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stock is not overlooked, and testing cows in order to positively 

 know their worth is generally practiced. The result being ob- 

 tained in Wisconsin through using the above methods is worthy 

 of consideration. 



Wisconsin has 2,000 cheese factories producing 48 per cent 

 of all the cheese produced in the United States. She has almost 

 1,000 creameries and her output of dairy products for 1912 was 

 almost $100,000,000, and Missouri, producing approximately 

 $14,000,000 worth of dairy products, is a good reaso.n why we 

 should give more attention to this profitable work. The demand 

 for good dairy products far exceeds the supply. With railroads 

 running special milk trains into the large cities of the east, an 

 increased demand has been made for whole milk, and the east is 

 drawing on the middle states for much of their butter and cheese. 

 The fear of overproduction need not be considered. 



In going over the better dairy sections of Missouri, it seems 

 that in order to increase our output of dairy products it is nec- 

 essary to arouse a greater interest among those already engaged 

 in the work, and through showing the financial benefits derived 

 from this industry more people will take up dairying, which will 

 bring more cows into the State by increasing the demand for 

 them. It is also apparent that we need local organizations for 

 the purpose of establishing cordial relations and co-operation of 

 those interested, and through frequent meetings friendly dis- 

 cussions oh all subjects pertaining to dairying could take place. 

 It seems that more attention must be given to the cow as regards 

 her care and feed and also to the breeding up of our herds. 

 Believing that to accomplish these results would be best serving 

 the welfare of the State^ my plans were made along the line of 

 development work. 



Business men and bankers in other states are recognizing 

 the importance of dairying in their communities and are giving 

 substantial aid towards its development. Banks are lending 

 money on cows for security, allowing the farmers who borrow to 

 pay for them with a certain percentage of what the cow produces 

 until the debt is liquidated. They are offering to loan money 

 for a year without interest for the purpose of building silos to as 

 many as twenty farmers, provided they are residents of the 

 county in which the bank is located and own 80 acres of unin- 

 cumbered land. Merchants are building and equipping cream- 

 eries and cheese factories, turning them to the dairyman and the 

 farmer to be operated on the co-operative plan — those supplying 



