46 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



ADVANCED REGISTRY. 



The official testing for the fiscal year has been very satisfactory. The 

 year closed with 87 herds on semi-official test, representing six breeds and 

 showing an increase over the previous year of 67.3% in the amount of semi- 

 official work. There were 1330 seven-day records completed and reported, 

 showing an increase over the previous year of 11.9%. In the seven-day re- 

 ports are included 59 ' 'over 30 pounds of butter' '. 



There were six new state records made by Holstein cows as follows : Seven- 

 day milk record for mature cow, fat records for seven-days senior three-year 

 old class and senior four-year old class, the milk records for seven and thirty 

 days in the junior three-year old class, and the 365 day milk record for ma- 

 ture cows. 



The big demand for supervisors came in the middle of October and lasted 

 until the last of May. At one time during the year fifty-three supervisors 

 were engaged in making tests. 



EXHIBITS AND FAIRS. 



The department made an exhibit at the Michigan State Fair at Detroit 

 which created considerable interest and favorable comment. An exhibit 

 was made showing the amount of food a cow consumes to produce one hun- 

 dred pounds of milk. Exhibits of feeding stuffs were displayed showing 

 the value of high protein roughage in feeding daiiy cows. A large display 

 of dairy products also attracted a good deal of interest. 



Johanna Mutual Girl No. 260901 and College Butter Boy No. 293508, 

 two Holsteins from the College herd, were shown in open competition, with 

 the result that Johanna Mutual Girl was awarded first prize in the aged 

 cow class and Grand Champion Holstein Female of the Show. College 

 Butter Boy was made Junior Champion of the Show. 



The Farmers' Week exhibit at the College was so well received by pro- 

 ducers and manufacturers that it was duplicated at Grand Rapids during 

 the meeting of the Michigan Allied Dairy Association. Most of the credit 

 for these exhibits belongs to Mr. Brownell and Professor Goodwin. 



DAIRY BARN. 



Official and semi-official tests have been continued and one cow, Colantha 

 Mutual Queen, made an official record of over 32 pounds of butter in seven 

 daj's. More farmers and dairymen have visited the dairy herd and the herd 

 has been used more for instructional purposes during the past year, than at 

 any other similar period. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 0. E. REED, 

 Professor of Dairy Husbandry. 

 East Lansing, Michigan, June 30, 1921. 



