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the Holstein-Friesian Bull Association, the Jersey Bull Association, 

 the Guernsey Breeders' Association, the Creamery Patrons' Associa- 

 tion, the Cow-Testing Association, and the Boys' and Girls' Pure- 

 bred Dairy Cattle Club. Permanent improvement is shown by the 

 building of 25 silos, and the remodelinoj of 57 barns. 



The Holstein-Friesian and Jersey bull associations have each added 

 another block and increased their membership. Most of the mem- 

 bers of these associations, as well as of the Guernsey Breeders' Asso- 

 ciation, have signed agreements for tuberculin testing under the 

 bureau's accredited-herd plan. During the year 73 farmers, 40 of 

 whom had never owned pure-bred cows before, purchased 20 pure- 

 bred bulls and 133 pure-bred cows. In linking up the farm to the 

 toM^i, 20 farmers have joined the commercial club and are serving 

 on important committees. 



DAIRY DEMONSTRATION FARM, DENISON, TEX. 



The farm near Denison, Tex., owned by a group of local business 

 men and supervised by a specialist of the Dairy Division, was started 

 several years ago as a demonstration of the value of dairying and of 

 what could be accomphshed by dairying in building up worn-out 

 cotton land. During the year there was a general improvement in 

 conditions at the farm; buildings and equipment were repaired, new 

 fences built, and some new equipment installed. The average price 

 received for milk was 34 cents a gallon. Crops raised were only fair 

 dry weather having affected some of them unfavorably. 



CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 



A veterinarian was assigned to the study of contagious abortion 

 and tuberculosis in cooperative cow-testing and bull associations. 

 Considerable success has been attained already in inducing members 

 of these associations to take up the accredited-herd plan of tuber- 

 culosis eradication. 



THE COTTAGE-CHEESE CAMPAIGN. 



As a part of the movement for the conservation and wise utiliza- 

 tion of food, a vigorous campaign has been waged to bring cottage 

 cheese to the attention of the people and to encourage the wider pro- 

 duction and consumption of that valuable food. Cottage cheese, 

 which is made from skim milk and buttermilk, has presented oppor- 

 tunities for the use of these dairy by-products, hitherto largely fed 

 to live stock or actually wasted. In cooperation with the Office of 

 Home Economics of the States Relations Service and the Bureau of 

 Markets of the department, the campaign was begun in a fourfold 

 manner with (1) w^omen demonstration agents working in cities, dem- 

 onstrating and encouraging the use of cottage cheese in various 

 dishes, (2) women agents demonstrating the making and use of cot- 

 tage cheese in the rural districts, (3) dairy experts working with 

 creameries and milk plants and giving instruction in improved meth- 

 ods of making high-grade cottage cheese, and (4) market experts vis- 

 iting the cities where the women demonstrators were to work, to 

 insure a plentiful supply of cottage cheese of good quality at reason- 

 able prices. 



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