Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-31
Pure Bred Sires
Winning Friends
Number of Owners Partici-
pating in Campaign Passes
10000 Mark.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Progress in the Better Sires-Better
Stock" campaign broke ali previous
records, and the number of live stock
owners participating passed the 10000
mark during the first three months of
1923, as shown by a report just issued
by the United States Department of
Agriculture. A total Of LIT persons
were enrolled during the three-months'
period after having filed with the de-
partment written agreements to use
purebred sires exclusively henceforth.
This is the highest number enrolled
during any quarterly period since the
campaign began three and one-half
years ago. States showing the prin-
cipal activity in this means of improv-
ing their live stock were: Vermont,
West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Washington, Nebraska, Texas,
and Indiana. The number of live stock
and poultry listed for Improvement
during the period totaled more than
10000.
Government officials who have been
in close touch with the movement since
its beginning three and one-half years
ago are much gratifed with the latest
results. The continued interest being
shown in the campaign throughout the
country shows the permanent nature
of the popularity of the purebred sire,
and points to greater possibilities in
the future. The list Of persons who
are using purebred sires exclusively,
now totals 10,1O0. These live stock
breeders have placed more than 1,2O0,-
600 head of live stock and poultry on
a purebred-sire basis On an average
35 per cent Of the female animals and
SO per cent of the female poultry, kept
by these persons, are also purebred.
Each year that purebred sires are used
by these breeders, therefore, greatly
increases the total number of pure
bred animals in the country.
Standing of States Changes.
During the three-months' period, Yer
mont and West Virginia showed the
greatest number of enrollments, caus-
ing some changes in the relative stand
ing of the states active in the work.
Vermont, which previously stood
tenth) is now fifth; while West Vir-
ginia surpassed nine states. advancing
from seventeenth to eighth place. West
Virginia, where legislation outlawing
scrub sires became effective January
/, enrolled more than three tines as
many persons during the quarter as
during all of the 10 previous quarters.
On "Roll of Honor"
Four new counties, two of them in
Vermont, one in Ohio, and the other
in Nebraska, appear on the roll of
counties having 100 or more persons
using purebred sires exclusively. This
brings the total to 20 counties. Rock
ingham county, Virginia, (Chas. w.
Wampler, county agent) led for the
quarter with 103 new enrollments;
while Miami county, Ohio, &C. M.
Sem, county agent) advanced in the
county standing from eleventh to fifth
place.
Evidence of continued activity dur
ing the coming months comes from
various sources. The demand for en-
rollment blanks is unprecedented in
the history of the campaign. From
KENTUCKY, which is fourth on the list
of states, comes word to the depart
ment through Wayland Rhoades, field
agent in animal husbandry, that on
May there will be held a better-sire
sale at which 100 purebred bulls will
be put up at auction, and that officials
are planning more things for the fu-
ture.
Copies Of the. summary of the re-
suits of the fourteenth quarter of the
better-sires campaign may be had by
addressing request to the bureau of
animal industry, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Washington, D. G.