Show Many Join Drive for Better Sires In Three Months Total of 1433 Persons Agreed to Use Pure Bred Males Prepared by the United State Statu Department of Agriculture The planting of ut crops and the rush of work on tile the farm seems to to be no obstacle In the drive for better live livestock livestock stock stuck through the use ue of better sires Although the three months of April May und anti June Jun are the busiest months I of the year car for tor most farmers more persons were enrolled In the Better i Sires Sires Better Better Stock movement durIng durIng during dur dur- i Ing those three months In l 1923 1023 23 than during any similar period since the drive beg begun began n in 1010 1019 During the period period pe pe- pe- pe nod a total of 1433 persons agree agreed to use pure bred sires only In al all breeding operations This new high record Is more than the preceding quarters quarter's total which was Itself a record up uj up to that time Enrollments From Many States of the bureau of f animal Industry ry at Washington who sponsor the campaign are highly gratified ai at atthe atthe the sustained and Increasing lI Interest that is being shown Although the five states of Kentucky Vermont yermont West Vest Virginia Ohio and Virginia were most active In the order named enrollments were received from 14 states and 74 counties during the three months The state of Vermont which stands fifth In number of persons enrolled with 7 head of live Uve stock and poultry listed Is s showing uniform uniform- Interest Interest interest in In- terest In pure bred sires Applications were received from every county In Inthe Inthe inthe the st state te in which sires better-sires work had previously been started 18 In all This Is a record for wide state-wide activity as lS there Is but one county In the state Essex which had bad not been heard from Crom Kentucky Leads All II States Kentucky y however leads leads' all all' the states during the quarter In total number number num nurn- ber of enrollments applications being received An attractive sign bearing the words Pure PUle Bred Sires Exclusively Used on This Farm has been prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared by tha department for display by those who enroll In the better- better sires drive The sign Is lithographed on cardboard In several colors and resembles an embossed metal tablet Each one distributed will bear the official enrollment number of the person person person per per- son to whom It Is sent as authority to display sign It Is distributed free of cost and persons who have bave already enrolled In the Better Sires SIres Better Better Stock campaign as well as us those who will enroll In the future are eligible eligible eligible eli eli- gible to receive it |