The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-06-30

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the Best Use Of tn
prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture)
As a result of the conference Of
| representatives of the purebred dairy
cattle associations held in Washing
ton, May 5, at the call of DR.. c. w.
Larson, chief of the dairy division
Of the United States Department of
Agriculture, number of important
recommendations were made for the
improvement Of the dairy industry,
especially the purebred dairy cattle
business Each of the breed associa-'
lions, including the Ayrshire, Brown
Jersey, was represented by two or
more delegates. The subjects of dis
cussion had to do with the improve
ment of dairy cattle. advanced regis
try, fairs, and sales.
No conferences of this kind had
been held for several years, and the
representatives expressed the desire
that this one might result in the for
nation of permanent organization to
| thresh out problems of mutual interest
and to work for the general better
ment of the industry. Figures pre-
pared by the department showed de-
cided need for Improvement in dairy
animals and in making the best use
of the improved animals that are now
available. The average production of
the cows of the United States is about
1900 pounds of milk and 100 pounds
of butterfat year, while the average
cow in some other countries produces
almost twice as much. There are 80
million grade and scrub dairy animals
in the country and less than million
purebreds. There are 4,566,664 Amer
lean farms having dairy cattle, and
only 2OS, PSI Of these farms have pure
bred dairy cattle. 1t is estimated that
approximately 100000 purebred dairy
bull calves born each year are not
| needed on the farms where purebreds
are kept. OF the purebred animals
that were registered last year, about
10000 were females and less than
$4,000 males, which indicates that not
half of the purebred dairy bulls are
registered
Recommend Better Sires.
Among the recommendations made
by the conference were those express
ing approval of plans for increasing
the use of purebred bulls in scrub and
grade herds, and of the plans for CO.
operative bul associations as being
the best known means. for distributing
surplus bulls and introducing them
into new territory. Although there is
place in this country for all the
/ purebred dairy cattle that may be pro-
duced for some time, it was the con-
sensus of opinion that an expert bust
ness in purebreds would help to stimu-
late interest among farmers at home.
A number of questions related to
advanced registry were brought up.
Coordination of effort by and between
the agricultural colleges and the breed
associations was suggested, and it was
recommended that these organizations
and institutions make special efforts to
cooperate. In this connection it was
suggested that the various representa-
tives ask their associations at their
earliest meetings to appoint commit
tees to meet with the Dairy Science
association to see if an improved plan
for making official tests of cows can be
worked out, which will be agreeable
to the breeders, the associations, and
the colleges that send out the official
testers.
The showing of dairy animals al
fairs and expositions received good
deal of attention from several angles
1t was decided to recommend to the
associations that they cease giving
money prizes at these shows, buI
spend the funds in putting on educa
tional exhibits; that more attention
should be given to production records
in awarding prizes at fairs and
shows, that the associations repre-
scented should give more attention tC
educational exhibits showing the eco
nomic advantage of purebreds in dairy
practice; that each association has 3
distinct duty in connection with the
selection of suitable persons to act as
Judges of the various breeds of dairy
cattle at fairs and shows; that no ami
mails should be admitted to fairs an(
expositions unless they are from herds
accredited as being free of tubercu
losis Or In herds under federal or state
supervision, and that fairs not enforc
ing such q rule should not be favored