1642 Report of Farmers' Institutes 



COUNTY AND ASSOCIATION BEGAN WORK 



Washington County 



Hartford-ircbron Cow Testing Association Apr. 24, 1913 



Xumhcr of dairies 21. Number of cows 325. 



Wyoming County 



Perry Cow Testing Asociation June 1, 1913 



Number of dairies 2.5. Number of cows 360. 



In addition to these there are several localities where associations 

 can be organized a little later in the season when farmers have 

 more leisure. 



The total numher of associations now working in the state is 

 22, and the total number of cows under test 10,087. 



iSome associations unfortunately have gone out of existence. 

 This has been largely due to lack of oversight. Eealizing this 

 deficiency, the Department is endeavoring to keep in close touch 

 with the different organizations in order to render them any help 

 that they may need during critical periods, and is using every 

 effort to see that they are supplied with testers fully qualified to 

 do the work. Farm bureau agents are exercising such supervision 

 in counties where they exist. In not a few instances in the dif- 

 ferent associations there are owners of herds who are taking up 

 the advanced registry work. These we believe will increase and 

 the opportunity of doing such work through the associations will 

 materially assist in the number of men who will enter their cattle 

 for such tests. 



Through the institutes, farmers have been urged to keep indi- 

 vidual records. As a result of this the Department during the 

 period covered by this report, has furnished over two hundred 

 farmers with necessary blanks for keeping such records. 



SOME RESULTS OF COW TESTING WORK 



A. T. XlCOLL, 



Farmers' Institute Lecturer 



The average production of milk and l)utter fat of the cows of 

 New York State is so low that after the cost of production is 

 deducted, no profit is left for the owner. The dairy farmer works 

 as long hours and renders as faithful service as men engaged in 

 any other business and is entitled to a reasonable compensation 

 for his work. 



