Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

Is a slogan Of the Dairy Industry Bu-
reau OF the United States Department
of Agriculture Why clutter up the
farm with a COW that only supplies
$500 pounds OF milk year when you
might have one with 40 per cent great
er production?
And to impress you with what that
increased production would mean it is
explained that II each cow in the dairy
herds of the United States increased
her production by so little as 100 pounds
a year-not 1000 pounds. mind you.
but only a thirtieth Of that--an addi-
tional 100000 people each year for
the next 40 years could be supplied
with as much milk as is now used per
capita without increasing the number
OF cows In the herds.
That is to say. that the dairy herds
which now number about $4,000. 900
cows could supply milk for so, 600 600
more people by 1866 II the animals were
bred and graded up to standards that
are comparatively easy OF attainment.
The average COW. as has been stated.
gives $500 pounds OF milk q year. while
the average COW in dairy herd improve
ment associations gives 1900 pounds.
But OF the 22,000,000 mixers In
cluded In the Nations dairy herds less
than 2 per cent, or only about 400, 900.
are owned by members OF dahy herd
improvement associations and are
tested each month for milk and butter
fat production, enabling the owners to
eliminate Improbable cows from the
herds. In 1926. 1t Is stated. on the
basis Of comparative records. 100000
Of these cows produced as much milk
rs $4,000 average cows and returned
as much prof. over cost OF feed a.
GAO 600 average cows
This increased production has been
brought about by culllng, feeding and
breeding" says DR. G.. w. Larson. the
Government expert. land there 10 no
practical reason why all the COWS In the
country should not be brought TO this
high average Of production.
Big Increase In . Few Years.
In 1890. the average annual produc-
ton Of the cows In dairy herd improve
ment associations was about 5000
pounds Of milk. BY last year this pro-
duetion had been brought UP 10 $500
pounds. or an average annual increase
Of more than 400 pounds. In view OF
that record Il IL not unreasonable TO
insist that the production OF all the
dairy cows In the: country could be in
creased by at least 100 pounds annually.
What can be done by breeding alone
10 shown by the results OF experiments
In grading UP O dairy herd by the use
of purebrcd slres at the Ardmore Ex-
perimental Station in South Dakota
The original herd Of native cows had
an average annual production Of 202
pounds ol butter fat and an average
Iactation period Of 238 days. Their
daughters. sired by y purebred Holstein
bull. produced on the average $40
pounds OF butter fat In q lactatiun
period of 272 days, and their grand
daughters have advanced the marks
To 3l5 pounds OF butter tat In sac days
OF iactation.
And. speaking of butter. DR.. Larson'x
bureau tells the world that creamery
butter IN rapidly displacing farm butter
From 1904 to 1920 creamery butter pro-
duetion increased 90 per cent and IN
the last six years there has been an
other 90 per cent increase. Now cream
cries production approximates one and
O half billion pounds. Us compared with
a third Of that annual production In
farm butter DR.. Larson predicts. how
ever. that there viii not be as great a
decrease In farm manufacture with the
corresponding increase IN creamery
manufacture during the nsxt I'VE years
AZ has occurred during the past i've
years
The creamery business In the sec
ti0ns close TO the large urban centers
Of the country II rapidly disappearing.
ne says. The demand for fluid milk and
cream In such Al to require practically
the entire output Of the diaries IN those
sections, The Northeastern States, for
example. which include the New Eng
land states, New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey. Maryland and Delaware.
produced more than ~ per cent OF the
total creamery butter made In the
United states In 1904, but last year
their production had dropped 10 alightly
more than 20 per cent,
MINNESOTA Out In Front.
In 1904 three States Minnesota. Wis
eonsin and Iowa produced "a per cent
Of all the creamery butter made IL
tho country, Sixteen years later they
had dropped to 10 per cent of tho total
national production. but last year they
were back again 10 tho percentage nj
about two decades ago
To onsst the decrease In creamery
butter production In the Northeastern
tstates. there has heen increased pro-
duet'on IN the Southern. Western ard
Central htatah, From 1904 tn 1885 the
Southern htates showed an increase
from about twostrnths at | per cent
VI all the creamery butter made IN this
country 10 % per cent of the total
amount Ten Weaturn htatsa IN the
same period increased their production
from Oh per cent IN ~ per cent, Ill
noiz. Indiana. Ohio and Michigan In
creased thair production from ~ IA ~
Kansas. Nebraska. Missouri and Narlh
and South Dakota made the greatast