484 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VI 



because they realize the importance of developing the dairy in- 

 dustry. To my knowledge, only two clubs were held back 

 this year because of lack of finances. 



1921 CLUBS 

 Pure Bred Calves. 



No. of 

 Organized by Calves ^^^^^ 



Dubuque Co. Holstein Brdrs. Ass'n 24 Holsteins 



Linn Co. Holstein Brdrs. Ass'n 25 Holsteins 



Fayette Co. Farm Bureau 5 Holsteins 



Jefferson Co. Farm Bureau 8 Jerseys 



Delaware Co. Holstein Brdrs. Ass'n 5 Holsteins 



Dubuque Co. Guernsey Brdrs. Ass'n 25 Guernseys 



Blackhawk Co. Holstein Brdrs. Ass'n 13 Holsteins 



Clayton Co. Farm Bureau 10 Jerseys 



4 Guernseys 



4 Jerseys 



Grade Calves 



Kossuth Farm Bureau 7 Holsteins 



Fenton 2 Guernseys 



Titonka 10 Guernseys 



Emmet Co. Farm Bureau — Ringsted 11 Guernseys 



14 Holsteins 



It has been considered advisable to make some change in 

 the distribution of time spent on club work and, consequently, 

 more time is being spent on the follow-up work of the clubs al- 

 ready organized and less time given to the matter of organiz- 

 ing new clubs. It has proven that the greatest success is not 

 possible unless a very close personal touch is maintained with 

 the club member. This takes time, necessitates a number of 

 visits to the club during the year, but has been the means of 

 establishing the clubs on a good deal firmer and more success- 

 ful basis. 



The number of clubs organized in which grade calves 

 were distributed has, in accordance with this policy, been lim- 

 ited to those counties in which the Farm Bureau was willing to 

 get behind the club in the same manner in which they would 

 follow up a pure bred club. This has, of course, limited the 

 number of clubs considerably but we believe, in the long run, 

 it will be the more efifective. The grade club has proven to be 

 a mighty effective means of introducing good productive blood 

 around cooperative creameries where they are often sadly in 

 need of a better class of cows. In every instance where a 

 grade club has been organized, it has been a forerunner to the 



