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300 pounds of butter a year, and this increase sold at thirty 

 cents a pound, it would bring our farmers $40,000,000 annually 

 in excess of what thy now receive. This in three years would pay 

 off the mortgaged indebtedness of our Missouri farmers. 



These statements are made because they are based on fact. 

 There is no reason why in time every farmer in Missouri should 

 not increase the annual production of his herd as did J. R. 

 White & Son. There seems to be every reason to believe that 

 a large number of them are now attempting to do this. 



Inquiries come to the dairy department of the University 

 at the rate of more than one each day for bulls or bull calves 

 to be used on scrub herds. Many other inquiries come for 

 breeding stock of all kinds. It is interesting to note that 

 farmers are commencing to discriminate, and they insist that 

 the breeding animals they buy come from a strain that has a 

 record for production behind it. There is a demand for good 

 cows as well as for bulls. 



In this connection it might be well to mention the inter- 

 esting experience of Mr. Marshall Gordon, president of the 

 State Dairy Association. Mr. Gordon is a Holstein breeder 

 and engaged in the whole milk business at Columbia. He 

 sold in two years $7,500 worth of surplus stock. This figure 

 does not include the culls, but the surplus cows in milk, he 

 having a herd of over 150 head. It might be added that he 

 advertised none. Buyers sought him because they knew his 

 records were accurate and dependable and that they would 

 receive no culls. 



The dairy cow needs no defense. There is no argument 

 better than that of her past and present performance that will 

 make for her a place in the permanent agriculture that must 

 be established in this country. The breeders of pure dairy 

 cattle can play an important part in bringing about this per- 

 manent agriculture, and it is to be hoped that they will play 

 their part well. 



