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Oregon Agricultural College
Extension Service
R. D. HETZEL
Director
BOYS' AND GIRLS' INDUSTRIAL CLUBS
Oregon Agricultural College, United States Department of Agriculture, and
State Department of Education, cooperating
Extension Bulletin 137 Corvallis, Oregon
October, 1916
DAIRY HERD RECORD-KEEPING
CLUB PROJECT
Circutpr No. 1.
Dear Club Member:
You have been enrolled for the Dalry:Iierd Record-Keeping Club project. A copy of the General iiutes governing all
Club work is enclosed. The special instruction for your project are given below.
The Project. Contestants in this project shall weigh
the milk morning and evening at least one day each month
(the 15th is suggested), from not less than two cows and at
the time of such weighings shall take samples for testing to
determine the precent of butterfat. (The individual cow records will be worth more to the herd owner if the weighings are
made three times each monthon the 5th, 15th and 25th.
Making three weighings each month, however, is optional with
each member). Each member shall weigh the grain fed each
cow once a month ; shall during the school term score not less
than four cows and two dairy barns and secure two dairyfarm surveys, and shall keep a notebook giving information
regarding their work.
When to Commence Work. Begin the work as soon
as possible, but not later than January 1, 1917.
What to do First. Secure from your teacher or county superintendent barn milk-weight sheets on which to record
milk weighings and amount of feed, etc. Also write to the
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State Club Leader for Club Bulletin No. 3, which tells on
pages 3, 4, 5, 6, just how to take the samples, make the tests,
and make all computations.
If you do not have two cows at home to keep a record of,
arrange with a near-by neighbor to keep a record on a part
or all of his herd, as your time will allow.
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Records.
The records shall consist of barn milk-
weight sheets kept for a period of six months, score cards, reports, and notebook.
Save every Club circular or letter sent to you. Procure or construct a card-board or wooden box large enough to
hold circulars of this size. The box should be three or four
inches deep.
Begin keeping in simple note-book form, a strict
account of everything you do in connection with your work.
Report cards will be sent to you from time to time.
Fill these out and return by the date given on the card. The
return of these cards to the State Club Leader will insure your
receiving the next instructions. In case we do not receive your
cards we naturally presume that you do not want to continue
in the work; therefore, we do not send you more instructions,
reports, etc.
A final Project Report Blank will be sent to you at
the close of the contest, providing we receive your last report
card, which is to be filled out and returned to the State Club
Leader. No postage will be required. The Project Report
will be a summary of the season's work, and will be easy to
fill out if you keep your notes in order as your work progresses.
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Exhibit. Shall consisit of all your records.
6. Basis of Awards. The awards in all Dairy Herd Record-Keeping Club contests will be based upon the following
score :
Barn milk-weight sheets complete
Scoring of four cows and two barns and secur-
ing two farm surveys
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Project Report, which must contain informa30
tion regarding the cows under test
Possible score
100
Information. You may begin your record work by
keeping a record on one or more cows that are not at the time
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giving milk, but which will freshen later. In such event,
Score cards for dairy barns
and dairy cows can be procured from the State Club Leader
in case your county superintendent does not have them.
In writing your Project Report, give consideration first
to results. Avoid mere description, telling the origin of the different breeds, but tell whether your cows under record were
profitable. Did they return $2.00 for each $1.00 worth of
feed eaten? What was their condition at freshening? Was
the quality of the hay and other feeds good as well as plentiful? Did your cows ever have milk fever, garget, or cow
pox? Does each cow return $45 to $50 above her year's feed
bill? What value do you place on skim milk, manure, and the
calf, and are you making practical use of your records by
better feeding, better care of the cows, and by getting rid of
the poor cow?
Each Club member must be responsible for his own records as secured and mail the same on completion to the State
Club Leader. Give some care to correct spelling, neatness,
and arrangement.
keep a record of feed consumed.
For special information pertaining to any phase of your
Club Project work, address
H. C. SEYMOUR,
State Club Leader.
Extension Service, Oregon Agricultural College,
Corvallis, Oregon.