The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-07-07
TENNESSEE LEADS AMERICA
IN PRODUCTION OF JERSEYS
Despite this Experts Say State Needs
More Good Bulls.

That 81 per cent Of all the pure
bred dairy cattle in Tennessee ar
Jerseys, the highest PERCENTAGE of al
states in the Union, making Tennes
see the leading Jersey State was one
of the important facts brought out il
a recent State wide campaign for the
improvement of dairy cattle in the
State. Another fact brought out by
r. d. Canaan, field man for the Amer
ican Jersey Club was that so per cent
of all the greatest producers of the
Jersey breed had their origin in Ten
nessee However, in the face of this
splendid record, it was pointed out
at the various meetings that there
! is only one purebred sire in the State
to every 302 cows and heifers one
year old or over while the average
for the United States is 155 COWS for
every purebred sire. Tennessee is
45th from the top in this respect. On
| ly 1877 per cent Of all the dairy cows
| in the State are purpbred and regis
tered while the average for the
United States is 25.5 per cent, Ten
nessee being 32d in this regard.
The campaign had for it's object
the improvement of the dairy cattle
of the State through the use of bet
ter dairy sires, increased production
of the dairy COWS now kept by the
elimination of poor producers and
better feeding and management of
the good cows, and general arous-
ing of greater interests in the rails
ing of purebred dairy cattle. Eigh-
teen meetings were held during the
two weeks and the itinerary of the
speakers, R. D. Canan, field man for
the American Jersey Cattle Club, and
c. A. Hutton, dairy specialist for the
Division of Extension, University of
Tennessee, extended from Memphis
to Bristol.
The cooperative bull association
idea was emphasized in the campaign
as an economical means of replacing
the scrub and other inferior sires
with purebred sires of good individ-
uality, good breeding and good rec
ords of production. 1t was pointed
out that the COW testing association
boc Of f,,r fol
in placing the dairy industry on a
real substantial, profitable basis in
all dairy communities throughout
the country. The advantages of local |
breeders clubs, bull. associations and |
COW testing associations were pointed |
out and much interest was shown by
the breeders
Mr., Canaan emphasized the fact
that the American Jersey Cattle Club |
is anxious and willing to render
service to Jersey breeders and to CO.
operate with them in every possible
way in the promotion of the breed.
He called attention to many inter
esting details in the work of regis
5ering cattle and keeping the records
in the club office, and emphasized
he necessity of accuracy in making
out applications for registration and
transfer.
The demand for Tennessee Jerseys
S still growing. Mr.. Hutton reports
hat within the past four weeks he
las received inquiries for several car
Dads. These inquiries come from
dissouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Louisi-
ma, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama,
'lorida, South Carolina, Kentucky
nd Colorado.
This is the first real field service
he club has undertaken in Tennes-
ee. There is a wonderful field for
cal usefulness in doing constructive
fork with the Jersey cattle breeders,
nd the club plans to conduct extern
ion work of this nature throughout
he country, working in close CO.
peration with the dairy extension
)ecialists in the various States-
xtension News Service, University
Tennessee.