Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
Pure BRED COWS
DOUBLE AMOUNT
OF BUTTER FAT
Half as. Many Cows Neces.
sary if Thoroughbred
Sire Heads Herds.

Chicago-The milk and butter fat
At present produced by the $4,000, 900
dairy cows Of the United States could
be produced by 100000 If only
pure bred sires were at the head Of
each herd, according to a survey
made public today by the National
Institute Of Progressive Farming.
In Denmark, which has the most
highly developed dairy industry in
the world, the productiveness Of cows
is double that Of the United States,
1t was stated.
Few Pure Bred Cows.
The worlds champion milk and
outter fat cows are in this country,
but less than three-quarters of q mil
lion Of the $4,000, 900 producing, dairy
cows are pure bred. the institute said.
This accounts for the fact hat our
average production is only one-half
mat of Denmark and Holland.
An illustration of the profit in thu
use of pure bred sires comes from
Iowa State college. according ia the
survey. In this instance the first
cross breeding of native cows with
pure bred Holstein-F riesians showed
an increase of 50 per cent in milk
and So per cent in butter fat. The
second generation cows, which were
three-quarters pure bred. showed an
increase of 1870 per cent in milk and
12S per cent in butter fat over the
production of the original native
cows. If this process were followed
in all herds, the urvey estimates that
production would be about 40 pounds
of butter per capita instead Of II q
yea as at present, 8 or 9 pounds of
heese instead of 3.S. and 3 pints of
milk daily instead of one.
Sure Progress.
The survey expressed the opinion
that American farmers are progress
ing slowly but surely toward this
standard, just as they are progress
ing in other ways that is in the ro-
greater use Of fertilizer and the en-
ployment of tractors and other farm
power machinery which saves time to
be devoted to the greater care re-
Quired by higher grades of live stock.
The dairy farmer, the survey
shows, is a leader in progressive
farming, n the prosperity of dairy
territory is apparent to the passerby
in the large number Of automobiles
and in thriving, brick-looking vii
lagos and towns.
The survey fnds that in communi-
ties where d%airying is in it's infancy,
pure bred sires are often community
owned.
The northwest leads in the con-
structive dairying program. The
greatest dairy show in the world is
to be held at Minneapolis next Octo-
Der. In North and South Dakota
Iowa, wisconsin and Minnesota, the
survey reports hat the state govern
ments are actively behind the up.
Building Of dairy herds. In the Da,
kotas there are big educational. COM
'mittees at work and the program
has the support Of bankers and bust.
ness men generally.
Good Business.
Another encouraging aspect of the
situation is found by the survey ir
reports by the pure hced associations
All report good business and it is
: stated that five shipments Of Ayre.
shires were recently made respective.
ly to Costa Rica, Hawaii. Mexico
China and Japan. A greater number
of Jerseys have been registered ir
the past--year than any year in the
| history of the American Jersey Cat
tie college, with one exception. Reg
istrations this ear so far number
$4,000. Breeders are looking forward
to a tremendous demand with a re.
turn of prosperity to farms in tn
near future, it was stated.