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back strong in 1921 by the organizing of two more with a total 

 enrollment of 58 members. Kossuth and Buchanan Counties 

 are continuing their clubs that have all been organized on the 

 three year basis. The grade calf club has proven very effect- 

 ive in Kossuth County around the creameries and has been a 

 decided advantage in stimulating the interest in dairying. 



EXCHANGE BUREAU 



At all times an effort is made to place the buyer and seller 

 of dairy cattle in touch with each other. Assistance is always 

 offered to those parties who are buying their initial dairy 

 cattle and wish experienced help. The past year has shown 

 the greatest results of these efforts. A large number of cows 

 and heifers have been purchased as well as a number of pure 

 bred sires secured to place at the head of herds that have not 

 previously used registered dairy bulls. It is a conservative 

 estimate that at least $25,000.00 worth of dairy cattle have 

 been purchased during the past year through the medium of 

 the State Dairy Association- At least fifteen pure bred sires 

 have been purchased through the efforts of the Association's 

 representatives. 



BREEDERS' ASSOCIATIONS 



A greater amount of time has been given to assisting the 

 state and county dairy breed associations during the past year. 

 It is the belief that through such organizations this office can 

 do more effective work in improving dairy conditions within 

 the state and within the individual county. Fifteen different 

 breeders' association meetings were attended during 1921. Of 

 this number^ nine definite organizations are now in existence. 

 It is planned that such organizations should adopt some defi- 

 nite piece of development work to improve and develop the 

 dairy industry. 



CLUB EXHIBITS AND JUDGING CONTESTS 



1921 witnessed the first exhibit of pure bred dairy club 

 heifers at the Iowa State Fair and Dairy Cattle Congress. The 

 start was not a large one but it bids fair to develop into one of 

 the more interesting and educational exhibits of club work. In 

 addition to these, two larger exhibits of all counties in which 



