a grade lierd herd to test tits ills ability as a sire of high prodoc the records of tits his first six daughters proved him film the daughters averaged pounds of butter butte fat a year which was au an increase of pounds of butter fat or 50 per c ent cent more than the average of their dams d ams A copy of the bulletin may be obtained by writing to tile the united states department of agriculture Washl washington ng D C |