UTTER-FAT PER ACRE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 947, 14 October 1910, Page 8

UTTER-FAT PER ACRE.

t&R; GRAHAM'S SCHEME .OUTLINED. i;.,ln,'a recent' issue .of -TheivDominio« .■there appeared'references to . a 'proposal Vput ; before/. tho- : Dannevirkb\A,;'and' P. [Association v by'; Mr. ;H;' Graham.';. Mr. proposal was that theassocia[tioji 'should institute a competition based ,on the.butter-fat production per. acre. f .Afr.;. Graham, has.' since ;. outlined his Isehemo more fully, to -a ..Dominion repre.'sehtative..;.:'."My i . idea;" he;said,.. : "is.'xo': 'get'dairy'farmers to rid .their farms or .the':robber.cow, r and I ..consider it:a. duty of ours as an A.' and.P. Association™ give, them.every encouragement to\do so. The; only reliable way to cull a herd ;is to weigh arid test, the yields. ;My scheme ■is that, a prize: of a' purebredj Holstein, f,''Jersey, • or 'Ayrshire bull.' should ;be. given L to the dairy'farmer.who'obtairisrthe.mdst'; \ butter-fat ■ per acre. , .' / ; ';/'-.. ■'.'./•.■/ [;:'v',"l-.- make-.: it .per "• acre; •'. because:, it, is t.almost impossible to get the .dairy sf armer". sto tell how' many, cows he milks.; Then '■the' farmer Swill .have an e'sitra-inducement ;.& work: his-land, a n d 'to .improve his rllierd. :'.<l; quite 'understand: that'..there faro'.faults; in-..this scheme.;/ For instance, in'-', the -quality, of land;would ugive some, dairyinen, odvaritages /• over (others,, but in/every competition .there: is, [always • someone' '■ unable -to compete, ;.an'a !if/ we- waited till all were on :'"an s equal footing.,we;,would, never : have any : cdmipe'titiori. :;, : '-,';- ; ' ; .;-. : ■.'•''''.'.' '■■•::.- :<:"'.'ii;.l : -'- '■■'■ i :\ Jr'TMy. idea .is-that.if /there: trre/'in this or;any; other/district-.one: hundred .'dairy former's; and 'fifty,:of; them 'are able;to compete, on/. fairly ■'/equal.! terms; the'; A.-and:-Pi; Associations should encourage] them ti> do;, so.' It would' not be only, the.'?winners, of /.'the .prize's ,',who would benefit; but /all.who ihad' ,b'eeh:;trying-i6r-j pf ..prize.: -.'And .if,; a purebred; bull goes into;- the district, .all: the: farmers/ benefit, sooner; dr.: -,;; '.h ■.., ..i-t;'; ;/;>; '\A

sooner; or later/:v-,:,;;;: ;;;; ;, .-;,;> ; -<y i."Of; course,/;we'would- liaye -to restrict the;average to, ;say,. not ) less: th'ari- forty ot .fifty/acres. ~ 1.-propose that-'if. tlie Boheine is accepted' that:; tlie. amount /'of. ascertained'from; the factories';.books., 1 For-the next/show/the. returns;for November,; 'December,; .and January/should be takeriZ'/ It was;suggested to me, that; the highest test per: herd ihould:' be.:, the, consideration,•■:but">X?am afraid^hat,would..be.open/to fraudj such as adding; bpuglit: cream." -.: -■/'•■\-::', ■-,;;■'.