Show I Uhe RY t MORE TESTING COW ASSOCIATION WORK Prepared by the United state Statu Department or of Agriculture A detailed report or of testing cow assocIation association as- as work in the United States and of the the increase Increase In Ia number ot of associations associations as- as will not be due until January January Janu- Janu ary 1 1925 but figures now on file in the Bureau ot of United States Department ot of A Agriculture indicate indicate in- in that on July 1 1 1924 there were about testIng cow associatIons in inactive inactive active operation as against a year ago ThIs Is a gain of over a hundred during the past year or a gain ain within the year ot of a more than 16 10 per cent Though there was some increase in inthe inthe the number ot of associations in many states the big gains were in a few states Those having the largest actual actual ac- ac Increases are given In the following following follow follow- ing table Number ot of Ano State 1923 1924 Michigan 53 91 sa 30 Minnesota 65 55 90 35 Iowa 7 47 61 l' l Wisconsin 14 12 Kentucky 10 20 10 South Dakota 4 10 6 Michigan ranks first in Increased number ot of a associations with a gain ot of 38 but Minnesota Is a close second with a gain of 85 35 Wisconsin still leads In the number ot of associations but Michigan and Minnesota are gaining on Wisconsin Iowa Kentucky and South Dakota are also making substantial substantial sub sub- gains This Increase In n the number of cow cow- testing associations is very ing It means that year by year more ot of our dairy cows are being placed on yearly test More testing means more economical production and more economical production benefits both bot the producer and the consumer |