680 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



At the present time, the co-operation of the county agents in the 

 state is being solicited to the end of getting a line on the surplus pure- 

 bred stock for sale, this list to be printed and sent throughout the south 

 and west with an idea of getting more buyers into the state, and also 

 knowing where the stock can be located. The response from the county 

 agents, howevei', has not been as good as desired. 



Another piece of work has been talked over with Mr. Evans, of the 

 State Dairy Association, and Mr. Beresford of the Agricultural Exten- 

 sion Department, but concerning which no set policy can be agreed 

 upon; and that is a better sire champaign. More men are doubtless 

 using pure-bred bulls today than ever before, but, at the same time, 

 there are those with whom a bull is a bull, and that is about all that 

 is necessary. After all that has been written and said concerning the 

 scrub, it seems that these men are beyond all hope, but there is another 

 man with whom we should bargain, and he is the man who uses a pure- 

 bred bull, but, so long as he is pure-bred, doesn't bother about the in- 

 dividuality. The case of the first man is one of pure indifference, but 

 the second man should be shown wherein he fails in his purpose, and 

 just what method to follow in going about this has been the question 

 which has been bothering us. However, it seems very probable that 

 publicity, through the county agents, and personal work to the end of 

 interesting a few more progressive farmers and later working through 

 them, would help to solve this problem, and will be done wherever an 

 opening presents itself. 



