The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-01
PURE BRED CATTLE
NEEDED IN THE u. S.
MILK PRODUCTION WOULD
BE DOUBLED. FLOODED
STOCK SCARCE.

CHICAGO, Ill-The milk and but
ter fat at present produced by the 23,-
100000 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 sur
very made PUBLIC today by the Nation
al 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, it
was stated.
The worlds champion milk and but
ter fat COWS are in this country, but
less than $4,000 of the 100000 pro-
ducing dairy cows are pure bred, the
institute said. This accounts for the
fact that our average production is on
ly one-half that Of Denmark and Hol-
land
Increase in Milk.
An illustration of the profit in the
use OF pure bred sires comes from
Iowa State college, according to the
survey. In this instance the first cross
breeding of native cows with pure
bred Holstein- Friesians showed an in
crease Of SO 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 $50 per cent in milk and 128 per
cent in butter fat over the production
OF the original native cows. If this
process were followed in all herds the
survey estimates that production would
be about 40 pounds of butter per cap
tia, instead of II a year, as at present;
! 8 or 9 pounds of cheese, instead OF
49, and 3 pints of milk daily, instead
of one.
The survey expressed the opinion
| that American farmers are progressing
slowly but surely toward this standard
| just as they are progressing in other
ways, that is in the rotation and di-
versihcation of crops, greater use Of
| fertilizer and the employment of trac-
tors and other farm power machinery
which saves times to be devotedato the
greater care required by higher grades
of live stock.
The dairy farmer, the survey shows,
is leader in progressive farming, and
the prosperity of dairy territory is ap-
parent to the passerby in the large
number of automobiles to be seen
good condition of roads, and i'll thriv-
ing, bricklooling villages and towns
! Sires Community Owned.
The survey finds that in communi-
ties where dairying is in its infancy
pure bred sires are often community
owned.
The northwest leads in the construc-
tive dairying program. The greatest
dairy show in the world is to be held
at Minneapolis next October In
! North and South Dakota, Iowa, Wis
consin and Minnesota the survey re-
| ports that the state government are
actively behind the upbuilding of dairy
herds. In the Dakotas there are big
educational committees at work and
the program has the support of bank
ers and business men generally
Another encouraging aspect of the
situation is found by the survey in re-
ports by the pure bred associations
! All report good business, and it is
stated that five shipments of Ayre-
shires were recently made respectively
to Costa Rica, Hawaii Mexico, China
and Japan. A greater number of Jer-
seys have been registered in the past
year than any year in the history of
the American Jersey Cattle college,
with one exception. Registrations this
year 50 far number $4,000 Breeders
are looking forward to a tremendous
demand.