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Rives (Jackson) County Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



There have been organized and started since that time ten new Associa- 

 tions, as follows : 



Berrien County Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



Calhoun — Battle Creek County Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



Cass County Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



Ogemaw Countj^ Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



Dickinson County Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



Antrim County Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



Genesee, No. 1 County Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



Genesee, No. 2 County Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



Macomb County Co-operative Cow Testing Association. 



North Eaton Couuty Co-operative Cow Testing Association, 



As a result of the publicity given Association work through Dairy 

 and Alfalfa Campaigns in October and November a number of new 

 Associations are in process of organization in Clinton, Kent, Washtenaw 

 and Ontonagon Counties. 



BULL ASSOCL^TIOXS 



Very little definite work has been done as yet to organize bull associa- 

 tions. The limited number of men on the force and the great demand 

 on them for the various lines of work has made it impossible to do 

 very much with the bull association work. One Guernsey Association 

 of three blocks has been formed in Presque Isle county and gives promise 

 of developing into a strong organization. 



The Dairy and Alfalfa Campaigns conducted in Clinton, Kent and 

 Washtenaw^ counties discovered over 300 men who are interested in 

 getting pure bred bulls. Quite a large proportion of these men are 

 interested in bull association work. Preliminarj^ steps have been taken 

 to put on pure bred bull campaigns in Lenawee and Oceana Counties. 

 Developments in either case will depend on the activities of the local 

 Breeders Associations. This work will be carried on through the I-ien- 

 awee County Holstein Breeders Association, and the Oceana County 

 Jersey Breeders Association, respectivel3\ The plan is to sell to groups 

 of 'breeders or associations home grown bulls of good individuality and 

 j)edigree. This system properly supervised will result in the inexpensive 

 distribution of good bulls and will eliminate the undesirable features 

 of commercial bull sale plan as carried on in many sections of the State. 



DAIRY AND ALFALFA CAMPAIGNS 



As indicated above, campaigns have been carried on in Leuawee, 

 Hillsdale, Eaton, Jackson, Otsego, Cheboygan, Clinton, Kent and Wash- 

 tenaw counties. These campaigns serve the double purpose of carrying 

 dairy information to the class of farmers most in need of it and at the 

 same time definitelv locating areas and individuals most interested in 

 Bull Associations, Testing Associations, community breeding, etc, Cam- 

 Xjaigns are scheduled for a number of counties during February and 

 March, 



DAIRY TOURS 



Three Dairy Tours have been held during the j)eriod covered by this 



