100 ANNUAL EEPOETS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



at Sugar Grove and the other at Grassy Creek. The former began 

 with 700 to 1,000 pounds of milk a day, much more than was ex- 

 pected. Other communities have asked for similar assistance. 



NAVY BUTTEK. 



During the year 990,764 pounds of butter was packed for the Navy 

 Department, in 5-pound cans and in tubs, under the supervision of 

 the Dairy Division. The butter packed in tubs (300,114 pounds) was 

 made and stored under the same conditions as the tinned butter, and 

 was found to have just as good keeping qualities. The increase in 

 the capacity of the cans from 3 to 5 pounds has effected a saving in 

 the cost of the cans, and the larger size has proved equally satisfactory 

 for the use of the Navy. 



INSPECTION OF RENOVATED BUTTEE. 



During the year twenty-six factories were bonded as manufac- 

 turers of renovated butter. All were inspected regularly, either by a 

 representative of the Dairy Division or by inspectors in the meat- 

 inspection service. The total output during the year was 39,237,725 

 pounds, which was 7,048,386 pounds more than the year before. 

 Exports of 1,918,015 pounds were made under certificate, an increase 

 of 1,252,285 pounds. 



From the standpoint of sanitation, the condition of the factories 

 ranges from satisfactory to poor. Two of the poorest plants have 

 ceased operation, while another has changed hands and improved 

 greatly. 



WESTERN DAIRY INVESTIGATIONS. 



The dairy industry is making great progress in the territory 

 covered by the western office of the Dairy Division under Mr. J. E. 

 Dorman. 



DAIEY FARMING. 



Field work in dairy farming was carried on in Montana, Nevada, 

 Utah, Oregon, New Mexico, North Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, 

 and Idaho. Work has been concentrated in selected and well-dis- 

 tributed counties in each State, with the result of inducing substantial 

 development in those counties, from which the improved methods 

 may be expected to spread to the surrounding regions. For instance, 

 the Dairy Division in 1913 assisted in building the first silo in the 

 State of Utah ; in the following year 30 silos were built in the same 

 county. 



At the Utah State fair an exhibit was made of a model of a dairy 

 barn, and many requests for plans resulted. 



Plans furnished for dairy buildings during the year numbered 70. 

 Sixty silos were built with the direct aid of the division, and 127 

 with indirect assistance. 



Much has been done to promote the keeping by farmers of records 

 of the feed, production, etc., of their herds as a basis of improve- 

 ment and economy, and the results have been very beneficial. Herd 

 records have been used for observations and experiments on the 

 economy of different feeds. 



