South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-22
PUREBRED COWS ARE
BEST FOR BUTTER
Twenty-three Million Cows
Supply Milk and Butter
for l.. S. Consumers.

CHICAGO. July 21-The milk
and butter fat at present produced
by the 23.O0O.OO dairy cows of the
United States could be produced by
12.OO0.l)0 if only purebred sires
were al the head Of each herd, ac-
cording 10 a survey made public
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. it was pointed out.
The worlds champion milk and
butter fat COWS are In this country,
but less than three-quarters OF
million Of the $4,000. 900 producing
dairy COWS are purebred. This &C
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 purebred sires comes from
Iowa state college, according TO the
survey. In this instance the first
cross breeding of native COWS with
purebred Holstein- Friesians showed
an increase of SO percent in milk
and 5S percent in butter fat. The
second generation COWS, which were
three-quarter purebred. showed an
increase of $50 percent in milk and
12S percent in butter fat over the
production of the origTnaI native
COWS If this process were followed
in all herds the survey estimates that
production would be about forty
pounds of butter per capita instead
of seventeen a year as at present.
eight or nine pounds of cheese in
stead of 3.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
sing in other ways that is in the ro-
tation and deversihcation of crops,
greater use OF fertilizer and the en-
Dldyment of tractors and other farm
power machinery which saves time
TO be devoted to the greater care re-
required by higher grades Of live
stock.
Dairy Farmers Progressive
shows. is a leader in the progressive
farming and the Prosperity Of dairy
territory is apparent 10 the passerby
in the large number Of automobiles
to be seen, good condition OF roads.
and in thriving. brisk-loOking viii
lagos and towns.
The survey finds that in COM
munities where dairying is in its In
fancy purebred sires are often com
munity-
The northwest leads in the con-
structive dairying program. The
greatest dairy show IN the world Is
TO be held at Minneapolis, in Octo-
Der. In North and South Dakota
Iowa. Wisconsin and Minnesota the
survey reports that the state gov
ernments 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.
Another encouraging aspect OF
the situation is found by the sur
vey I'm reports by the purebred as
sociatfons. All repor, business
good and it is stated that five ship
ments Of Ayreshires were recently
made respectively TO Costa RiGa,
Hawaii. Mexico. China and Japan,
! 4 greater number of Jerseys have
been registered in the past year than
any year in the history Of the Amer
I lean Jersey Cattle College with one
exception Registrations this year
Z So far number $4,000. Breeders are
d looking forward 10 tremendous de-
mand with a return OF prosperity TO
] farms in the near future.