FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART X 667 



Probably no organization of the nature of the American Aberdeen 

 Angus Breeders' Association has been more diligent in the discharge 

 of its duties which involve the primary functions of keeping a pure 

 and systematic record. In addition to transacting the routine work of 

 its office the association adopted a plan a few years ago of holding 

 spring bull sales. The plan has proved the greatest breed extension 

 factor the trade has ever experienced in the sale of bulls in this 

 country. Every year the breeders become more anxious for the bull 

 sales and greater extension of the plan and policy under the auspices 

 of the association. The prestige of the association and the economical 

 manner in which the successful sale.? have been conducted proved the 

 most popular movement the association has ever attempted for its 

 members. Its success has attracted the attention of breeders of other 

 ])reeds and organizations of our nature. What has been made possible 

 and successful by the American Aberdeen Angus Breeders' Association 

 can also be extended in a practical manner by such organizations as 

 the Iowa Aberdeen Angus Breeders' Association and the county as- 

 sociations, which are certain to develop in the future as soon as the 

 colleges and universities can educate enough experts to place in each 

 county. There never was a time when we were in greater need of 

 more experts for breed extension in every county in the country. 



The sales the American Aberdeen Angus Breeders' Association con- 

 ducted in the south in 1914 through the cooperation of the federal 

 government's extension department, which was brought to such a high 

 degree of perfection by the late Doctor Seaman Knapp and is being 

 still further augmented by his son, gave breed extension in the south 

 an impetus that has no parallel in the history of the pure bred in- 

 dustry in this country. A decade ago one could not have dreamed of 

 development in the south such as exists at present. Iowa people in 

 general and Aberdeen Angus breeders in particular should feel proud 

 of what the Knapps of Iowa have done to rejuvenate agricultural con- 

 ditions in the south. The breed extension made possible in the south 

 last year was the best market the Aberdeen Angus breed had and will 

 undoubtedly continue to be one of the best markets the breed will 

 have for many years. I trust the Iowa Aberdeen Angus Breeders' As- 

 sociation will do everything within its power to foster the extension 

 of the breed it represents not only in the state of Iowa but also in 

 every cattle section of the country. 



Last but not least, after all forms of breed extension of which the 

 above mentioned are but a few, the greatest factor in the extension 

 of anything is the press, and breed extension naturally has been fos- 

 tered chiefly by the farm journals and on them depends the destiny 

 not only of our breed of cattle, but all breeds. Without the good 

 service of farm journals which has been rendered during the history of 

 the Aberdeen Angus breed in America, which has covered a period 

 of good, bad and indifferent times, the achievements of our favorites 

 would still be hidden as it were under the canopies of the show tents 

 or pavilions where but a comparative few were fortunate enough to 

 be spectators. The association has had a splendid opportunity to 



