FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION 101 



O: What is the most number of cows you use in an or 

 ganization of this kind? 



A: The members decide that point among themseh^es, it 

 runs all the way from 20 up to 100. There is one man in each 

 block that is the keeper of the bull, he is to keep the animal in a 

 good healthy condition, sometimes he is paid and sometimes he 

 is not. He is paid all the way up to $50 and $55 and then the 

 service fee is charged to cover the expenses. 



Q : Do you know of any association that has printed by- 

 laws ? 



A : I know one at Esmond, North Dakota, who have 

 printed their by-laws, which I have seen. Your State College 

 may be able to supply you. The Dairy Division of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture have printed samples. 



O : Is there an organization within a reasonable distance 

 that we could go over and visit? 



A: At Carterville, Illinois, there is an organization that 

 was formed in February, 19 16. The fact is, conditions vary 

 and you really have to build up your association to suit your own 

 locality. You should go and visit such an organization and then 

 apply whatever you found practicable to your own. The by- 

 laws you will get will not fit, but they will serve as a sort of 

 guide to go by, the fact is that you have got to develop these or- 

 ganizations according to your local conditions. 



Q : What advantage would a farmer have by furnishing 

 all the money for a block? 



A: For the one investment he would have the use of one 

 of the other bulls every two years. He would have the use of 

 the bull for his own herd and lessen the danger of contagious 

 abortion. It is also some advantage to be in a community where 

 a number of farmers are raising the same breed. In one district 

 sixty farmers within one month provided themselves with pure- 



