The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-07-13
Pure BRED COWS
BEST BUTTER
PRODUCERS

Chicago, July 12-The milk and
butter fat at present produced by the
States could be produced by 12,000,-
900 if only purebred sires were at the
head of each herd, according to a
survey made public here by the Ma
tiona1 Institute of Progressive Farm
ing.
In Denmark, which has the most
highly developed dairy industry in the
world. the productiveness of cows is
double that of the United States, it
was pointed out.
The worlds champion milk and
butter-fat, cows are in this country,
but less than three-quarters of a
million \of the 100000 producing
dairy cows are purebred. This ac-
counts for the fact that our average
production is only one-half that of
Denmark and Holland.
An illustration of the profit in the
use of purbred sires comes from
Iowa State College, according to the
survey. In this instance the first
cross breeding of native COWS with
| crease of 50 per cent. in milk and 3S
per cent. in butter fat. The second
generation cows, which were three
quarters purebred, showed an increase
cent in butter fat over the produc-
| ton of the original native COWS. If
this process were followed in all
herds the survey estimates that pro-
of butter per capita instead of sew
enteen a year as at present, eight or
nine pounds of cheese instead of S.S,
and three pints of milk daily instead
of one.
The survey expressed the opinion
that American farmers are progress
sing slowly but surely toward this
standard, just as they are progress
ing. in other ways, that is in the ro-
tation and diversitication of crops,
greater use of fertilizer and the en-
ployment of tractors and other farm
power machinery which saves time
| CURED by higher grades of live stock.
Dairy Farmers Progressive.
The dairy farmer, the survey
| shows, is a leader in the progressive
| farming and the prosperity OF dairy
| territory is apparent to the passerby
! in the large number of automobiles
| to be seen, good condition of roads
| and in thriving. brisk-looking villages
| and towns.
The survey finds that in communi-
| ties where dairying is in its infancy
purebred sires are often community
| owned.
The Northwest leads in the con
da daIry show pr Fe world Tbs
| to be held at Minneapolis in October
a North and South Dakota, Iowa, Wis
| consin and Minnesota the survey re-
| ports that the State governments
are actively behind the upbuilding OF
| dairy herds. In the DakotaS there
| are big educational committees at
work and the program has the sup
| port of bankers and business men
| generally.
Another encouraging aspect of the
| situation is found by the survey in
| reports by the purebred associations.
All report business good and it is
| stated that five shipments of Ayre-
| shires We're recently made respective
| ly to Costa Rica, Hawaii, Mexico,
| China and Japan. A greater num-
| Der of Jerseys have been registered
| in the past year than any year in
| the history of the American Jer-
| sey Cattle College, with one excep-
| ton. Registrations this year so far
| number $4,000. Breeders are look
| ing forward to a tremendous demand
| with a return of prosperity to farms
| in the near future.