Show v f f Help p Milk Yield by Using Better St Sto Stock ck k I Big Increase in Production in Delaware Community Prepared by the United States Department of ot Agriculture An Increase of oi over gallons gallons gal gal- lons ions In the annual milk production of New Castle county Delaware with without ut Increasing the number of ot dairy cows owned has followed five ye years years' rs' rs dairy Improvement work In which the county county county coun coun- ty agent ng-ent progressive dairy farmers and agricultural organizations co op crated This county Is located d neat near a large city affording a atgood good market for wh whole le r milk illI and mici da dairying dairing r Is an an Important Important I tant Industry When ext extension work In dalr dairying was begun In New Castle count county many many farmers were In the habit of buying a medium t type pe of grade cow without a n guaranty of health Following a n count county county coun coun- t ty meeting of dairymen In 1018 uns four carloads of pure bred cows from herds under federal supervision for tuberculosis tuberculosis losis control were brought In and dIstributed dIs distributed dis clis- as far as possible at the rate of one to a farm so that as many farmers as possible might learn for themselves whether or not the Investment investment Invest invest- ment paid The boys and girls on the farms became Inter Interested s ed were organIze organized organized organ organ- Ize f Into a club lub and a a pure bred bied calf call secured by each ach member New clubs have ha been organized each year yar followIng followIng follow follow- Ing lug and exhibits exhibits' of club 1 members' members stock are a feature of district shows and the state fair fall Club lub members have produced about one fifth of the present holdings of ot pure bred stock In the county Pure Purebred Purebred ure bred bulls and cows have been purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased by many farmers after the movement mo was was' begun on their own In In- There are aie now about pure bred dairy cattle In the county while In 1015 1915 there were only A carefully worked out ration Is fed Over dairy cattle In the county are under federal supervision for tuberculosis tuberculosis tu tu- tu- tu bercu control Four annual consignment con sales of surplus stock have been held heId the 1023 sale totaling over 7 OO |