Show r IMPROVEMENT OF DAIRY INDUSTRY AIM AIMED D AT BY RECENT CONFERENCE Prepared by tho the United States State Department o of Agriculture As As Aa a result of the conference of ot representatives of the purebred dairy cattle associations held In Washing Washington W ton Son Slay May 5 at tho call of ot Dr C. C W. W Larson chief of tho the dairy division of the United States Department of Agriculture a number of ot Important recommendations V were re made for tor the improvement ement of ot tho the dairy Industry especially the purebred dairy cattle business Each of the breed associations associations associations including the Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Hol holstein Friesian and Jersey was represented by two or more delegates Th The subjects of dIscussion discussion discussion dis dIs- had to do with the Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment meat of ot dairy cattle advanced registry registry registry regis regis- try fairs and sales No conferences of ot this kind had been held for several years and t th representatives expressed the desire that this one might result In the formation formation for tor- mation matlon of ot a pe per permanent anent organization to thresh out ms of mutual interest and to work worl for the general betterment betterment betterment better better- ment of ot the Industry Figures pr prepared prepared pre pre- pared by the department showed a decided de ceded need for Improvement In dairy animals and in making the tine best us use of the tho improved animals that are now available liable The avera average e production of co cooperate In this connection It was suggested that the various representatives represents tives ask their associations at nt their earliest meetings to td appoint committees committees commit commit- tees to meet with the Dairy Science association to see if an Improved for making official tests of cows can cnn be worked out which will be agreeable to the breeders the associations and the colleges that send out the official testers The showing of dairy animals at it fairs and expositions received a good goo deal of attention from several angles It was decided to recommend to tha associations that they cease giving money prizes at these shows but spend the funds In putting on educational educational educational exhibits that more attention should be given to production records In awarding prizes at fairs lairs and shows that the associations represented represented represented should give more attention to educational exhibits showing the economic economic eco eco- advantage of purebreds In dairy practice that each association has a distinct duty in connection with tho the selection of suitable persons to act as aR Judges of the various breeds of dairy cattle at nt fairs and shows that no animals animals animals ani ani- mals should be he admitted to fairs and expositions unless they then th y are from herds accredited ns as being freo free of ot 1 1 A e t t y o f 4 6 i f jy t Ii t t J f f r tl 1 ti f f gt If 1 a k tf i O 5 2 7 s- s J 1 r t mr m There Is la a Decided Need for Improve ment meet in Dairy Animals and in Making the Best Use of Those Now Available the cows of or the United States Is about pounds of ot milk and ICO IGO pounds of ot butterfat a year while the average cow cozy In some other countries produces almost twice as much There are 30 million grade and scrub tb dairy animals In the tine country and less Its than a million purebreds There are arc 4 1 1 American American American Amer Amer- ican farms having dairy cattle and antI only of ot these farms have hu purebred purebred pure pure- bred dairy cattle It Is estimated that approximately purebred dalr dairy bull calves born each year ear are not needed on the farms where purebreds purebred are kept Of Ot the purebred animals that were wera registered last year ear about were females and less than males which Indicates that not half hal of the purebred dairy bulls are registered Recommend Better Sires Among the recommendations made by the conference were those e expressIng expressing express express- Ing approval of plans for Increasing the use of purebred bulls In scrub and andgrade andgrade andgrade grade herds berds and of ot the plans for tor cooperative cooperative co operative bull associations as being tho the best known means for distributing surplus bulls and introducing them Into new territory Although there I Ia Is Isa isa a place plate in this country for nil all tho the purebred dairy cattle that may be produced pro for some time It was the consensus consensus con con- of ot opinion that an expert business business busi busl ness In purebreds would help to stimulate stimulate stimulate late Interest among farmers formers at home A number of questions related to advanced registry w were re brought up ordination Co of effort b by and between the a agricultural colleges and the breed associations was sug suggested ested and It was recommended that these organization and Institutions make special efforts to losis or In herds under federal or state supervision and that fairs not enforcing enforcing ing such a rule should not be favored with animals for exhibits Live Stock Sal Sales s Discussed Questions relating to private and public sales were discussed and It was decided to suggest a 0 meeting at nt an early date of all the dairy cattle assocIations associations associations asso asso- with whir a n view to drafting a n code codo of ethics for sales that would eliminate elim some of ot the undesirable conditions condi condl Since an excessive amount of attention Is given to a few high prices to the neglect of or average a conditions It was also agreed to recommend to the associations that they send In Ia to the bureau of ot markets marlet and crop crop estimates estimates esti estl- mates of ot the department regular reports reports reports re re- re- re ports of prices paid for purebred dairy cattle The list of associations and their representatives taking part in the conference conference con con- ference is as ns follows Ayrshire Breeders' Breeders association Paul O. O ne mann president West Virginia C C. L L. L Burlingham secretary Vermont Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Breeders' association asso osso- elation A. A E E. E Bower president Ohio L. L E E. E Hull Ohio American Guernsey Cattle club Robert Scoville president New York S. S M. M Shoemaker Maryland Karl Earl B. B Mus Musser r New Hamp Hampshire hire Holstein Friesian Holstein Association of ot America Fred Pabst Wisconsin H. H W. W Norton Jr Michigan l D. D D. D Aitken Alt Alt- ken Michigan American Jersey Cattle club M. M D. D Munn president Minnesota R. R M. M Gow secretary New York O. O H. H Baker New York C. C J. J Tucker Mis Mis- |