Show OPERATIVE CO-OPERATIVE BULL SOCIETY Saunders County Nebraska Winner of Offer by Breeder of Purebred Purebred Purebred Pure Pure- bred Cattle Prepared by the United State Department of ot Agriculture The bull offered by a breeder of purebred cattle near Lincoln to the first co operative bull association to tobe tobe tobe be organized In Nebraska was won by Saunders county where an nn association tion has been formed through the efforts efforts ef et- ef- ef forts of the county agent and a state dairy extension specialist assisted by bya a field man of the United States Department Department Department De De- of Agriculture As In other associations of this character the members will be arranged arranged ar ar- ar ranged In several groups or blocks those In each ench block having about the same total number of ot cows and all using the same bull This association has live five blocks to start with and as ns many more are planned The separate blocks do not own the bus bulls but the animals are joint property of the association association as as- and er e every two years ears they are shifted from one block to another It Is planned to have ha a novel feature feature feature fea fea- ture In this association association- The blocks will be arranged In two or more circuits circuits circuits cir cir- each circuit made up of three or more blocks and paying Ing for the bulls It uses and owning them the biennial I e. e exchange change of bulls will also be confined confined confined con con- fined to the tile circuit but there will be one set of officers and board of directors directors directors tors for the whole association the sec sec- treasurer keeping record of the receipts and obligations of each cir cIr- The Tile circuit system seems to combine the advantages of small associations asso asso- and a large association all In one When the Saunders County Bull Dull association association association as as- Is ready for business It will willbe willbe willbe be given the prize bull The assocIation association association tion will have to pay for its other bulls but It can well afford to do so for this method of ot co operation co-operation has been found highly profitable In many other parts of the country Its advantages advantages are 1 Providing high-class high bulls at low e. e expense pense and thus provIng proving proving ing the character of the dairy herds 2 keeping proved bulls In service a A t r I F J JOnly Only Purebred Bulls Should Be at tho the Head of Any Herd for many ninny years cars and 3 making financial financial finan finan- cial Interest and public sentiment combine combine combine com com- bine to sweep a n community entirely clean of ot Inferior sires The United States Department of Agriculture has given a good deal of effort to the Introduction of ot co cooperative co opera opera operative tive bull associations and stands I read ready to supply Information thereon to anyone desiring It I |