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TABLE III. — Yearly Averages per Cow of 



Year 



1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 



Value of Fat Total Value 

 per pound of Fat 



Cents 



23-3 

 29.1 



27-3 

 31.2 



Dollars 

 50.27 

 63.85 

 68.99 

 82.43 



doubled, although this is partially due to an increase in 

 prices. 



THE BREEDING ASSOCIATION 



The breeding association is an adjunct of the cow-testing 

 association. It is the logical result of the system of keep- 

 ing a record of the earnings of each cow. After the dairy- 

 man has been shown how he may increase his profits, he 

 will certainly devote his energies to breeding up his herd, 

 unless he lacks enterprise or is prevented by sentiment from 

 changing the members of his herd. 



In some communities the functions of breeding and test- 

 ing of cows are performed by one association. In others, 

 there are two separate associations. At Ashland, Wis., the 

 Commercial Club comprised of business men, purchased a 

 number of bulls, which were placed in nearby sections of 

 the country. The farmers pay a fee for the service of the 

 sire, half of which is retained by the farmer who keeps and 

 cares for the sire and the other half is paid to the club. 1 

 In the association at Milaca, Minn., expenses are met by 

 the issue of stock. Each member takes shares according to 

 the number of cows he owns. 2 In other associations ex- 



1 Hoard's Dairyman, Dec. 26, 1913, p. 643. 

 * Ibid. 



