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1 by means of this credit, there have been brought into the county 22 

 registered Shorthorn sires, 22 registered Shorthorn heifers, and 9 regis- 

 tered Holstein heifers; previous to this time, the total number of Short- 

 horn sires in the county was 10, and Shorthorn cows 6. 



In Menominee county in April, 1916, about 60 men formed an asso- 

 ciation which enables farmers to buy good stock advantageously for cash, 

 or on time payments. Those wishing to purchase high grade or pure 

 bred Holstein or Jersey cattle may borrow money from the banks; the 

 payment of this is guaranteed by the association; the purchaser gives a 

 note secured by chattel mortgage; the notes bear 6% interest, and are 

 payable in eight equal quarterly installments. As a result 11 pure bred 

 sires, 13 pure bred cows, about 60 grade cows, and 35 calves for calf club 

 members have been brought into the county. 



In Newaygo county a plan for calf clubs was worked out in coopera- 

 tion with a committee representing the banks of Grant, Fremont and 

 White Cloud in February, 1917, both dairy and beef calf clubs are in- 

 cluded. Shorthorns for the beef and Guernseys for the dairy breed ; the 

 clubs are to be promoted through the Farm Bureau and the Boys' and 

 Girls' Club work of the College. Every boy or girl who wishes to under- 

 take the project, may enroll in one of the clubs. Each club member may 

 purchase two calves, must decide upon the breed desired and indicate 

 through what bank the contract is to be handled ; a contract and a note 

 for the value of a pure bred calf is then signed ; the banks provide the 

 cash for the purchase of the calves and the committee specifies the time 

 at which the notes are to be paid. After all applications are in, the 

 calves are to be purchased and distributed by lot among the club mem- 

 bers. A carload of registered Shorthorn cattle, 14 sires and 18 heifers, 

 was purchased by the Farm Bureau in Ontario, Canada, in April, and 

 half the car load was distributed to club members in accordance with the 

 above plan. 



In Ontonagon county early in 1917 there were 31 registered Holstein 

 sires, two registered Jerseys and three registered Guernseys, or in all 36 

 pure bred dairy sires, well distributed over the county; also one herd of 

 registered Shorthorns, one of Polled Durhams, three Shorthorns and one 

 Hereford sires. Of these about 12 have been placed since July 1, 1916. 

 One of the pieces of live stock work done by the agent has been the man- 

 agement of the dairy herd on the County Farm. Accurate records are 

 being made, and all feed costs, and the returns for expenditures made for 

 feed, figured. 



An exceptional piece of work is that being done in Wexford county 

 where at a Farm Bureau meeting, December 11, 1916, Mr. Wm. L. Saun- 

 ders offered to pay the difference involved in replacing every scrub or 

 grade sire in the county with a registered one, the choice to be confined 

 to Shorthorns or Holsteins and the purchases to be made through the 

 Farm Bureau ; the County Agent has given much attention to the pro- 

 ject and thus far the purchase of 46 pure bred Shorthorn sires has been 

 made possible by this generous offer; in addition 13 Shorthorn heifers 

 have been purchased by the farmers. 



In cooperation with"^ the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission and 

 the Bureau of Animal Industry of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 work for the control of transmissible animal diseases has been continued. 

 Fifteen counties report visits from single calls in Marquette, Menominee, 

 Muskegon and Ontonagon counties, through several in Ottawa, Allegaij 

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