EARLY HISTORY OF THE COW-TESTING 

 ASSOCIATION 



A. J. NicoLL, Delhi, N. Y. 



Farmers' Institute Lecturer 



The cow-testing association work in New York State began with 

 the organization of an association by Professor W. A. Stocking 

 at the State College of Agriculture, on May 1, 1908. Such good 

 results were obtained from the work at Ithaca that the dairymen 

 in other localities began to be interested. Four of the herds 

 entering the Ithaca association at its organization showed for the 

 first four years the following increases in profit over feed for each 

 cow: 



The following extract is taken from the last report of the above 

 association : " We have six members of this association who have 

 been in the entire time which this association has been running. 

 These men have received considerable benefit from this work, as 

 their production per cow has increased from 65 to 70 pounds of 

 fat per cow per year. It has also been of benefit to the entire 

 community in raising calves from cows which were producing a 

 larger amount of fat." 



The second association was organized at Delhi, Delaware 

 county, New York, on February 26, 1910, and is still in active 

 operation. Field work was begun on April 1, 1910, with Mr. 

 Roy Cornell as official tester. According to the books of the 

 creameries, during the first year of existence of this association, 

 sixteen herds did actually deliver 270,179 pounds more milk; and 



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