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In addition to the sixteen associations already operating tliere are 

 four others organized that will be started within a month or as soon as 

 competent testers can be found. These a;re located in Macomto, Calhoun, 

 Berrien and one in Kalkaska and Antrim counties. A number of other 

 counties are organizing associations so that there will undoubtedly be a 

 material increase d-uring the year. The increase may be limited somewhat 

 by the lack of well trained competent tesiters. 



Considerable interest has been manifested in co-operative bull associa- 

 tion work. Bulls were purchased co-operatively in several oases along the 

 route of the Better Sire Train on which pure-bred Holstein bulls were 

 carried for sale and exchange. Groups of men in several counties have 

 bought sires co-operatively during the year. No association of three or 

 more bulls has been organized. Interest in this work is such, however, 

 that several may be organized during the next year. 



It would have been impossible during the past year, as at all times in 

 the past, to have carried on the dairy extension work without the loyal 

 support of the County Agents. This has been especially true during the 

 past year in putting on the Better Sire Train and the Dairy and Alfalfa 

 campaigns. Also as the number of cow testing and bull associations in- 

 creases in the future, as in the past, the existence and successful opera- 

 tion of these associations will be due in a large part to the loyal support 

 and timelj^ aid of the County Agents in the counties in which they are 

 located. 



The following table gives a brief summaiy of the field work in Dairy 

 Extension from July 1st, 1921 to July 1st, 1922. 



Meetings 

 attended. 



Attendance. 



Meetings 

 addressed. 



Attendance 

 at meetings 

 addressed. 



Conventions^ — State : 



Local — Cow Testing Association 



Local — Bull Association .••;••• 



Local — Breeder's and Dairymen's Association. 



Local — Creamery 



Local — Farm Bureau 



Local — Market Milk 



Loc&l — General Farmers and Business Men. . . 



Better Sire Train 



Dairy and Alfalfa Campaigns 



Demonstrations — Judging 



Exhibits — State Fair 



Local — Boys' and Girls' Club 



Local — Conmiunity 



Conferences — County Club Leaders 



Conferences — Cow Testers 



Dairy Tours 



Farm Visits 



Exhibits — Dairy Conventions 



Demonstration — Babcock Test 



Tc^tal. 



16 

 6 



12 

 2 

 2 

 1 



472 

 183 

 .545 

 27.5 

 40 

 75 



55 



634 



387 



1 



1 



14,524 



12,808 



4,400 



75 



4 

 200 

 228 



1 



1,550 



50 

 '75' 



33,552 



16 



6 



11 



2 



55 

 634 

 384 



1 



1,116 



412 

 183 

 485 

 295 



45 



14,524 



12,808 



4,400 



75 



50 

 75 



33,352 



