The Durant news., 1945-08-23
Association To Improve Dairy Cattle In
This Area Organized In Durant
!. c. R. R. Sponsors Dairy
improvement Progrom;
HoImes-AttuIu Served

improvement Program;
HoImes-AttuIu Served
Plans have been completed for a
permanent organization of the Hol-
mes-Attala County Artificial Inse-
mination Association for improve
ment of dairy cattle in this area.
Headquarters for this association
will be at Durant.
This dairy improvement organiza-
ton was brought about in coopera-
ton with the Illinois Central Rail-
road by the following: w. R. Thomp-
son, Assistant County Agent, Lex
ington; D. c. Scott, Vocational Agri-
culture Teacher, Sails; George Brid-
ges, Vocational Agriculture Teacher,
MacAdams; R. M. Branch, Holmes
Junior College; Henry L. Dodd,
dairyman, Sails; Maury Humphries,
dairyman in Durant; DR.. E. D. Pep
per, Pickens; c. H. "Pet" Williams,
dairyman, Goodman.
Mr.. Norvel McCarty, recently dis
charged veteran of four and one
half years service, has been hired as
technician for the association. Mr..
McCarty is now at Yorkville, Tenn,
taking special training to do this
work.
The Illinois Central Railroad
maintains Jersey Bull Farm at
Yorkville for purpose of supplying
semen to associations along its lines.
The Illinois Central is the first
railroad in the United State to start
dairy improvement by artificial in
semination along it's lines. This rail-
road has cooperated over long
period of years in development of
dairying in the fourteen states serv-
ed by the system. Something over
800 dairy bulls have been loaned out
to farmers by the I. c. The dairy i'm
provement program of this railroad
is now to purchase sires out Of high
producing cows and maintain them
at its Yorkville, Tennessee Bull
Farm from where semen can be
shipped to any artificial Insemina-
ton Association along it's lines. In
this way the owner of one cow or
more who belongs to an association
in Illinois Central territory can have
the service of as good bull as can
be obtained any place.
This method Of dairy improve
ment is well established in such
dairy states as Wisconsin, New York,
Tenn, and others. Farmers find it
much better not to have to bother
with bull, and, too, they can put
such money for bulls into cows. A
dairyman can maintain two produc-
ing cows for the same cost Of main
tanning one bull. The owner of a
few cows can not afford to pay the
price for such bull as he gets
through artificial dissemination. AS
far as type and quality of a bull is
concerned the one or more cow own
er is on par with the large dairy
man and can improve his stock just
as fast as the large breeder.
Anyone in the Durant, Lexington,
Sails, MacAdams, Pickens or Good
man and West communities who
owns one or more cows can become
member of the Holmes-Attala
County Association. There are some
people living in these towns with
only family milk cow who can also
belong to this association. Member
ship forms can be secured by those
interested now or at later date
from Messrs. D. c. Scott or Henry
L. Dodd at Sails: George Bridges at
MacAdams; R. M. Branch at Good
man; Maury Humphries or Norvel
McCarty at Durant; w. R. Thompson
at Lexington; Dr. E. D. Pepper at
Pickens; and Rex Buchanan at West.
AS soon as Mr.. McCarty returns
from Yorkville where he is now get
ting training in artificial insemina-
ton work date for starting of work
will be announced by the directors.
A breeding fee of $500 per COW will
be charged at time Of service. This
fee will be collected by Mr.. McCarty.
The following are acting as direct
ors for the Holmes-Attala County
Artificial dissemination Association:
r. M. Branch at Goodman; Maury
Humphries at Durant; Henry Love
Dodd at Sails; j. N. Hall at Lexing-
ton; c. H. "Pet" Williams at Good
man and one to be selected from
MacAdams. Mr.. George Bridges will
act as temporary director from Mac
Adams area and Mr.. Rex Buchanan
will act as temporary director for
| West area.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hughes and
daughters, Mary Ann and Margaret
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