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than to be indifferent to it. Tliere is but little incentive for a farmer 

 to keep a pure-bred bull as long as there is constant danger of his cows 

 being bred by stray scrub bulls. 



cow TESTING ASSOCIATIONS. 



The cow-testing associations are proving of great assistance to dairy- 

 men in building up their herds. The milk scales and Babcock tester 

 should be more generally used in culling out the boarders. There are 

 still many herds containing cows that do not pay for their feed. 



boys' and girls' club work an important factor 

 IN improving livestock. 



In 1921 there were 17 boys' and girls' livestock clubs in the Upper 

 Peninsula, with an enrollment of 178 members, owning a total of 227 

 animals. There were also 10 poultry clubs with a membership of 73, 

 owning 1,520 birds. These 300 boys and girls owning either high-grade 

 or pure-bred stock, are a great help toward establishing better livestock 

 in their respective communities. 



Fig. 3'8. A calf-club boy and his high-grade holstein heifer calf — iCarl Reimer, Carney, Men- 

 ominee County. 



BEES*. 



Beekeeping in the Upper Peninsula is as yet in its infancy. The 

 splendid crops of fine honey obtained, however, by those commercial 

 beekeepers who are now operating apiaries in the Upper Peninsula 

 demonstrate that there are wonderful possibilities for the development 

 of the industry, especially in those districts having clay or heavy loam 

 soils. On these soils the alsike, white and sweet clovers, fire-weecl, rasp- 

 berry and golden-rod grow in abundance and under favorable weather 



*By Russell 'H. Kelty, Entomological Section. 



