The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-02

nant whenever 100 or more of the farmers
 in that country who maintain animals
 of that breed are awarded official em-
 blems of the ''better sires-better stock"
 project Each farmer must show con- clusively that all the sFes which he uses
 are pure-bred animals of quality and
 merit before the distinguished service cross'' for stockmen will be presented by
 Uncle Sam.
 Theatrical possibilities also have not
 been neglected as a play staged by
 school children and called the Milk
 Fairies" will be presented twice day
 In this little sketch the fairies appear
 with a large milk bottle, representing
 the dream of child; the various sprites typify the constituents of milk, such as
 sugar, water, protein, ash, fat, vitamines
 and calories. This juvenile play is de- signed to spread information concerning the food value of milk.
 A special mountainous sections of the
 south are well adapted for cheese pro-
 duction, because of such natural advan- tages as a favorable climate and ade- quate water supply, the dairy division fostered the development of cheese -mak- ing in these regions, which otherwise, on account of their inaccessibility and
 rugged topography, are not adapted to profitable farming. An exhibit of cheese made in these mountain sections will be shown, while complete information will be supplied concerning the how, why" and when" of its manufacture. Other educational exhibits which should
 tract special interest deal with animal diseases, typifying with models ana charts the prevalence of various diseases among dairy herds and the means of
 combating them.
 Other booths will be devoted to dis plays on cow-testing and bull associa- , tions in the United States will be feat ure of this exhibit.
 The bureau of markets will have on dis play an exhibit or demonstration on grading butter, according to market de-
 mands, as well as a complete exhibit or business practices for the creamery and
 milk plant. This bureau will also show how it gathers market news reports by | the use of telegraph and tickers. The bureau of plant industry will ex- hibit forage crops which are adapted to l dairying as well as various kinds or l silage which can be profitably converted | into milk The bureau of farm manage
 ment will be in charge of demonstra- | ton of accounting systems suitable for
 use on the average dairy farm, and it will also show the results of survey work | on dairy farms in different sections demonstra ting the relation between the i high and low producing COW and farm i profits.
 l With fuel scarce and extremely costly, fuel economy in the operation of dairy plants is more essential than ever be- l fore. Hence, the exhibit on methods of
 fuel conservation which will show how
 the ordinary losses of coal in commer-
 cial plants may be eliminated by the use 1 of exhaust steam and methods of sav- l ing by product power. booth will be devoted to dairy statistics which will
 show by charts and models the imports
 and exports of dairy products as well as l the consumption per capita of these com
 modities not only in the United States
 but also in foreign countries.
 l Other booths will show how dairy uten-
 sils may be sterilized under actual farm | conditions and demonstrate the value | of milk as food, utilizing electric de ! vices to show the energy supplied by Va rious foods