New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
ASSOS. ARE
 DOING GREAT WORK
So Says L0Edsu Addressing
 Meeting Of Breeders

Washington. Oct. l'- Speaking Ia
 his capacity as president of the Hell
 stein Frieaan association of America.
 former Govsrner Frank O, Losdsa.
 af Illinois told the worlds dairy cons ference last night that pure breed eat ltle associations were doing a valuable
 work by improving the eoun'rs's mix
 output.
 ''fhe average milk production Tor lthe United States. said Mir, Lesdeh,
 "is something like saif the average
 produetion Of the cows Of the most
 adyaheed dairy countries m Europe,
 This would he ineKpliesble were t not for the fact that less than three per
 cent Of the dairy cows of America are
 rure bred. The field for improvement therefore. is vast and the opportunity
 for useful service Is stinulating In tae extreme.
 "The various breeds of dairy cattle, Ike other farm animals. are the re. suit Of centuries Of selection, In the course Of time the natural result was a specialized animal, which was vast improvement upon the earlier stock. During the early history Of America. whatever cows happened to be at hand were brought over blythe leoionists. We were well along in the last century before VIC had anything upon our farms but the nondeseript cow which was Il product Of the Na- rious early and careless importations.
 "When importation of pure bred cattle once began, it became necessary | to form associations for preserving | records of the battle thus imported and their descendants. For this pur- pose herd books were established. Later, all of the dairy pure bred as- sociations established advanced regis try for recording production. This has come to be one of the most important of the activities Of the pure bred as- sociations
 "Thc most valuable work Of the pure breed associations. from the standpoint of the public, Is the vast improvement they are bringing about for better and more efficient cows The improved COW means decreased cost of milk, an indispensable food All our people profit by this.
 His Trip to Holland
 Several years ago, in Holland, in the house of a leading Holstein cattle breeder, l observed upon the wall portrait of Thomas B. Wales, an early secretary of the Holstein- Friesian as- stated that his father had sold more cattle to Mir. Wales than he had sold to any other man in all his career. How much more reason have we in America, who have profted vastly more, to hold in memory the names of these early pioneers of the dairy breeds. Their successors too are car rying on fine and useful work. |;
 Tt is the pure breed dairy associa- , lions that are making the most per- 'istent and effective fight against tho scrub COW, which still remains in over- numbers upon the farms of America. Calf clubs are being organ zed all over the country, composed of I 'oys and girls who become owners of me or more pure bred or high grade alves. Through the activities of hese calf clubs the dairy cattle of the ommunity begin to improve. In the econd place, the club tends to attach <, he boy or girl to the farm. Tho suc- essful breeders and farmers of com D ng' years will be those now enrolled f s members of boys and girls clubs n
 The pure breed associations are n saging continual fight against the crub bull. Recently in one state nost effective drive has been made by he united forces of the pure breed c airy associations and the pure breed k attle associations. This campaign :, 'ili add to the wealth of the state and :. he well-being of her citizens. It is u ossible by this method to secure the sl ooperation of the business interests y f the community. In an agricultural r ommunity all are interested in im- roved farm conditions" O